New York State College for Teachers (now the University at Albany) students Dorothy De Cicco, '52 (representing Gamma Kappa Phi), Joan Reilly, '53 (representing Chi Sigma Theta), John Stevenson, '51 (representing Sigma Lambda) and David Wetherby, '51 (Potter Club) follow student tradition and meet at the statue of Minerva, then in Draper Hall. Minerva is one of the symbolic figures of the school.
Photograph of the stained glass window created in memory of Francesca Martinez, teacher of Romance languages at the New York State College for Teachers (now the University at Albany), and donated by the Spanish Club. The Chapman Glass Company in Albany designed and built the window.
Photograph of an 1884 architectural drawing of the New York State Normal School's (now the University at Albany) Willett Street building. The building served as the School's home until it burned to the ground on January 6, 1906.
Faculty member Albert N. Husted in his military uniform. Husted was an 1855 graduate of the New York State Normal School. He was a Lieutenant and subsequently promoted to Captain in the Union Army during the Civil War. Husted served in the Normal School Company of the 44th New York Volunteers, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps.
Photograph of an etching of the home of the New York State Normal School (now the University at Albany) from 1849-1885, which stood at the corner of Lodge and Howard Streets.
Vincent O'Leary, Acting President from 1977?1978 and President from 1978?July 31, 1990, poses for a portrait. During O'Leary's administrations, the institution was named State University of New York at Albany from August 1962?fall 1986 and the University at Albany, SUNY starting in the fall of 1986 and continuing.
New York State Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller talks to State University of New York at Albany students on the uptown campus. Surrounded by a crowd, including students and reporters, Governor Rockefeller holds a bullhorn to be heard. Nelson A. Rockefeller was Governor of New York State from 1959 to 1973 and ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968.
A group of unidentified students and faculty participating in a procession associated with commencement outside of Draper Hall (viewer's right) and Husted Hall (viewer's left) on the downtown campus.
Elevated view of the Academic Podium including the buildings, fountain, carillon, and water tower on the State University of New York at Ablany uptown Campus.
A photograph of the Carillon Tower and fountain on the Academic Podium at the State University of New York uptown campus. The images of the Carillon and fountain are reflected in the pool. Written in the top left margin is "REFLECTIONS" and in the left margin is "shoot 39% to 14x22 1/2 picas" and "4." There are crop marks in all corners.
Osi Kaspi, a student from Israel, sitting on a ledge of the Academic Podium on the uptown campus. A note on the back states that Kaspi is familiarizing herself with the campus and her class schedule on her first day and is dated 9/6. There is a handwritten uppercase letter "J" in the lower righthand corner margin.
A picture of the exterior of the Camps Center building taken from the Academic Podium at the State University of New York at Albany on the uptown campus.
A picture of a basketball game in progress with players congregated beneath a basket. One player is either making a lay up or he is attempting to catch a rebound. Spectators are visible in background.
A picture of a State University of New York at Albany basketball player attempting to score a basket with a defensive player from Wesleyan University trying to block the shot. Spectators of the game are visible in background. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph and in the right margin is written "Pg 5 42% Bottom."
A picture of a State University of New York at Albany football player catching a pass while an opponent tried to tackle him at the 20 yard line. Spectators are looking on in the background.
A picture of two baseball players who are at the end of a play with one trying to tag the other out at a base. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph. In the top margin is written "REDUCE TO 18_'S" (between arrows); in the bottom margin is written "A 42.4% CROPS ON SLANT" (between crop marks); and in the left margin is written "REDUCE TO 11 1/4_'S" (between arrows).
Unidentified baseball players who are at the end of a play -- one is ready to catch a ball and then tag the other out at a base. The player for State University of New York at Albany is in the white uniform and in the background is a referee and a row of baseball bats. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph. In the top margin is written "PHOTO 75" and "14 picas" (between arrows); in the right margin is written "24 picas" (between arrows); and in the bottom margin is written "69% page 75."
A picture of a State University of New York at Albany basketball player attempting to score a basket with a defensive player from Postdam trying to block the shot. Spectators of the game are visible in background.
An aerial view of downtown Albany, New York, with a view facing northeast. The Empire State Plaza is the commanding group of identical, high-rise buildings and the Corning Tower anchoring them in the upper right hand corner. All of these buildings are state office towers, designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz. The Hudson River is in the background.
An aerial view of downtown Albany, New York, with a view facing northwest. The Empire State Plaza is the commanding group of identical, high-rise buildings and the tallest building is the Corning Tower, named after the Albany mayor Erastus Corning II. All of these buildings are state office towers, designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz.
A photograph of John Stutz teaching a business class (with the use of a computer) associated with the Allen (James E. Allen, Jr.) Collegiate Center, which was an experimental senior year of high school and freshman year of college combined, providing a Bachelor of Arts degree in three years. The center closed in 1976.
A portrait of Kenneth T. Doran, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939. Doran held the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Blanche Avery, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1942, with E. William Terwilliger and someone for whom which only the name "Tyrell" has been provided.
A photograph of Olive Wright, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1920, standing in the snow outside of K.D. House on Allen Street in Albany.
A portrait of Warren S. Walker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1947 and 1948. Barbara K. (Kerlin) Walker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1943, is his wife.