Description: This image shows two buildings on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University was founded 1809, and it was named after the Miami Indians who once resided in Ohio. Three national fraternities originated at Miami University: Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi. A famous graduate was Benjamin Harrison who later became President of the United States. Benjamin Harrison attended Farmers' College in Cincinnati, Ohio, before transferring to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He graduated from Miami University in 1852. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06492
Subjects: College buildings; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--History; Universities and colleges; Education
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraving illustrates the campus of Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University is one of the oldest and best-known universities in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1809, and named after the Miami Indian tribe who once resided in Ohio. Although chartered in 1809, Miami University did not open its doors to students until 1823. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05145
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--History; College buildings; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Hepburn and McGuffy Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. 1936." Hepburn Hall was named for Andrew Dousa Hepburn, Miami University's Seventh President from 1871 to 1873. The original Hepburn Hall (pictured) was the first women's residence hall. The building has since been demolished and the name was given to another building. McGuffey Hall is named for William Holmes McGuffey a professor at Miami University from 1826 to 1836. Between 1836 and 1845 he served as president of three Ohio institutions. He is best known as the author of the popular series of children's textbooks called McGuffey's Readers. The building was completed in 1925 and cost $364,000 to build. The architects that designed the building were Robert S. Harsh and F. L. Packard. Miami University is one of the oldest and best-known universities in the State of Ohio. Miami University was founded in 1809. Although chartered in 1809, Miami University did not open its doors to students until 1823. It became known as the "Yale of the West." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F02_001_001
Subjects: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio; College buildings
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Miami University, Library Entrance, Oxford, Ohio, Butler County. 1936." The Alumni Library opened in April of 1910 and was funded by the Alumni Centennial Fund and the Andrew Carnegie Foundation for the total amount of the $80,000 it cost to build. When the library opened, it featured a 70 ft. high rotunda, in addition to reading rooms and stacks. In 1924, an east wing was added to the building, which offered a main reference and reading room. A west wing was added to the building in 1952 in addition to the stacks that were added onto the building in 1930, 1949, and 1958. The Alumni Library was the main library of the university until the King Library was constructed in 1972. Miami University is one of the oldest and best-known universities in the State of Ohio. Miami University was founded in 1809. Although chartered in 1809, Miami University did not open its doors to students until 1823. It became known as the "Yale of the West." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F02_002_001
Subjects: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio; Academic libraries--Ohio; College buildings
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Building at Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, Butler Co." This may be a rear view of Swing Hall, a residence hall on Tallawanda Road. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F02_004_001
Subjects: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1936, this photograph shows an unknown building at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with a bell tower and clock. The original description for the photograph reads "Building at Miami University at Oxford, Ohio 1936." Miami University is one of the oldest and best-known universities in the State of Ohio. Miami University was founded and chartered in 1809, but did not open its doors to students until 1823. It became known as the “Yale of the West.” 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_B09F02_007_001
Subjects: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--Buildings, structure, etc.; Architecture; Colleges and universities; College campuses; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Room in Library Building Oxford, Ohio-1936." The Alumni Library opened in April of 1910 and was funded by the Alumni Centennial Fund and the Andrew Carnegie Foundation for the total amount of the $80,000 it cost to build. When the library opened, it featured a 70 ft. high rotunda, in addition to reading rooms and stacks. In 1924, an east wing was added to the building, which offered a main reference and reading room. A west wing was added to the building in 1952 in addition to the stacks that were added onto the building in 1930, 1949, and 1958. The Alumni Library was the main library of the university until the King Library was constructed in 1972. Miami University is one of the oldest and best-known universities in the State of Ohio. Miami University was founded in 1809. Although chartered in 1809, Miami University did not open its doors to students until 1823. It became known as the "Yale of the West." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F02_006_001
Subjects: Library buildings--Ohio--Oxford; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows Butler County Emergency School, a Works Progress Administration program, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a government office that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173, 000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1, 500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12, 300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. 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_B02F04_008_1
Subjects: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--Buildings; Education; Universities and colleges; College campuses--Ohio; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)