Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

The Campus

Artist's Rendition of the Barn (the first University Library) ca. 1948.

Artist's Rendition of the Barn (the first University Library) ca. 1948. Library Collection

Map Postcard ca. 1950. Postcard has a hand drawn map of the area around Brandeis University with an inset box containing directions to campus by car.

Map Postcard ca. 1950. George Alpert Collection

Aerial View of Campus. ca. 1946

Aerial View of Campus. Fairchild Aerial Surveys, ca. 1946. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Site of the Chapel with mounds of dirt.

Chapel Site, August 6, 1951. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Black and white photo of Ridgewood Dorms, January 1951, with a few students visible amongst the trees in front of the buildings.

Ridgewood Dorms, January 1951. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Two Brandeis Associates reviewing the first University Master Plan. On the left is Harold Goldberg, holding the blueprint and pointing with a pencil to one part of the plan.

Brandeis Associates reviewing the first University Master Plan. On Left Harold Goldberg, Chairman of the Board of the Greater Boston Chapter. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Photograph of The Castle, ca. 1950.

The Castle Ca. 1950. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Map of Campus, ca. 1950, showing existing and new buildings, existing and new roads, athletic and recreational fields, etc.

Map of Campus, ca. 1950. General History Collection

Front page of The Justice, September 1950. Main headline reads: Brandeis Athletic Building to Honor Abraham Shapiro.

The Justice, September 1950. Institutional Publications

Israel Goldstein's description of his first visit to the campus of Middlesex University on January 15, 1946.

Israel Goldstein's description of his first visit to the campus of Middlesex University on January 15, 1946. Israel Goldstein, Brandeis University Chapter of its founding, 1951

Front page of The Justice, January 1950. Main headline reads: Brandeis Reveals Plan. There is also a rendering of the plans for the campus.

The Justice, January 1950. Institutional Publications

Clipping from the New York Herald Tribune, Sunday, February 26, 1950, with headline: Brandeis U. Plans 50 New Buildings. 10-Year Program Expected to Cost $22,715,000.

New York Herald Tribune, February 26, 1950.

Cover of "A Foundation for Learning: Planning the Campus of Brandeis University: Proposal for the long-term development of the Brandeis campus." 1949 An artist's rendering of the proposed campus plan fills the cover.

A Foundation for Learning: Planning the Campus of Brandeis University: Proposal for the long-term development of the Brandeis campus 1949. Institutional Publications