A portrait of Clara S. Jones, New York State Normal School, Class of 1887. A photographer's stamp for Sterry of Albany, N.Y. is in the lower margin of the original. There is a small hole, possibly from a pin, in three corners of the original.
A portrait of Lizzie Putnam, who attended the New York State Normal School during the 1870s. Orphaned as a child, she was adopted by the Grace Putnam family of Albany and renamed Lizzie Putnam.
A portrait of Dr. Paul Tillich, a German American theologian, educator, author, and faculty member of the Union Theological Seminary. He was a visiting speaker to the university.
A portrait of James E. Allen, Jr., the gentleman after which the Allen Collegiate Center at the State University of New York at Albany was named. The center 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. Allen was the New York State Commissioner of Education and U.S. President Richard Nixon's Commissioner of Education with the rank of Assistant Secretary in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
A portrait of Donald P. Ely, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1951. Ely was the founding director of the Information Institute of Syracuse. He was also a visiting professor of education at Florida State University and the University of Twente (Universiteit Twente) in The Netherlands. His advanced degrees (M.A. and Ph.D.) were obtained from Syracuse University. There are crop marks on three sides of the photograph.
A portrait of Verne Jeffers, who may have attended the New York State College for Teachers, but he graduated from what is now known as the State University of New York, Potsdam College in 1949. He was a Professor Emeritus at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in Mansfield, Pennsylvania.
A portrait of Dr. Louis Rabineau, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1945 and, at the time of this photograph, a special assistant to the president of the New York Institute of Technology.
A portrait of William J. Milne, M.S., Ph.D., LL.D., President of the (New York) State Normal School (then renamed the New York State Normal College and again renamed New York State College for Teachers) from October 29, 1889 - September 4, 1914.
Robert J. Morgado, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1965. Morgado is on the Board of Directors of the Mannes College of Music, The New School University, and Chairman of Maroley Communications, a privately held entertainment, media, and communications company he founded in 1995.
A portrait taken by photographer Jerry Bauer of Joseph E. Persico, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1952. Persico is an author, researcher, and former speechwriter for Nelson A. Rockefeller. There are crop marks and wording at the bottom of the photograph, which reads, "Joseph E. Persico, author of THE SPIDERWEB." (first line); "$10.00 oil cloth from Crown Publishers, Inc." (second line); "Photo by Jerry Bauer." (third line).
A portrait of Madeleine Kunin, former three-term Governor of Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, appointed by President Bill Clinton. Ms. Kunin was a visitor to the institution.
A portrait of eight unidentified male students at the New York State Normal School from the 19th century. Duplicate of # 17518 and # 17519. The negative for this photograph is also # 17518. The original is in the Alumni Association collection.
A portrait of Arthur L. "Sam" Walton, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1972, 1975, and 1983. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph. In the bottom margin is written "31_" and in the left margin is written "38.5_'s."
A painted portrait of David Perkins Page, founding Prinicipal of the State Normal School, serving from December 13, 1844 - January 1, 1848. There are crop marks on all four sides of the photograph.
A portrait of Barbara K. (Kerlin) Walker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1943. Warren S. Walker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1947 and 1948, is her husband.
A portrait of Louis J. Wolner, Jr., State University of New York College of Education at Albany, Class of 1961 and 1962. He is associated with the Homer Central School, Homer, New York.
A portrait of Agnes Underwood, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1920 and 1935 and one time secretary of the Alumni Association. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A portrait of Buell G. Gallagher, a visiting speaker to the campus. He was the President of the City University of New York, City College from 1952 until May 1969. At one time he served as the Assistant Commissioner for Higher Education in the U.S. Office of Education.
A portrait of author Clifford Leech, visiting speaker at the university. Leech was Professor of English at the University of Toronto (1963-74) and is the author of "The Dramatist's Experience with Other Essays in Critical Theory" and editor of "Marlowe: A Collection of Critical Essays."
A portrait of Reverdy E. Baldwin, New York State Normal College, Class of 1904. In the lower righthand corner of the frame board is "C. O. Mason 35 E. Main St. Fredonia, NY."
A portrait of Harold J. Grogan, World War II veteran and a one time faculty member of the Milne School. On the original, stamped in blue, is a mark with the writing "Photographed by Merin-Baliban, 1010 Chestnut St., Phila., PA." "Proof Only." In the top margin is written "Military Service- World War II."
A portrait of William J. Milne, M.S., Ph.D., LL.D., President of the (New York) State Normal School (then renamed the New York State Normal College and again renamed New York State College for Teachers) from October 29, 1889 - September 4, 1914. The photograph appears to be encased in matting and in the top margin of the mat are the handwritten words, "Presidents - Milne," and the library stamp ("LIBRARY STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS ALBANY, N.Y.") has been used in the lower part of the image. A photographer's stamp for Sterry of Albany, N.Y. is in the lower margin of the mat.