Item — University Archives photographs collectionAs Bowling Green State College expanded exponentially throughout the 1920s, school administrators remained focused on the main goal of the college at the time which was the training of educators at both the elementary and secondary level. Hayes Hall,…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionThe construction of Founders Quadrangle was a function of the population increase and housing shortage that plagued the university in the mid-1950s. Founders Quadrangle was named for the men who had successfully worked to establish Bowling Green…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionBy the 1960s, the location of the original football stadium in the center of campus posed a problem for the university's intellectual and physical growth in a number of ways. Not only did its location prevent the construction of more academic…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionThroughout the 1960s, the size of the student population, academic facilities, and physical features of Bowling Green State University were all expanding greatly. The Board of Trustees approved plans for the construction of a quadrangle dormitory…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionAlthough the construction of Kohl Hall, named for Dr. Clayton C. Kohl, took place years after many of the original buildings on campus, the building is significant in that it was the first men's dormitory on campus. The building was also the first to…
Item — University Archives photographs collection As the student population at the university continued to expand throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the size of the administration of the university also increased. To compensate for this, as well as the increasing need for more classroom space, the…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionIn 2009, BGSU announced plans to construct a new residence hall, "South Central Hall," located on the site of Rodgers Quadrangle. Students had the opportunity to select their preferences from a list of ten proposed names, and they chose Centennial…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionUntil 1972, the various departments of the College of Business Administration were scattered all over the University. In order to centralize this department and, thus, provide for greater efficiency and effectiveness, the administration approved…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionConstructed in 1981 by the State of Ohio, this building was used for twenty-two years by the Department of Job and Family Services. This office served those filing unemployment claims, and provided access to a variety of resources, and assistance in…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionUniversity administrators approved plans for construction of a Fine Arts Center in 1948 to centralize all artistic activities on-campus. Previously, the various sections of the Art Department were scattered campus-wide in a manner which prevented…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionAs Bowling Green State College developed into a university throughout the 1930s and 1940s, university administrators recognized the need for construction of a facility that would allow for the centralization of medical services on campus.Johnston…
Item — University Archives photographs collectionAs the University continued to grow through the 1960s, the Board of Trustees approved construction of an ice arena in order to "improve and advance the health and physical education program on campus." Continuous renovation and expansion of the…