Description: Caption reads: "Chemistry Building., Wittenberg College, Springfield, O." Koch Hall, located at 5 West Campus Drive in Springfield, opened October 21, 1927 and was originally called the “Laboratories Building”. It is now home to the art department, Kissell Auditorium and the Ann Miller Art Gallery and Thompson Gallery. Wittenberg College was founded in 1845 by a group of pastors in the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio. Reverend Ezra Keller was the principal founder and first president of the college. Its initial focus was to train clergy. One of its main missions was to "Americanize" Lutherans by teaching courses in English instead of German, unlike Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. The first class originally consisted of eight students at the beginning of the academic year, but grew to seventy-one by the end. With a faculty of one professor and two tutors, classes were held in Springfield, Ohio in a church on land that was donated. This area was selected due to being located on the National Road, which made Springfield an agricultural and industrial center. In 1874, women were admitted, and, the following year, blacks were also admitted. The name came from Wittenberg University, located in Wittenberg, Germany, the town where Martin Luther posted his 95 theses. Wittenberg College became Wittenberg University on September 1, 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F06_29_01
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Education; Universities and colleges; Wittenberg College--Buildings; Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Myers Hall was the first building constructed on the campus of Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University), with construction beginning in 1846 and additional wings added in 1850-1851. It served as the home of the college for 40 years, and was later converted to a men's dormitory and eventually a co-ed dormitory, which it remains today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_027_001
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Education; Universities and colleges; Wittenberg College--Buildings; Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of Blair Hall on the Wittenberg College Campus in Springfield, Ohio. Blair Hall houses the Education Department and teacher training center. The building has recently been remodeled and offers seminar, lecture, and meeting rooms, as well as high-tech labs and production rooms. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Blair Hall (teacher training Center). Springfield." Wittenberg College was founded in 1845 by a group of Lutheran evangelicals, primarily Reverend Ezra Keller who became the college's first president, serving 1844-1848. 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_B13F06_025_001
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Education; Universities and colleges; Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio; Winter
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Recitation Hall, built in 1883, was the second building constructed on campus and held classrooms, college literary societies and the campus chapel. An annex was added to the building during the 1950’s, which is the home of university police and the campus switchboard. In 1978, the function of the building changed and it is now the main administration building, with various offices and admissions. Wittenberg College was founded in 1845 by a group of pastors in the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio. Reverend Ezra Keller was the principal founder and first president of the college. Its initial focus was to train clergy. One of its main missions was to "Americanize" Lutherans by teaching courses in English instead of German, unlike Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. The first class originally consisted of eight students at the beginning of the academic year, but grew to seventy-one by the end. With a faculty of one professor and two tutors, classes were held in Springfield, Ohio in a church on land that was donated. This area was selected due to being located on the National Road, which made Springfield an agricultural and industrial center. In 1874, women were admitted, and, the following year, blacks were also admitted. The name came from Wittenberg University, located in Wittenberg, Germany, the town where Martin Luther posted his 95 theses. Wittenberg College became Wittenberg University on September 1, 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_017_1
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Education; Universities and colleges; Wittenberg College--Buildings; Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Zimmerman Library." This is a photograph of Zimmerman Library on the Wittenberg College campus in Springfield, Ohio. The building was constructed in 1891 as the university's main library. In 1957, when Weaver Chapel and Thomas Library were completed, Zimmerman was no longer needed as a library and was reconstructed to suit other disciplines. Today, Zimmerman Hall houses the department of psychology at Wittenberg College. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_024_001
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Education; Academic libraries; Wittenberg University--History; Universities and colleges; Wittenberg College--Buildings; Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)