The unveiling of the portrait of President Abram (also Abraham) Roy (also Royer) Brubacher (President of the New York State College for Teachers from February 1, 1915 until August 23, 1939) painted by Edward Buyck. President Evan R. Collins (President from July 1949 - June 30, 1969) is to the viewer's left and John Seiler Brubacher (Abram's son) is to the viewer's right. The Brubacher family presented the portrait to the university in July 1959.
A picture of former New York State Governor Thomas E. Dewey addressing students from the steps of Page Hall following a tour of new campus construction.
A picture of Quarter Century Club members at the presentation of silver service pieces. The event is associated with the activities of Alumni Day, 1962. From viewer's left to right are Henrietta Brett, New York State Normal College, Class of 1909, Jac Epstein, and Florence Linindoll Hilton, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1931.
A picture of Robert B. Steinhauer, State University of New York College at Albany, Class of 1962 receiving the Agnes E. Futterer Award from Arthur N. Collins, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1948.
A picture of Norma Enea, Class of 1943 as she receives the Bertha E. Brimmer Medal from Dr. Paul Bulger, Class of 1936 and, at the time, the chair of the Brimmer Medal Committee. Looking on is C. A. (Michael) Di Gioia (viewer's left), Councillor for the Class of 1936, the class which, on the occasion of the class' fifteenth reunion, inaugurated awarding the medal. All alumni in the photograph are graduates of the New York State College for Teachers and the event is associated with the State University of New York College of Education at Albany Alumni Day festivities, 1961.
A picture of Fannie Pawel Englander (viewer's left), New York State Normal College, Class of 1910, as she receives the prize for the Highest Class Attendance Percentage from Doris Riddick (viewer's right), President of the Alumni Association.
A picture of the Quarter Century Club Coffee Hour using the Quarter Century Club silver service pieces. The event is associated with Alumni Day, 1960. Pictured are Pauling Baker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1922 and 1930 (possibly the president), Leslie J. Knox, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938, Virginia F. Furey Knox, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939, Hank Groen, and Henrietta Brett, New York State Normal College, Class of 1909.
A picture of Bertha E. Brimmer, New York State Normal College, Class of 1900, accepting a plaque given to her in honor of her service to the institution. Agnes Nolan Underwood is presenting the plaque to Brimmer and Jen Moor and Esther Janun are seated on the viewer's right. The event is associated with the New York State College for Teachers Alumni Day, 1959.
A picture capturing the registration scene for the New York State College for Teachers Alumni Day festivities, 1958. The woman on the viewer's right, wearing glasses and smiling broadly is Lucy Wing and Grenfell Rand, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1934, is the gentleman in the plaid jacket, with his back to the viewer. The event is taking place in Pierce Hall, located on the downtown campus. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of those attending a President's reception. Present are Evan R. Collins (second gentleman from the viewer's left), President of the New York State College for Teachers (the name of the institution at the time of this photograph) from July 1949-June 30, 1969, Virginia Collins (second woman from the viewer's left), Leonard Friedlander (first gentleman from viewer's right), New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939, and Maritta Whitbeck, New York State Normal School, Class of 1898 or 1899. The event was held in association with the New York State College for Teachers Alumni Day festivities, 1958.
A picture of the Torch -- one of the school's symbols -- being dedicated to its maker, Edward Deevey. Pictured are, left to right, New York State College for Teachers alumni: Louis Wolner, Sr., Class of 1930 and 1936; Leonard Friedlander, Class of 1939; and Sigmund A. Smith, Class of 1956. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of a presentation of the Bertha E. Brimmer Medal. Pictured are Mabel A. Winter (viewer's left), award recipient and New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1930, Bertha E. Brimmer, New York State Normal College, Class of 1900, and Paul Bulger, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1936. The event is associated with Alumni Day festivities, 1956. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of, left to right: Genevieve Shorey Moore, Class of 1934 and 1939; Douglas Lincoln, Class of 1931; and Esther Jansen, Class of 1926 and 1930. They are holding the painting, "The Hill Road," by Grandma Moses, which was presented for display in Pierce Hall by Alice Brown Moses, Class of 1915. The event is associated with Alumni Day, 1956 and all alumni are graduates of the New York State College for Teachers. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture featuring three retiring faculty members who were honored during a dinner event associated with the New York State College for Teachers Alumni Day, 1956. Seated are, left to right: Minnie B. Scotland (Biology); Matie E. Green, M.D. (Medical); and Mary Elizabeth Cobb (Head Librarian). Standing are, left to right are: Vivian Hopkins (English) and Genevieve S. Moore, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1934 and 1939.
A group portrait including Roy J. Fister, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1956, as he receives the Bertha E. Brimmer Medal on behalf of Julia A. Fister Rector, his aunt, member of the New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1932, and former Chair of the English Department. With Fister and Brimmer (second from viewer's left, New York State Normal College, Class of 1900) are Frances Gaynor Hartigan, New York State Normal College, Class of 1934 (viewer's far left) and Dr. Susan Seabury Smith, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1935 and 1937.