This exhibit draws upon the Special Collections Library holdings of Bellefonte Central Railroad photographs, postcards, documents, publications, memorabilia and cartographic materials to bring the history of the railroad to life.
Birket Foster was part of one of the great periods of book illustration in England. This is a virtual recreation of a 1998 exhibit in the Penn State Special Collections Library.
The William C. Darrah Collection includes 62,608 cartes-de-visite. It was assembled systematically over a period of more than thirty years (1957-1988) by Mr. Darrah. Collecting was initiated in 1954 as part of a project to document, through examination of actual imprinted images, the existence of as many nineteenth-century photographers as possible.
A. William Hajjar, a member of the architecture faculty at the Pennsylvania State University in the 1950s and 1960s, challenged the conservative look of the State College community with his contemporary-style homes. In Fall 2004, the Centre County Historical Society exhibited Hajjar's local architectural legacy. Robert E. Malcom assembled the exhibit, took pictures, interviewed current and former owners, and wrote the text.
Architect Phil Hallock has likely had the largest impact on the State College landscape of any designer. Being fairly modest, he has not tooted his own horn to become widely known, although he has about sixty completed residential and commercial structures in the area. In Fall 2006, the Centre County Historical Society & State College Municipal Building exhibited Hallock's local architectural legacy. Robert E. Malcom assembled the exhibit, took pictures, interviewed current and former owners, and wrote the text.
Of the three best known post World War II modernists of the Architecture Faculty of Penn State, Ken Heidrich is undoubtedly the least well known, at least by name. Indirectly his work is known by thousands of locals as one of the members of the design group for the beautiful, contemporary high school buildings on Westerly Parkway. Robert E. Malcom assembled the exhibit, took pictures, interviewed current and former owners, and wrote the text.
A valuable resource for the study of 19th-century photographic, social, and art history. Originally designed as a teaching collection, and international in character, the material includes virtually every type of photograph ever made.
The material collect here is comprised of digital books composed of microfilmed images from the PA's Past: Digital Bookshelf collection and reflects reminiscences of the disaster, and varies greatly in style and attention to historical accuracy. The titles represent a rare gathering of affecting impressions of the tragedy, providing insight into the reception of the events and their understanding.
The Juniata County History Project was a long term ethnographic research project dedicated to understanding the various forms of visual communication in Juniata County (Pa.). These exhibit panels showcase customary scenes from everyday life in central Pennsylvania, including agriculture, marriage, childhood, and the rural tradition of the estate auction.
Reva Kern is an internationally known designer of Ex Libris (bookplates). Originally from Illinois, Reva resides in Camarillo, California (USA).
The photographs in this online exhibit feature views of 1930s Manhattan and New York Harbor; images from Lincoln’s travels in France; sculpture by the Japanese artist Isamu Noguchi; and photographs from the 1937 Paris International Exposition.
Constructed in 1896, the obelisk, also called the polylith, stands 32.7 feet high and weighs 53.4 tons. This "pile of rocks" was created the same year the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (formerly the School of Mines) came into existence. The obelisk, built by State College stonemason Michael Womer, began as a kind of answer to all the requests the college had been receiving for information on stones. On this site, move your mouse over the stones of the obelisk to see information about each stone.
For 100 years, the elite and prestigious school known as The Ogontz School for Young Ladies was a prominent force in female private education. In 1950 the school, campus, and facilities were given to The Pennsylvania State College, now The Pennsylvania State University.
This timeline contains documents and memorabilia from the early days of the Altoona Undergraduate Center (AUC) and some additional articles published afterwards.
William Warren Scranton, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania, led an extraordinary life of public service.The William W. Scranton Papers housed at The Pennsylvania State University selectively document Scranton’s stellar career in public service as well as in business, civic, and educational arenas.
