Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a student walking through a courtyard on a college campus in Ohio. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_024_1
Subjects: Universities and colleges; College campuses; Education; Students; Works Progress Administration
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The Case School of Applied Science (CSAS) was founded in 1880 by Charles F. Brush, inventor of the arc lamp, which was used to light streets and large spaces. The letters CSAS (Case School of Applied Science) can be seen in stone at the top of the building. The original Case Main Building, formerly located on the site which is now the Case Quadrangle, was designed by John Eisenmann, who was not only the school’s first professor of civil engineering and a pioneer in structural steel construction, but who also designed the flag for the state of Ohio. Completed in 1885, and similar to the Adelbert College building, the 3-story building with basement and attic was built of bricks made on Murray Hill, a fireproof design. However, on October 27, 1886, a heavy explosion and fire destroyed most of the building. The architect for the new building was Clarence O. Arey and reopened in 1888. In 1892, the attic was converted to a gymnasium and in 1896 electricity was installed in the building. Additional remodeling was done in 1940 and 1948. The building was demolished in 1972, and its stones used to build the Michelson-Morely fountain and the Case Institute of Technology sign at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard, as well as being given to Alumni of Case as souvenirs. The school would become Case Institute of Technology in 1947 eventually becoming the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in 1992. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_023_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Architecture; Buildings; College campuses
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga Couty (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1936, this photograph shows a large building on the Western College for Women campus, with a note on the reverse which reads "Western College for Women at Oxford Ohio 1936 Butler County." The building appears to be made of sandstone, and has a hipped roof and round arch doorway. The building is three stories tall on one half and two stories tall on the other half; the side that is three stories tall has a front porch with ionic columns and round archways. Western College for Women was a women's college in Oxford, Ohio between 1855 and 1974. In 1974, Western College became part of Miami University. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F09_001_001
Subjects: Western College for Women; Universities and colleges; College campuses; Women--Education
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: In 1886, the Society of Jesus established St. Ignatius College in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1923, St. Ignatius College became John Carroll University. John Carroll was the first Catholic archbishop in the United States. Twelve years later, the university relocated to a suburb of Cleveland known as University Heights. This photograph displays the faculty house at this new location. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_017_1
Subjects: Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Universities and colleges; John Carroll University; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Plans were approved by the Board of Trustees to build the Armory in July of 1896. In September of the same year, the contract was given to Columbus Construction Company, and in 1898, the building was completed. This Armory served as a multipurpose facility for military science, and men’s and women’s physical education. The Armory was torn down in 1959 due to fire damage from the previous year. The Wexner Center for Visual Arts was built in the Armory's former location in 1989. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04D_013_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Buildings; Ohio State University; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated February 17, 1940, this photograph shows Carnegie Library at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, with a caption which reads "The Steel Kings Legacy." Otterbien was founded by Rev. Phillip William Otterbein, a minister in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, in 1847. Due to church mergers, it became associated with the United Methodist Church in 1968. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F10_003_001
Subjects: Otterbein College; Universities and colleges; College campuses; Education; Libraries
Places: Westerville (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows Carnegie Library at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, with a caption which reads "The Steel Kings Legacy." Otterbien was founded by Rev. Phillip William Otterbein, a minister in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, in 1847. Due to church mergers, it became associated with the United Methodist Church in 1968. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F10_013_001
Subjects: Otterbein College; Universities and colleges; College campuses; Education; Libraries
Places: Westerville (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "MAY FESTIVAL AT ST. XAVIER STADIUM. The Shoo Fly song, some 3,000 school children participated. Photo by W.P.A Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') Cincinnati, Ohio. District # 16. 5-15-36." This is a photograph of over 3,000 children performing the "Shoo Fly Song" as part of the May Day festivities at St. Xavier stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. May Day, celebrated on May 1, is a traditional spring holiday for many cultures around the world. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F04_027_001
Subjects: May Day--United States--History; Universities and colleges; Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio); College campuses; Music and dance; Children--Ohio; Festivals and holidays; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "MAY FESTIVAL AT ST. XAVIER STADIUM America, the Beautiful. Sung by all the participants and audience. Photo by W.P.A Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') Cincinnati, Ohio. District # 16. 5-15-36." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F04_028_001
Subjects: May Day--United States--History; Universities and colleges; Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio); College campuses; Music and dance; Children--Ohio; Festivals and holidays; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated October 6, 1936, this photograph shows the student-run bookstore at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in Greene County, with a note on its reverse which reads "The student manager works on the cooperative plan." Antioch College was founded in 1852 as the first nonsectarian, co-educational institution in the nation to offer the same educational opportunities to both men and women. It was also among the first to offer equal educational opportunities to African Americans. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_004_001
Subjects: Universities and colleges; College stores; Antioch College; College Campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Originally founded in 1870, the University of Akron was known as Buchtel College. The college was established by the Universalist Church with financial help from Akron industrialist, and Universalist Church member, John Buchtel. The college was housed entirely in one building named Old Buchtel Hall. Old Buchtel Hall was destroyed by fire in 1899 and replaced by a new Buchtel Hall, which is still in use by the University of Akron. In 1909, Buchtel College became a private, non-denominational school, before becoming a municipal university of the city of Akron in 1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_017
Subjects: Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Buchtel College of Liberal Arts; Universities and colleges; University of Akron; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Women typing in class at Miami University Miami University was chartered in 1809. Although Miami was chartered in 1809, the need for sufficient funding delayed its opening until 1824. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_005_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Ohio women; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio); College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)