Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Beginnings and Endings

A large group of people are sitting and standing on the grass. Two women and one man are sitting on the grass and holding guitars. The two women are playing the guitars and singing.

Students singing and playing the guitar at an orientation event (1953)

Several people standing in a small bookstore. Some of them are standing in front of a counter while two people are standing behind it. There is a stack of books that someone is purchasing on the counter and shelves full of books in the background.

New students purchase books for class during orientation (1953)

A group of five people (four women and one man) walking towards a building. The man is carrying three suitcases while one of the woman carries a hatbox and another woman carries three books. There is a lawn, another building, and forest in the background.

New students move their belongings into their dorms (1953)

Several women stand under an outdoor tent in front of a table that has tea cups and plates, elegant tea pots, snacks, and a candelabra on it. The women are picking up food and tea. There a few men standing behind the crowd of women.

New students enjoy refreshments at an orientation event (1952)

Two men - one older and one younger, both dressed in suits - stand next to each other and smile at the camera.

President Abram Sachar, Brandeis University's first president, takes a picture with a new student at orientation (1952)

Large crowd of people sitting on chairs at round tables in a large gymnasium. There is a long, raised table with people sitting at it and a podium where a man is standing way in the back. The crowd of people are turned towards the podium. There is a large banner hanging from the ceiling that states "Brandeis University."

New students listen to a speaker in the gymnasium (1968)

A man is plugging his computer into a power strip in his dorm room. There is a large desk with a computer, a system box, a radio and stereo, a fan, a printer, and other objects sitting on it. The closet door is open next to him, and there are clothes, shoes, and other things in it.

A new student moves his belongings into his dorm on Moving In Day (August 29, 1999)

Two women are standing together and smiling at the camera. One of the women is wearing a graduation hat and robes and a doctorate hood. The other women is wearing a long-sleeved dress and a double-strand pearl necklace. Behind them is a large rock wall and a few trees.

A doctoral graduate takes a picture with a relative after commencement (October 12, 1958)

A close-up side view of the performance. A man is holding a stick while performers huddled behind him hold onto his shoulders or hold their arms out.

Students put on a performance at the 1971 commencement ceremony

A front-facing shot of the performance. The man is holding a flag made out of cloth and a stick and has his eyes closed. The other performers are huddled behind him and also have their eyes closed. Their arms are outstretched and some of them are holding onto his shoulders.
Two men with graduation robes and doctoral hoods place the doctoral hood on a graduating student. The student is holding her diploma. There are students lined up to wait for their diploma at the right side of the photo.

Doctorate students receive their hoods at the 1971 commencement ceremony

People wearing graduation robes and hats are sitting on wooden chairs outside. There is a large crowd of people in the background. It is a bright sunny day with no clouds in the sky.

Graduating students at the 1981 commencement ceremony

A man wearing a graduation hat that has a Woodstock figurine (a bird character from the TV show Charlie Brown) attached to the top of his hat.

A graduating student watches the 1981 commencement ceremony