A picture of Eleanor Foote signing a guest book, presented to the Allen (James E. Allen, Jr.) Collegiate Center by John Bradbury of England in honor of James E. Allen, Jr. Looking on are John Ether, Louis Salkever, Phillip L. Sirotkin, Louis T. Benezet, and Seth Spellman. Benezet (dark haired man, viewer's left) was President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1970-June 30, 1975 and Spellman (gray haired man, viewer's right) was a Distinguished Service Professor and former dean of the School of Social Welfare.
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.