The History of Arizona State University
Arizona State University was founded as the territorial normal school in 1885. This collection features photographs, documents, and audio and visual materials that chronicle the history of the institution. Additional materials include statistical lists and compilations of data for enrollment and building data.
This document presents statistics for international students' countries of origin, organized into first and second semesters for each academic calendar year between 1946 and 1970.
Enrollment Growth During Presidents' Tenure presents growth data for each university president derived from official statistical data from the 1984-1985 Centennial Edition of the Arizona State University Statistical Summary. It was produced by the Office of Management and Financial Analysis in 1985.
This survey covers all buildings commissioned by Arizona State University at the Downtown
Phoenix, Polytechnic and West campuses. Within each campus, building data is arranged alphabetically by current building name. The
survey provides data points including current and prior building names, a photograph, date
of construction or dedication, architect, contractor, street address, construction costs, LEED certification (where applicable) and references. This survey was compiled in 2014 by Raymie Humbert as a companion to the ASU Tempe Campus Buildings Survey.
Black-and-white photograph of students gathered outside the Arizona State Capitol building. A partially obscured banner has the acronym "ASU" on it.
Section of Arizona State University: Documentary History of the First Seventy-Five Years containing a variety of history and facts about the history of buildings on Arizona State University's campus up to 1960.
Section of Arizona State University: Documentary History of the First Seventy-Five Years containing citations justifying the honorary degrees awarded to specific recipients, 1940-1960.
An alphabetical list of known firsts and special events compiled by University Archives for the ASU Centennial in 1985. Some entries were added through 1989. This document was presented as a web page within the University Libraries website from ca. 1998-2018.
This document provides overview information on major Tempe campus buildings constructed between 1960-2007. Building data is arranged alphabetically by the current building name. The
survey provides data points on each building, including: Current and historic building names, a photograph, date of construction or dedication, architect, contractor, street address, construction cost and references. Athletic practice facilities, warehouses, annexes and minor remodeling projects are not represented in this survey. This survey was compiled by Michael B. Olive as part of his thesis project for the Barrett Honors College in the spring, summer and fall of 2007.