Interior view of library at Centennial Hall, view of tables and chairs, set in rows, with bookshelves in background. Centennial Hall was constructed in 1971.
People filing into Selke Field. Opened in 1937 as the Sports Field, it was renamed in 1946 in honor of George Selke. Selke was a 1913 graduate of St. Cloud State and its president from 1927 to 1947.
The School of Business building, home of Business for many years, opened in 1968 behind Stewart Hall. In 2018, the building was renamed Ruby Cora Webster Hall.
The School of Business building, home of Business for many years, opened in 1968 behind Stewart Hall. In 2018, the building was renamed Ruby Cora Webster Hall.
Students working in language lab. View of a man, sitting at the front of a room with headphones on, speaking into a microphone while men and women sit in individual cubes.
Students study at Centennial Hall. Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
Students studying at the Centennial Hall sunken lounge. Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
View of study tables in Centennial Hall. Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
View of study tables in Centennial Hall. Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970 -- the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington -- and was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-1957) and Lincoln High School (1957-1962).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Photograph of Richard Emery during a ceremony where he received a bust of himself. The ceremony was held in Indiana where Emery received his college degree (1938) and worked in Indianapolis Schools as a teacher, coordinator of distributive education, junior high school principal, and director of personnel.
Photograph of Richard Emery speaking during a ceremony where he received a bust of himself. The ceremony was held in Indiana where Emery received his college degree (1938) and worked in Indianapolis Schools as a teacher, coordinator of distributive education, junior high school principal, and director of personnel.
Exterior view, with bike racks, of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970 -- the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington -- and was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-1957) and Lincoln High School (1957-1962).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of Centennial Hall. Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
Female student teacher helping student reading at his desk in 1971. Red marks are from cropping instructions when photo was added to a Bethel publication.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Opened in 1973 as Mathematics and Science Building, the building was renamed the Robert H. Wick Science Building in 2005 to honor Robert Wick, St. Cloud State president from 1965 to 1971.
Exterior view of Brown Hall. Opened in 1960, Brown Hall contains classrooms and offices. Brown Hall is named after St. Cloud State president, Joseph Brown, who served from 1916 to 1927.
Student studying in Centennial Hall. Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
Students gathered to watch musicians performing in the old library catacombs in 1972. Blue and red marks on photograph are instructions for sizing and placement in a Bethel publication.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Group photograph of several Department Chairs, Administrators, Campus director (Ed Hill), and Assistant directors (Joe Pucel and Roger Lee) of the Brooklyn Park campus Suburban Suburban Hennepin County Area Vocation Technical School after an on-campus meeting. Front row from left: unknown woman, Joe Pucel, Roger Lee, Ed Hill, Joyce Goebel, Sylvia Lee, Wilfred ""Ike"" Eidenschink. Back row from left: Dale ""Lefty"" Hungerford, unknown woman, unknown man, John Markwell, Adrian Olsen, John Radway, Russ Fryer, Hans Gilgen, Dave Smith
Exterior view of the third location of the Richfield Public Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Located at 70th Street and Nicollet Avenue South, this building was in use from 1961 to 1975 and was designed by architect Ralph Shimer, a Richfield resident.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Alumni House. Built by Claude Lewis, brother of author Sinclair Lewis, in the late 1920s, St. Cloud State acquired the home in 1973. Formerly known as the Alumni House, the home's name was changed to Lewis House in 2011.
The 16mm films and projectors required continual maintenance. Here, Ron McGriff, assistant director, and Alzina Stone, film coordinator, troubleshoot a problem at the East Central Regional Library Headquarters in 1976. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
The Augsburg Park Library at 7100 Nicollet Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota, opened in February of 1975. Following the purchase of 2.8 acres of land by Hennepin County from the City of Richfield for $99,500, InterDesign, Inc. was chosen as the architect and the Henry O. Mikkelson Company as the builder. The new building was two and a half times larger than its predecessor, the Richfield Library at 70th Street and NIcollet Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Augsburg Park Library at 7100 Nicollet Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota, opened in February of 1975. Following the purchase of 2.8 acres of land by Hennepin County from the City of Richfield for $99,500, InterDesign, Inc. was chosen as the architect and the Henry O. Mikkelson Company as the builder. The new building was two and a half times larger than its predecessor, the Richfield Library at 70th Street and NIcollet Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Glenwood High School main entrance and auditorium was part of the 1936 expansion of the high school designed by Nairne W. Fisher. This photograph from the late 1970s shows replacement windows.
Lowell "Ted" Gillett standing next to a sign that reads "St. Cloud State University." Gillett served as a faculty member as well as the dean of Graduate Studies at St. Cloud State. He served as St. Cloud State's acting president from 1981 to 1982.
Homecoming parade grand marshal Vernie McDonald rides in a car. Vernie was the wife of St. Cloud State president Brendan McDonald, who served from 1982 to 1992.
Brendan McDonald interviews for St. Cloud State presidency. A 1954 St. Cloud State graduate, McDonald served as its president from 1982 to 1992. He also served as St. Cloud State's registrar and vice-president for administrative affairs.
Lowell "Ted" Gillett served as a faculty member as well as the dean of Graduate Studies at St. Cloud State. He served as St. Cloud State's acting president from 1981 to 1982.
Sung Won Son during his final interview for the St. Cloud State presidency, . Sung Won Son was appointed as St. Cloud State president in 1982, and resigned before taking office. Brendan McDonald was then named president, serving from 1982 to 1992.
Lowell "Ted" Gillett served as a faculty member as well as the dean of Graduate Studies at St. Cloud State. He served as St. Cloud State's acting president from 1981 to 1982.
Mark Dayton speaking in senate campaign, Unsuccessful in a bid to become one of Minnesota's senators in 1982, Mark Dayton served as a Minnesota senator from 2000 to 2006.
Brendan McDonald, an 1954 St. Cloud State graduate, served as its president from 1982 to 1992. He also served as St. Cloud State's registrar and vice-president for administrative affairs.
Eugene McCarthy served first in the House of Representatives and then the Senate, 1949-1971, as well as running for attempting to capture the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968, which eventually went to fellow Minnesota Hubert Humphrey.
Brendan McDonald acceping offer of presidency at St. Cloud State. Brendan McDonald was named St. Cloud president in 1982, serving until 1992. Sung Won Son was appointed as St. Cloud State president in 1982, but resigned before taking office.
Brendan McDonald, an 1954 St. Cloud State graduate, served as its president from 1982 to 1992. He also served as St. Cloud State's registrar and vice-president for administrative affairs.
Wheelock Whitney, who ran for Minnesota governor in 1982, grew up in St. Cloud. His family owned the Whitney House, which was acquired by St. Cloud State in 1955.
Exterior view of the Alumni House. Built by Claude Lewis, brother of author Sinclair Lewis, in the late 1920s, St. Cloud State acquired the home in 1973. Formerly known as the Alumni House, the home's name was changed to Lewis House in 2011.