K. (Kirkland) Leroy Irvis, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938. Irvis was the 130th Speaker of the House of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- the first African American speaker in both Pennsylvania and in the United States. He is also renowned as an artist, poet, and scholar.
Ella Bruins (center), New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938, and two unidentified people attending an event associated with Alumni Weekend, 1978.
Nahum Lewis, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938,along with the two sons of Herman Kleine, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1941, at the Alumni Banquet during Alumni Weekend, 1977.
A picture of Vincent O'Leary, Acting President from 1977?1978 and President from 1978?July 31, 1990, with K. (Kirkland) Leroy Irvis, who received an honorary degree at the pictured commencement ceremony. Irvis graduated from the New York State College for Teachers in the Class of 1938. He was the 130th Speaker of the House of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- the first African American speaker in both Pennsylvania and in the United States. He is also renowned as an artist, poet, and scholar. 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. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph. In the top margin is written "to 14_'s" (between arrows); in the bottom margin is written the letter "U" and "46%;" and in the left margin is written "to 13_'s" (between arrows).
A picture of Donald Donato, State University of New York College of Education at Albany, Class of 1961 and State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1965, giving an attendance award to Grace Yorkey Kunz, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938. The event is associated with the State University of New York at Albany Alumni Day festivities, 1963.
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 the members of the Adirondack Branch of the New York State College for Teachers Alumni Association at a dinner meeting held in the fall of 1950. Pictured are (left to right): Edward A. Reynolds, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938; Ruth Bush; Fannie Pawel Englander, New York State Normal College, Class of 1910; and Elizabeth Hutchins. With them is Evan R. Collins (standing), President of the institution from July 1949-June 30, 1969.
A picture of Ruth Wheelock Peters, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1929 and Sally Logan Roselle, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1938. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph.