Description: Reverse reads: "Western College Entrance Oxford, Ohio 1936 Buttler County." Photograph shows the entrance to the Western College for Women campus. The foreground has a brick road with stretcher bonding, but the road actually leading into the college appears to be paved. On either side of the entrance are two stone columns, each of which has a light on its top. There are also several large trees, through which a building is slightly visible. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F09_002_001
Subjects: Western College for Women; Oxford (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Presser Hall Western College Oxford Ohio - 1936." Photograph of Presser Hall on the Western College for Women campus. Presser Hall has a combination gable-and-valley and hipped roof and appears to be made of stone. Its front entrance way has three Tudor arches in from the of doors. In the foreground is a stone retaining wall which is separated from the building by a quadrangle area. Presser Hall was built in 1931 to be used as a music hall and auditorium. As of 2011, it was still in use for classes and lectures by Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F09_004_001
Subjects: Western College for Women; Oxford (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Buildings--1930-1950
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: Dated 1936, this photograph shows a bridge on the Western College for Women campus. The bridge was designed and built by Cephas Burns who hand-selected the stones to be used in the project from local streams and quarries. The bridge has several stone columns with attached light posts spaced periodically throughout. In the background, the roof and top floor of Maryland Hall is visible through the trees. 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_003_001
Subjects: Bridges Ohio; Western College for Women; Oxford (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler 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)
 

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)