Description: The exterior of Josephinum in Columbus, back around the year 1892 the pope officially certified the institution. Josephinum was founded in 1888 and in 1892 gained it's pontifical college status. It is self supporting with no funding from Rome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06761
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Universities and colleges Ohio; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Image of a dormitory at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University was founded in 1809, the 10th university in the United States. It was the 2nd university in Ohio. It was established as a public research university. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06208
Subjects: Universities and colleges Ohio; Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)--History; Universities and colleges Ohio
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the "Little Theatre” located on the Tuskegee University campus in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tuskegee University is a historically black college founded in 1881 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its role in providing higher education for African Americans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_M_01
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Tuskegee University; Universities and colleges
Places: Tuskegee University; Tuskegee (Alabama)
 

Description: Photograph of the dressing room in The Little Theatre, located on the Tuskegee University campus in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tuskegee University is a historically black college founded in 1881 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its role in providing higher education for African Americans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_M_02
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Tuskegee University; Universities and colleges
Places: Tuskegee University; Tuskegee (Alabama)
 

Description: Photograph of the seating and stage of the "Little Theatre," located on the Tuskegee University campus in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tuskegee University is a historically black college founded in 1881 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its role in providing higher education for African Americans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_M_03
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Tuskegee University; Universities and colleges
Places: Tuskegee University; Tuskegee (Alabama)
 

Description: Photograph showing buildings on the campus of Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African-American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, which brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03808
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Wilberforce University campus, Wilberforce, Ohio. Extensive damage to the plate is visible in the image. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States, and was named by its founders after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, which brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03804
Subjects: Greene County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio -- African American Ohioans; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Engineer School U.C. of Cincinnati Ohio 1937." This is Schneider Quad at the University of Cincinnati. Left to right, the buildings are Old Chemistry, Baldwin Hall and Swift Hall. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_024_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Education; Universities and colleges; College Campuses; University of Cincinnati. College of Engineering--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio Stadium, with its famous horseshoe shape, was built around the existing football field over a 13 month period from 1921 to 1922. It cost $1.6 million and was modeled after the architecture seen in European coliseums. The photograph shows the reflection of the stadium on the Olentangy River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04D_001_1
Subjects: Sports; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Education; Universities and colleges; Stadiums; Football; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Print showing campus buildings at Marietta College, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1847. Marietta College was established by Ohio's Congregationalists in 1835 and is one of Ohio's oldest continually-operating institutions of higher education. It was originally known as the Marietta Collegiate Institute and Western Teachers' Seminary, View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03999
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Education; Art, American--Ohio; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated April 23, 1937, this photograph shows Antioch Hall on the campus of Antioch College. 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. Antioch Hall, completed in 1853, served as the main building for the college and included a chapel, lecture hall, recitation rooms, laboratory, and library. 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_B05F02_010_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Architecture; Antioch College; College campuses
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Grant Street entrance at Ashland College in the winter. The building to the right is the campus library. The United Brethren Church opened Ashland College, the predecessor of Ashland University, in 1879, in Ashland, Ohio. The school originally enrolled seventy-five students and had eight faculty members. The institution struggled during its first years, eventually filing for bankruptcy in 1888, and the court ordered the school's sale. In 1888, the United Brethren Church purchased Ashland College's buildings from the court and established Ashland University. The next year, Ashland University founded a theological seminary. The institution continued to struggle financially, closing its doors in both 1896 and 1897. In 1898, Ashland University reopened its doors and returned to its original name of Ashland College. Within four years, the institution had eliminated its previous debts and established a sizable endowment, allowing the school to construct new buildings and expand its faculty. 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_B10F02_014_001
Subjects: Ashland College (Ashland, Ohio)--History; College campuses; Universities and colleges; Winter; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ashland (Ohio); Ashland County (Ohio)