Adelphian Choir. Resplendent in gowns of turquoise and elegant tuxedos, the 42-voice Adelphian Choir from the University of Puget Sound posed for a group portrait in the school's music building on January 12, 1970. They were led by Dr. Bruce Rodgers, director of the School of Music. The acclaimed choir was formed in 1932 and have performed locally and toured nationally. Photograph ordered by the University of Puget Sound, School of Music.

Adelphian Choral Society (Tacoma); Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1970-1980; University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1970-1980;

ca. 1935. College of Puget Sound play "Tons of Money". Man and woman acting out scene on stage set as a living room. (filed with Argentum)

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Staff of Trails, College of Puget Sound student newspaper. L to R: Muriel Kazda, Bev Berlie, Dorothy Seldon, Marijane Lewis, Mary Hager, Paul Raymond, Jane Ness, Ed Hungerford, Mr. Howard Oiseth. From 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kazda, Muriel; Berlie, Bev; Seldon, Dorothy; Lewis, Marijane; Hager, Mary; Raymond, Paul; Ness, Jane; Hungerford, Ed; Oiseth, Howard; Journalism;

Elevated view of College of Puget Sound students on lawn, forming the letters "CPS". Used across bottom of foreword and dedication pages of 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound. Collegiate Gothic-style building with people on steps and sidewalks. This picture of the ivy covered facade of Jones Hall was used on Table of Contents page of the 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Jones Hall (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

College of Puget Sound President Edward H. Todd. For 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas (not used).

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Todd, Edward H., 1863-1951; College presidents--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound President Edward H. Todd. From 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas. He stands in front of a stone engraving reading "College of Puget Sound. Dedicated to Learning, Good Government and Christian Religion." Dr. Todd served as president of the college for 29 years, from 1913 to 1942.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Todd, Edward H., 1863-1951; College presidents--Tacoma;

Shoveling contest during October 16, 1940, ground breaking at C.P.S.for new Student Union Building. Leaning on shovels L-R: Chamber of Commerce president Everett T. Smith, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Student Body Pres. Lyle Jamieson, trustee Norton Clapp. Bursar Charles A. Robbins is in second row behind the contestants. Bursar Robbins would declare Mr. Clapp the eventual winner. (T. Times, 10-17-40, p. 10)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979 ; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Smith, Everett T.; Jamieson, Lyle; Robbins, Charles A.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound graduation exercises. Three students read "The Courier" newspaper while waiting for graduation ceremonies to begin. Declining business conditions in 1938 would make it hard for some graduates to find steady employment immediately on graduation. Of the 82 bachelor's degree candidates, 34 would continue on in graduate studies. (T. Times 6/2/1938, pg. 11; 6/6/1938, pg. 1)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940;

College of Puget Sound graduation exercises. Three students adjust their caps and gowns for 1938's pending ceremony held in Jones Hall. The college was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Eighty seven degrees would be awarded at the graduation ceremony. (T. Times 6/6/1938, pg. 1)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound's Spurs, circa 1927, " Woman's National Pep Organization, Puget Sound Chapter." Eleven girls in sweaters with a spur logo and knee length skirts plus their sponsor pose on the steps of a campus building. Spurs, a non profit service club, had been on the campus since 1925. The organization's name was an acronym for Service, Patriotism, Understanding, Responsibility and Sacrifice. Top Row: F. Martin, Wilson, sponsor Helen Geiger, Jones, M. Martin. Bottom Row: Rosmond, Walton, Crail, Coffman, Day, Calahan, Jensen. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas, " pg. 72.) (WSHS)

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Spurs (Tacoma); Student Organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

C.P.S. students Gretchen Kunigk (later Fraser) and Herb Clark pose in front of football players at the College of Puget Sound in a September 10, 1938, fall fashion shoot for Klopfenstein's. The men were practicing at the first fall turnout for football . In 1948 Gretchen Fraser would become the first American to medal in Olympic Skiing.

Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Clark, Herb; Fashion models--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound "Knights of the Log." Fourteen boys, eleven in white blazers with C.P.S. logo on breast, three in formals on steps of a campus building. Top row: Rumball, Mace. Middle row: Anderson, Stark, Dyment, Crosby, Wilson, Thomas. Bottom row: Gysin, Harding, Henry, King, Josselyn, Farmer. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas," PG. 72) (WSHS)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & Colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Student Organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters performed Thorton Wilder's "Skin of Our Teeth" as their spring production. The play depicts man's survival through the ice age, deluge and war. The play starred: Irene Fearn, Troy Strong, Helen Strong, Shirley Milstead and William O'Connell. View of the cast of characters with Atlantic City Boardwalk scenery.

Actors--Tacoma; Stage props; Theatrical productions--Tacoma; Costumes; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters performed Thorton Wilder's "Skin of Our Teeth" as their spring production. The play depicts man's survival through the ice age, deluge and war. The play starred: Irene Fearn, Troy Strong, Helen Strong, Shirley Milstead and William O'Connell. View of the characters, Maggie and George Anthrobus.

Actors--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Tacoma; Costumes; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound the Spurs at Anderson Hall. Anderson Hall was a girls' dormitory located on campus at College of Puget Sound. View of four unidentified female students standing by a column with school years 1894-1943 visible.

Obelisks--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound the Spurs at Anderson Hall. Anderson Hall was a girls' dormitory located on campus at College of Puget Sound. View of six unidentified students possibly studying for upcoming final exams.

Private libraries--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Studying--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

A contest was held in 1946 at the College of Puget Sound (now U.P.S.) to select the best look alikes for "Daisy Mae" and "Lil Abner" for the Sadie Hawkins Day dance that was held on campus on November 2. The winners of the contest were Gwen Roberts (center left) and Harold "Hal" Wolf (her dance partner), both freshmen. Sadie Hawkins Day was created by the cartoonist Al Capp and made its debut in his Lil Abner strip on November 15,1937. By 1939 over 200 colleges were holding Sadie Hawkins Day events. TPL-9200

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dancers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roberts, Gwen; Wolf, Hal; Costumes;

College of Puget Sound Associated Students Navy social. During Homecoming week the Associated Students' Club organized many activities. Dances, baseball, football games and plays were all events to get alumni, students and community members involved. View of unidentified group of students and Navy men getting the jukebox ready for dancing.

Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jukeboxes; Students--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

115 Boy Scout executives met at the College of Puget Sound in September, 1950, for a week long training session on administration and finance. Although the Boy Scout leaders meet annually, this was the first time they had ever met in Tacoma. Seven national leaders and Governor Arthur B. Langlie were also in attendance. (TNT 9-3-50, p. A-6)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Group portraits;

On January 5, 1951, three unidentified Tacoma Athletic Commission members posed with tennis stars (in white, left to right) Pancho Segura, Pauline Betz Addie, Gertrude "Gussie" Moran and Jack Kramer at the Bobby Riggs Professional Tennis Show held in the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. TAC and the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club cosponsored the two singles and the doubles match offered in the nationally touring show. The most exciting matches were those of Kramer, who was top of the amateur field, and Segura, the flashy Latin player from Ecuador with the two handed forehand and backhand returns. "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran, consistently rated in the top 10 of this country, was better known for her fashion statements such as her ruffled tennis undies. Addie, who had worn the national women's crown for four years, was also known as a sharp dresser and the two women consistently tried to out dress each other. A portion of the evenings returns were donated to the March of Dimes. (TNT 1/5/1951, pg. 15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Tennis players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tennis rackets; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Segura, Pancho; Addie, Pauline Betz; Moran, Gertrude; Kramer, Jack;

