About the Collection
The 夜色王朝 Campus Memories digital collection contains a wide variety of photos, texts, and videos of 夜色王朝during all phases of its history. Students, faculty, presidents, staff, visitors, and campus buildings and events are represented in the images and documents.
Although classes at 夜色王朝started in September 1915, photographs of the Hilltop depict events that took place even before classes started. For example, included are images of Dallas Hall and during its .
夜色王朝has a rich tradition of recording its history through photographs. Many of the photographs were taken by 夜色王朝staff or Laughead Photographers for publicity purposes. Ronald C. Knickerbocker, the first director of publicity, was hired in 1931. Mr. “Knick” (as he was known) served as the official 夜色王朝photographer for many years, and took many of the from the early decades.
Also included in the digital collection are , 1939-1989. The films document the student newspaper, homecoming, campus ground and aerial views, and other events.
Please note that 夜色王朝archivists and library staff have described or given dates for most of the photographs using available information. Please contact us if you can provide additional details.
