Van Doren Campus Day 1913

Van Doren Campus Day 1913

Campus buildings<br>Students--Washington (State)--Pullman<br>Van Doren Hall

A photograph depicting a campus day activities in front of the west facade of Van Doren. Students participated in campus day activities during the early years of WSU. The celebration held in the Spring started with work projects, such as lawn raking and laying side walks, and would conclude with a picnic. Van Doren, designed by J. K. Dow & D. Z. Hubbell was built in 1908 (at a cost of $25,000) as the "domestic economy" building. At the time it was the only structure west of Chicago devoted entirely to Home Economics courses. Named for Ms. Nancy L. Van Doren (the first building on campus named after a woman) professor of English and Librarian at the start of WSU.

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Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: <br> http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

W.S.U. Subject File Photographs 1892- http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/pc4.htm

1913

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Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL or Agfa Arcus II scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.

Photographic prints

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Pullman, WA