Buildings (20)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Fargo College Photograph Collection documents the students, faculty, buildings, social life and the Board of Trustees members of the college. It is an eclectic collection, being the combination of photographs transferred with the Fargo College records by Yankton College upon its closure, together with a small number of prints transferred from the Frederick E. Stratton Photograph Collection. The collection has been organized into two series: Topical and Photograph albums.
The Topical Series includes a wide variety of photograph of students, both individual and groups; faculty; campus buildings, classes groups, Board of Trustee members, the library dedication, and a small number of snapshots of alumni gatherings from the 1950s and 1960s. The Board of Trustees file contains a nice series of professional portraits of members, likely from the 1910s. Of particular note is the series of images documenting the dedication of the Library on September 5, 1910 at which Theodore Roosevelt gave the main talk.
The Photograph Albums Series includes two albums kept by students William Frederick Keye and Deborah Hall Hertz. The Keye album (521 prints), although none of the images are identified or dated, is a wonderful collection of images documenting many aspects of Fargo College life from circa 1910 to his
graduation in 1913. It begins with the dedication of the campus library in September 1910. There are numerous informal snapshots of students, both individual and groups, in a variety of social settings. Some are apparently taken off-campus, likely on field trips to include boating on a river and picnics. The album concludes with graduation ceremony, a parade and a pageant. William Keye of Fargo graduated in 1913.
The Deborah Hall Hertz album (28 prints) includes a mixture of clippings from newspaper and college publications as well as portraits of students and the 1916 graduation. There only a few group and social scenes. Deborah Hall, of Elbow Woods, N.D., graduated in 1916.
Dates
- 1890s-1960s
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 101 Photographic Prints (101 photographic prints)
From the Collection: 2 Photograph Albums (2 photograph albums (549 photographic prints))
From the Collection: 2 Photographic Negatives (2 film negatives (Neg. 5x7P 420 & 421))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu