Remembering Ford and Sydeman Halls

Students gathering outside Ford Hall, January 8-18, 1969
[University Photo Collection]
This exhibit is presented by The Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department of the Brandeis University Libraries.

General History and Architecture
A historical and architectural overview of the building

Student Occupation
A brief account of the 11-day Ford Hall occupation by Brandeis African-American students

Image Galleries
Photographs of Ford and Sydeman Halls from its construction starting in 1939 to its destruction in 2000

Sources on Ford and Sydman Halls
A bibliography concerning Ford and Sydeman Halls and the student occupation