Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Student Life

A page from the 1952 yearbook with a photo of the "Boost Brandeis Safari," a parade of cars heading to Harvard Square with megaphones, and a picture of the First Beaux Arts Ball in the Common Room, with a performance underway.

Yearbook 1952. Institutional Publications

Memo to Abram Sachar from C. Ruggles Smith, discussing the number of students entering the first class.

Memo to Abram Sachar from C. Ruggles Smith, discussing the number of students entering the first class. General History Collection

Bulletin of Brandeis University College of Arts and Sciences, Number 1. Announcing Courses for 1948-49

Bulletin of Brandeis University College of Arts and Sciences. Institutional Publications

Professor Joseph I. Cheskis Professor of Romance Language and Literature Chairman of the School of Humanities Dean of Middlesex University Ca. 1950 Ralph Norman Photograph Collection.

Professor Joseph I. Cheskis Professor of Romance Language and Literature Chairman of the School of Humanities Dean of Middlesex University Ca. 1950. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Clipping describing the celebrations at the end of the first year. There is a photo of a group of students walking past the castle, and another photo of President Sachar and Ellen Lane, resident proctor, chatting with a group of students in a girls' dormitory.

Clipping describing the celebrations at the end of the first year. George Alpert Collection

Eleanor Roosevelt giving the address at the first Commencement on June 16, 1952.

Eleanor Roosevelt giving the address at the first Commencement, June 16, 1952. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Homecoming Game ca. 1950. Black and white photograph shows a large crowd in the bleachers watching a game.

Homecoming Game ca. 1950. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman

Three issues of The Justice: March 1949, November 1950 and June 1950.

The Justice, March 1949, November 1950, June 1950. Institutional Publications

The Turret, April, 1949. Volume 1. Number 1. Fifty Cents. Cover photo is of the Castle.There is a library stamp in the middle.

The Turret April, 1949. Institutional Publications

Cover of The Turret, April, 1950. Volume II, No. 2. Spring Issue.

The Turret April, 1950. Institutional Publications

Max Learner writing on a blackboard while 4 students, seated at a round table, look on. December 16, 1949.

Max Learner and Students. December 16, 1949. Ralph Norman Photograph Collection

Photo Credit: Ralph Norman