Of all the items within the Special Collections unit of the Harvey A. Andruss Library, one collection has undoubtedly the strongest personal connection to Bloomsburg and Columbia County — the images taken by photographers from The Morning Press. First published on March 1, 1902, The Morning Press mainly featured photographs of national news events during [...]
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Talented female athletes compete on college fields, courts, pools and diamonds throughout the year. But this was not always the case. The struggle by women for athletic opportunities at Bloomsburg and nationwide is a story of perseverance and determination. From the Normal School’s earliest days until the 1920s, athletic opportunities for women at Bloomsburg were [...]
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When Arthur Jenkins received the first bachelor’s degree in education from Bloomsburg State Teachers College on June 10, 1927, he was among the first students to complete the school’s four-year teaching degree. Bloomsburg had focused on teacher education since 1869 when the Literary Institute was named a state normal school and an on-campus training school [...]
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IF THERE IS ONE iconic image of Bloomsburg University that lives on in the minds of alumni from years past, it is the Long Porch on the Waller Hall dormitory. Stretching impressively along Second Street, the porch was lined with rocking chairs where socializ- ing students admired a gorgeous view looking out over the [...]
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BLOOMSBURG NATIVE George Keller was an accomplished artist hired in 1921 to teach fine arts at the Bloomsburg State Normal School. He also had another gift — an outstanding rapport with and love for animals. In the late 1920s, Keller began raising huskies and in 1933 the student body of the state teachers college adopted [...]
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