Each year the Bryant University senior class raises money to secure a class gift to the university. President Machtley challenged the Class of 2009 Senior Class Gift Committee by saying that he would jump in the campus pond if 50% of the senior class contributed to the class gift. Well, the Class of 2009 met the president's challenge of 50% participation and so the president celebrated by happily jumping into the pond on May 13, 2009.

The Bryant University medallion is worn by the president during academic ceremonies such as commencement, convocation, and the bestowal of honorary degrees. The medallion bears a likeness of the University seal.

The central symbol is an ellipsoid globe with quills on each side to signify the traditional emblem of communication in business. In the center, behind the globe, is a torch symbolizing liberty, the spirit of free inquiry, academic freedom, and learning.

The Archway, forming the background for the globe, torch, and quills, is a Bryant landmark, which is affectionately remembered by thousands of alumni. The Latin expression on the seal "Cognitio Virtus Successus" means "Knowledge, Character, Success." Since its founding in 1863, Bryant University has been building the knowledge and character of its students to help them achieve success.

The formal installation of presidents is marked by the presentation of the medallion by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees to the president.

The Bryant University mace is carried at commencement and convocation exercises and at other Bryant celebrations. Crowned in gold, the finial on top of the mace has the two dominant emblems of the institution: the seal of the State of Rhode Island and the seal of Bryant University.

The mace depicted here is the University mace, which has been used since August 2004. It is the same mace as the old College mace, except for the front seal of the finial. When Bryant College became Bryant University effective August 25, 2004, the front seal of the finial was replaced by the new seal shown here with a new Latin motto.

The central symbol of the seal is an ellipsoid globe with quills on each side to signify the traditional emblem of communication in business. In the center, behind the globe, is a torch symbolizing liberty, the spirit of free inquiry, academic freedom, and learning.

The Archway, forming the background for the globe, torch, and quills, is a Bryant landmark, which is affectionately remembered by thousands of alumni. The Latin expression on the seal "Cognitio Virtus Successus" means "Knowledge, Character, Success." Since its founding in 1863, Bryant University has been building the knowledge and character of its students to help them achieve success.

The inscription on the mace reads:

PRESENTED TO
BRYANT COLLEGE
JULY 1964
TO HONOR THE MEMORY
OF OUR DEAR MOTHER
HARRIET E. JACOBS
E. GARDNER JACOBS
AND
DOROTHY JACOBS LEDERER

Photo of Gertrude Meth Hochberg at the 1997 Women's Summit. Hochberg spoke at the "Desperately Seeking Mentors" session facilitated by Bryant Professor Dr. Judy Barrett Litoff. Hochberg was Bryant's Director of Public Relations from 1949-1975 and Vice President from 1975-1977.

Photo of Bryant's 1995 Honorary degree recipients.
Seated left to right:
John Hazen White, Sr.; Rosa Louise Parks; Katherine Cheney Chappell
Standing left to right:
Gerald J. Berard; Thomas M. Chappell; Lawrence K. Fish; Michael Chu

Pictured (l to r) are Bryant College President William Trueheart with former U.S. Vice-President Walter F. Mondale. On May 31, 1990, Bryant hosted a business seminar as part of the sixth annual World Trade Day. The daylong program featured Vice-President Mondale addressing "The Rhode to Europe." Mondale had been practicing international law since his unsuccessful bid for the U.S. presidency in 1984 and was a partner with the firm of Dorsey and Whitney at the time this photograph was taken. The seminar was the first step in the "Commission 1992" mission to assess the changes in the international marketplace and develop strategies for Rhode Island business and government to capitalize on the resulting economic opportunities. On this day Mondale also received an honorary doctorate from Bryant.

Bryant men's basketball poster for the 1989-1990 season. Verso of poster is attached.

Black and white photo of Bryant President William T. O'Hara delivering the State of the College Address in 1988, the year of Bryant's 125th anniversary.

Photo of Bryant's men's basketball team, 1988-1989.

1987-88 statistics, 1988-89 roster and schedule included in attached pdf.

Color photograph of the original campus entrance sign located at 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI. This sign was constructed in 1971 and was replaced in 1997 and then updated in August 2004 when Bryant College became Bryant University. Bryant's campus is also known as the "Tupper Campus" named after Earl Tupper (of Tupperware fame) who generously donated 220 acres to Bryant for a new campus.

Students in Photo from left to right:
Margaret Presutti '87, Thea Tyimok ’87, Lyse Wante ’86, Linda Matoian '87, Kathy Drapeau '87

Black & white photo of the Bryant Center under construction (Fall 1986).

Black & white photo of the Bryant Center under construction, Spring 1986.

