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: 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: 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: 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)