This collection includes over 2,000 images dating back to the founding of the college as Albany Collegiate Institute in 1867, and continuing into the modern era as Lewis & Clark College in 1940. The collection also includes faculty portraits and campus scenes from 1940 to present.
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "A Conference with Dean of Faculty Dr. Chas. W. Howard. Dean + V.P. 1944-62. An able colleague."
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "A football game. Right: Dorothea Fix"
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "School begins with Faculty Retreat at Menucha. Ruth Dinsmore, Hideo Hashimoto, M.S.O., R.S.O., Reinhard Pauley."
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "With Dr. Lovis Evans, Rel. Life Speaker, at the home of Mr. + Mrs. Robert Bitar."
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Hd. Table. R to L: ?, Mrs + Edgar Smith, State Board of Higher Ed.; Mayor Dorothy Lee."
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Hd. Table. R to L: Herbert + Ruth Templeton, Pres. U. of Portland; Pres. + Mrs. Strand of Oregon State."
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Hd. Table L to R: Ruth O.; Morgan O; Ed + Mrs. Sammons; Gov. + Mrs. McKay."
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Ed Sammons Hillman Lueddemann."
1952
In 1952, the Delta Tau Rho fraternity’s Model T car appeared in the Lewis & Clark swimming pool, which was full of water at the time. The event remained a mystery until 1987, when rival fraternity Lambda Phi Epsilon confessed to the prank.
1952
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Trustee Graham Griswold at Edgewater Pool, Honolulu."
1953
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "We visit the Dole Pineapple plant with Chas. + Ella Mae Howard."
1953
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "At Univ. of Hawaii with L.+C. Beauty Queen Patti Haines. We lost the Game!"
1953
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "On the East Terrace of Palatine Mannor."
1953
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "The Happy Helpmate."
1953
Foreign students from Korea. From left: Min Tae Yong, K. Hwan (Steven) Lee, Young-Cheol (John) Zeon. See Pioneer Log, February 6, 1953.
1953
Foreign students from Korea. From left: K. Hwan (Steven) Lee, Min Tae Yong, Young-Cheol (John) Zeon. See Pioneer Log, February 6, 1953.
1953
Foreign students at Lewis & Clark College. See Lewis & Clark Journal, February 1953.
1953
Foreign students attending Lewis & Clark. See Lewis & Clark Journal, November 1953.
1953
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Chr. Odell of the Savings Board commends Pres. Ed Clark on record year."
1954
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Every building from 1944-59 had his help. Chr. Trustees, 1957-61."
1954
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "Reporter Graham Griswold, M.S.O., Dr. Ray Walker, 1st Congl. His Pastor."
1954
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1948-1955 scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents campus life and development. Photo caption from scrapbook: "A family End of the Trail in Huddleson House. Most of the adults went up to the British Empire Games in Vancouver, B.C. and left children with Grandmother and Genivieve Scott!"
1954
front: Leckbandt, Heinsoo, Hayashi; second row: Choi, Moo, Fraser, Enari; Third row: Zeon, Kemevor, Shin; back: Ekong, Min, Terada, Bergmann, Mian. Foreign students attending Lewis & Clark. See Lewis & Clark Journal, November 1954.
1954
Sweetheart dance: Bill Martels, Curt Copenhagen, Ken Owens, unidentified, unidentified, Cathy D. Eagle, Ann Fitch VanFleet, unidentified.
1954
Foreign students attending Lewis & Clark. Kneeling: Chung, Shin, Ekong; Standing: Bragesson, Haty, Park, Choi, Eckwueme, Herrera, Woo, Mian, Pulos. See Lewis & Clark Journal Nov. 1955.
1955
conductor Boris Sirpo talks with violinist Joyce Callaghan in final rehearsal before performance.
1955