From left to right:
Karl F. Ericson, Bryant Trustee
Gail M. Reals,Brigadier General of the United States Marine Corps
Maurice R. Greenberg, President and CEO, AIG, C.V. Starr
Claudine C. Schneider, United Stataes Congresswoman
Bryant President William T. O'Hara
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., Tennis Champion
Alan G. Hassenfeld, President, Hasbro Bradley
Stephen D. Hassenfeld, Chariman and CEO, Hasbro
Lillian M. Katz, Founder and President, Lillian Vernon

Color photo of the Bell Tower with the Bryant Center under construction in background. The Bell Tower or Clock Tower was a gift of the Class of 1976.

ca. 1985-1986 (The Bryant Center was completed in 1986)

Black and white photograph taken in 1977 shows students relaxing between classes in the Rotunda of the Unistructure at Bryant College. The Rotunda has historically served as a gathering place for students, a venue for announcements as can be seen in the posters hanging from the balconies in the background, special events and meetings as well as Commencements in the early years of the Smithfield, RI campus. Later Commencements became too large to be accomodated by the Rotunda's available space though ROTC Graduations continued to be held there.

Photo of Dr. Clarissa Patterson, Dean of Academic Affairs, "roasting" Gertrude Hochberg. Gertrude began her Bryant career in 1949 as Director of Public Relations. In 1975 she was promoted to Vice President of Public Relations. The "Toasting at the Roasting," in honor of Hochberg's retirement, took place in Salmonson Dining Room in the Unistructure. Gertrude retired from Bryant on July 31, 1977. Dr. Patterson retired from Bryant in 1994.

Black & white photo of the installation of the Bell Tower, Gift of the Class of 1976.

Black and white photo of Malcolm Forbes being greeted in Rhode Island after disembarking from his plane (DC-9) named Capitalist Tool. Forbes came to Rhode Island on May 21, 1976 to attend Bryant's commencement on May 22 where he received a Doctor of Science in Business Administration. Malcolm Forbes is the man chatting with the woman in the polka dot dress. The person in the far left is Bryant student, Kevin Goulin.

Black and white photograph taken on November 19, 1975, during the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Student Center at Bryant College.

Black & white photo of the Koffler Center under construction. The Koffler Center was orginally built as a student union. In 1987 it was renovated and became know as the Koffler Technology Center. In 2005 this building became known as the Communication Complex.

ca. 1975-1976

George C. Craig was associated with Bryant pretty much his entire life. He graduated from Bryant in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He was president of his class and was also a member of Beta Sigma Chi Fraternity. Shortly after graduating from Bryant, George was hired by Bryant as a Career Counselor. Moving up through the ranks he soon became College Bursar and then an Admissions Counselor. In 1968 he was appointed Dean of Admissions and in August 1973 was named Secretary of the Corporation of the College by the Board of Trustees. In 1975 George received an honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration at Bryant's 112th Commencement, May 17, 1975.

Architectural rendition of the student center which became known as the Communication Complex in 2005.

This building opened in October 1976 as a student center known as the Koffler Center, named after Sol Koffler, founder of American Tourister. From 1987-2004 this building was known as the Koffler Technology Center.

Rendition is by Keyes Associates.

Color photograph (exact date unknown) of the original campus entrance sign located at 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI. This sign was constructed in 1971 and was replaced in 1997 and updated in September 2004 shortly after Bryant College became Bryant University. Bryant's campus is also known as the "Tupper Campus" named after Earl Tupper (of Tupperware fame) who generously donated 220 acres to Bryant for a new campus.

Black & white photo of Bryant's men's basketball team. Note Indian headdress on floor.

Black and white photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis taken on October 28, 1972 during a one day whistle-stop tour by Mrs. Onassis. Shown in profile to her left is the 1972 incumbent Democratic senator from Rhode Island, Claiborne Pell. At center of photo, looking toward Mrs. Onassis, is Bryant College student David DePetrillo of Johnston, RI. Mrs. Onassis, having been friends with Senator Pell since childhood in Newport, RI, agreed to campaign for him as she also considered Rhode Island to be her home state. This was Mrs. Onassis' first campaign since the assassination of her late husband, President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963. Claiborne Pell ultimately defeated the Republican candidate, former Rhode Island Governor John H. Chafee, in the 1972 Senatorial election.

Black and white photograph taken at the Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Business on October 11, 1972. From left to right: Ms. Gulski, Ms. Neilan, Mr. Brown, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Anna Bozaro, and Mr. George C. Craig.

Photo of Dr. Juanita Krepps receiving an honorary degree at Bryant's Symposium for the Advancement for Women (1972) where she presented the keynote address. Dr. Krepps is shaking hands with Bryant President Harry Evarts. The event was held in Janikies Auditorium located in the Unistructure.

Black & white aerial photo of the Bryant Campus circa 1972. Picture includes Unistructure, full parking lots, gym, dorms and fountain.

Black & white action photo of basketball game between Rhode Island College and Bryant.

Black and white photograph showing a 1972 meeting of the Bryant College Trustees. Seated at the table to viewer's left, beginning at far left, are T.J. Brown and Sol Koffler. With backs to the window in left of photograph are (l to r) Richard W. French, Frank Delmonico, Bryant College President Harry Evarts, and Clarence H. Gifford, Jr. In the foreground at the left table is William S. Fishman. Seated in the middle, at the left side of the right table is Reverend William Haas and to his left is President Emeritus Gardner Jacobs. In the far right of the photograph, with back to the window, is Paul F. Hartz. The meeting took place in the Bryant College Unistructure during the early days of the new campus in Smithfield, RI.

