West College (Old West)


Academic Quad, 1916
Academic Quad, 1916

Students and faculty stand in groups throughout the quad during the 1915-1916 academic year.

The caption reads: "Campus of Dickinson College, 1915-16"

Students in this photo include: Esther Popel ('19) ; William Jefferson ('19)

Academic quad, c.1960
Academic quad, c.1960

Old West, the Tome Scientific Building, and East College are visible in this photograph of the Academic quad around 1960.


Academic Quad, c.1985
Academic Quad, 1999

Panoramic view of the academic quad with Bosler Hall in the foreground with Althouse Hall and Old West in the background from around 1985.

Bell in West College cupola, c.1890
Bell in West College cupola, c.1890

View of the college bell in the West College cupola around 1890.

Bell in West College cupola, c.1890
Bell in West College cupola, c.1890

View of the college bell in the West College cupola around 1890.

Beta Theta Pi in West College, 1892
Beta Theta Pi in West College, 1892

Members of Beta Theta Pi pose for a group photograph in Clyde Furst's room in West College in 1892: Paul Appenzellar '95, Edwin Hinchcliffe '93, Clyde B. Furst '93, Charles E. Baker '93, Francis B. Harvey '93, Will Uttley '94, Virgil Prettyman '92, Robert E. McAlarney '92, Fred E. Stilt '95...

Beta Theta Pi members play chess, 1892
Beta Theta Pi members play chess, 1892

Several members of Beta Theta Pi play chess in Clyde Furst's room in West College in 1892.

From Left to Right: Clyde Furst ('93), Charles Baker ('93), Virgil Prettyman ('92), Paul Appenzellar ('95), Fred Stilt ('95), Robert McAlarney ('93)

Ceremony on steps of Old West, c.1983
Ceremony on steps of Old West, c.1983

An honors ceremony takes place on the front steps of Old West. A member of Wheel and Chain is speaking at the podium.

Roseann Belza Cooper ('83) is in the grey suit on the steps.

Christmas tree decorating, c.1994
Christmas tree decorating, c.1994

Three friends decorate a Christmas tree in the snow in front of Old West.

Class of 1872 Reunion, 1922
Class of 1872 Reunion

Fiftieth Reunion of the Class of 1872 held in 1922.  Group of men sitting on steps of Old West. 

Front Center: David Jay Myers is seated in the front center

Class of 1902 Gateway, c.1925
Class of 1902 Gateway, c.1925

The Class of 1902 Gateway to the John Dickinson Campus during the winter around 1925. This gateway is located on W. High Street.  Old West is in the background.

Class of 1902 Gateway, 1992
Class of 1902 Gateway, 1992

View of the Class of 1902 Gateway and Old West after a winter storm in January 1992.

Class of 1902 Gateway and Old West, 1995
Class of 1902 Gateway and Old West, 1995

The Class of 1902 Gateway and Old West during the winter in 1995.

Commencement, 1962
Commencement, 1962

View as students receive their diplomas during Commencement on June 3, 1962.

Commencement, 1962
Commencement, 1962

View as students receive their diplomas during Commencement on June 3, 1962.

Commencement, 1962
Commencement, 1962

View during Commencement exercises on June 3, 1962.

Commencement, 1965
Commencement, 1965

View of Commencement exercises in front of Old West in 1965.


Commencement, 1981
Commencement, 1981

An aerial view of Commencement exercises on May 17, 1981.

Commencement, 1990
Commencement, 1990

Students walk out the main entrance and down the steps of Old West after graduation on May 20, 1990. The Commencement exercises were held earlier in the Kline Center.

Cupola of West College, c.1895
Cupola of West College, c.1895

The cupola of West College, with a man standing inside next to the bell, around 1895.  The mermaid is visible on the top of the cupola.

Dickinson Campus, c.1870
Dickinson Campus, c.1870

View of the John Dickinson campus around 1870.

The caption on the reverse side reads: "West College and East College as engraved by Louis E. Neuman for the Atlas of Cumberland County, 1872.

Dickinson College Campus, 1858
Dickinson College, 1858

View of West College and East College in 1858. John Churchill Brooking, a member of the Class of 1858, is credited as the artist for this chromolithograph. His initials appear at the lower left of the print, and his name is handwritten, identifying him as the artist, on the lower right. E....

Dorm in Old West, c.1890

View of three students in a dorm room in Old West around 1890.


Dorm room in West College, c.1890
Dorm room in West College, c.1890

View as a student plays the violin while two other students sit at a table in a dorm room in West College around 1890.

Faculty and Students, c.1920
Faculty and Students, c.1920

View as faculty and students pose for a picture outside Old West around 1920.

Individuals in this photo include: Dorothy Davis ('24) ; President James H. Morgan ('78) ; Dean of Women Josephine Meredith ('01)

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