This beautifully decorated table at Jones Hall greeted the attendees of a preview showing on February 6, 1951 of Northwest artists on exhibit at the College of Puget Sound. The Tacoma Art League sponsored the exhibition. On the table were ti leaves, candelabras in black marble stands, brass coffee urn and assorted delicacies. From left in the photograph are: painter Mrs. Helen Everett, program chairman of the Tacoma Art League Mrs. Warren Tomlinson, Helen Feek, Tom Jensen and Maxine Parker. The latter three planned the table arrangements for the coffee hour. (TNT 2-8-1951, C-6- alt. photograph)

Art exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Tacoma Art League (Tacoma); Everett, Helen; Tomlinson, Warren E.--Family; Feek, Helen; Jensen, Tom; Parker, Maxine;

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring natural gas appliances, such as ranges, hot water heaters, and space heaters, distributed by Home Gas Co, 140th and Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. The exhibit also sponsored a natural gas cooking demonstration, using propane, on Wedgewood and Tappan ranges of "biskit mix" biscuits topped with "Marva-Lishus" raspberry syrup, with samples provided for hungry show attendees. Raspberry syrup was provided by the Farmers Union Berry Coop of Puyallup.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Ovens; Radiators; Water heaters; Natural gas--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gas industry; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring Heatlox heatcolumn- an oil burning pressure type furnace. Heatlox Furnaces Inc. was located in Tacoma at 4320 So. Tacoma Way. A new product in 1950, the heatcolumn was advertised as " The talk of the town." The FHA approved furnace had combustion chamber housing with double wall construction, demonstrated by the cutouts in the display model. The furnace also had a Brundage blower unit with replaceable filters, Honeywell controls, ventilated air spaces and an extra heavy gauge heat exchanger for long life. It sold for $549.00 installed, with convenient monthly payments of $14.95.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; HVAC systems--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma);

Zingler Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Featured at the booth were America's number one refrigerator - Frigidaire. Also displayed are new ranges and an automatic washing machine.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Washing machines;

Tietz Construction Inc. display board from their exhibit at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950, at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The sign displays pictures of some of the homes designed and built by the company. Richards Studio did the photography on most of these pictures. The construction industry was very busy in 1950, with many new housing additions being built. Most single family homes were 2-3 bedrooms and sold from $6500 - $8000.

Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Construction Industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma;

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. Students at the College of Puget Sound enjoyed a masquerade ball given in honor of forieign students by Alpha Rho Tau, the art honorary. The event was described as spectacular. A young man wearing a cardboard cage is lying on a table while another student wearing a doctor's stethoscope evaluates his condition. Others in various costumes look on in case they are called upon to help. (T.Times, 2/20/1949, p.21)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Alpha Rho Tau (Tacoma);

This photograph from November of 1948 shows James Anderson, a College of Puget Sound (UPS) student from Enumclaw, inspecting a splice he has just made in a 16 mm film. The college had just started a new visual education program to provide 16 mm films and slides for classroom presentations. They also had an opaque projector that could be used to project maps and pages from books or magazines. In the first two months of the program over 136,000 feet of film were shown on campus. (T.N.T., 11/28/48, p. A-12).

Equipment; Projectors; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Anderson, James;

The University of Washington, along with the Tacoma Art League and College of Puget Sound were presenting an art program featuring art and the role of the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Left to right: Ethel Bowman, President of the Parent Teachers' Association, Mrs. J. Arnason Johnson, UNESCO Historian, Judge Blanche Funk Miller, Northwest Chairman for UNESCO, unidentified, unidentified, and Jeanette Tomlinson, University of Washington faculty (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 22).

Tea parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Art; Art exhibitions--Tacoma; Receptions--Tacoma; Hats--1940-1950; Jones Hall (Tacoma); University of Washington; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; UNESCO (Tacoma);

College of Puget Sound students decide to take advantage of a warn sunny day and move their study group outside. The students review their class notes and get ready for the end of the 1946-1947 academic year. This photograph was taken for the 1947 Tamanawas, CPS' annual yearbook.

Studying--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;