UCLA Historic Photographs

Description

A collection of 310 black & white photographs related to the history of UCLA. Thelner Hoover documented the history of UCLA beginning with the Vermont Avenue Campus in 1927; the Westwood campus groundbreaking ceremony in 1927; photographs of book illustrations of the Italian buildings which inspired the architecture of Royce Hall and the Powell Library building; the construction of Royce Hall, the Powell Library building and Kinsey Hall (the Physics building); the UCLA Band in 1928; models of the earliest buildings, Chemistry, Haines, Moore and others; and the moving days to the Westwood campus. Highlights of the collection include the photographs of Royce Hall and the Powell Library Building construction, the dedication of UCLA, the first snowfall on campus, and various sporting events.