Color photograph (circa 1971-1982) taken from the main staircase of the Edith M. Hodgson Memorial Library looking down to the lower level of the library. The Edith Hodgson Memorial Library was located on 3 levels of the Unistructure from 1972 to September 2002. Enclosed glass "Smoking Room" is in the center of the photo. The current space is now occupied by the University Art Gallery (2007).

Black and white photo of the reference area of the Edith M. Hodgson Memorial Library located on the main level of the Unistructure off the rotunda area. Book stacks on the upper level housed about half the library's circulating collection (Library of Congress Classification P-Z). Actual date of photo circa 1972-1982.

Black and white photograph taken from the lower level of the Edith M. Hodgson Memorial Library showing the main libray staircase to all three levels. Picture circa 1972-1982.

Color photograph of the Bryant Bookstore circa 1972. The original bookstore on the Smithfield campus was once located on the main level of the Unistructure, the current location of University Relations (2011). To the right of the bookstore is a view into the former swimming pool area now the current site of the Bank of America ATM (2011).

Black & white aerial photo of the Bryant campus which includes the Unistructure, gym, parking lots and dorms and Stump Pond.

Black & white photo of the Unistructure rotunda skylight dome. Left to right in photo: Leonard Granoff (son in law of SOl Koffler), Dr. Harry F. Evarts (President of Bryant), Sol Koffler (for whom the domed center is named), E. Gardner Jacobs (Bryant President Emeritus and Chancellor)

Black & white photograph of the Unistructure under construction looking southwest. Label on photo says:
Gilbane Building Co.
Bryant Bldg Phase 4
Order No 36286 Job 822
June 30, 1971 Looking S. West

Black and white photograph from 1971 shows partial development of the Bryant College Unistructure looking southwest toward the front of the building. Note the beginning outline of the circular drive that rounded the entrance to the building for many subsequent years. The dome of the Koffler Rotunda can be plainly seen.

Black & white photo from September, 1970 shows the first stages of groundbreaking and framing the Bryant College Unistructure at the new campus in Smithfield, RI. Construction workers can be seen in the foreground. Twenty-eight year old architect Robert Hillier from New Jersey was hired in February, 1969 to design the new campus. The Gilbane Company was awarded the contract to build the Unistructure at a cost of $7,500,000.00. The Unistructure was completed seventeen months and one day after groundbreaking with costs being kept within a very tight budget.

Photo of Vietnam War rally at South Hall, Bryant College, May 14, 1970. The student speaker is standing in front of the Archway now located at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI.

Musical Group called the Large Lime plays on the lawn of Bryant's South Hall on Hope Street, Providence, RI - September 1969. Administration Hall at 154 Hope Street is in the background.

Photo of Malcolm Stevens, Vice President (Brown University), and Joseph Hagan, Director of Development (Bryant), announcing a campus sales agreement between the two institutions on March 20, 1969. Brown agreed to purchase Bryant's former Providence campus which consisted of 26 buildings on nearly 11 acres in the vicinity of Benevolent, Cooke, Power, Brook and Young Orchard Avenue. A 122,000 square foot athletic field east of Gano Street was also part of the agreement. The purchase price was $5 million dollars.

At this time Bryant was in the process of planning/building an entirely new campus after receiving 220 acres of farmland located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, from Earl Tupper, former president of Tupperware.

Beginning of Commencement processional led by two girls in white dresses. College mace bearer is Bryant faculty member James Ingraham, Associate Professor of History. Bryant President E. Gardner Jacobs is pictured without cap in second row, right side, behind mace bearer. To the President's right, also pictured without cap, is Assistant to the President, Lionel H. Mercier. Directly behind mace bearer is Stewart C. Yorks, Associate Professor of Education. Behind and to the right of mace bearer is Earle A. Messer, Associate Professor of Business Administration.

Black and white photo of Commencement 1968, also known as "Class Day." Photo shows graduates and their guests with speaker at the podium. Seated fourth from the left, first row, wearing white military uniform, is graduate Ronald Menard, Commissioned Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve.

Black and white photo of 1968 Bryant College Honorary Degree recipients (l to r): Earl S. Tupper, Dr. George J. Kelley, Frank George Wangeman, Mrs. Enid A. Haupt, Walter Beinecke, Jr., E. Gardner Jacobs (President, Bryant College), Luther H. Hodges, Percy Hodgson, William John Martin, and William S. Fishman. Each gentleman received the degree of Doctor of Science. Mrs. Enid Haupt received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.

Black and white photograph showing (l to r): Bryant College President E. Gardner Jacobs with Honorary Degree recipients Luther H. Hodges and Percy Hodgson. Luther Hodges, former Governor of North Carolina, served as Secretary of Commerce during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and was President of Rotary International at the time this photo was taken. Percy Hodgson had also served as President of Rotary International as well as Director of Blackstone Valley Electric Co., Eastern Utilities Associates, and Old Colony Bank. He was President and Treasurer of Parkin Yarn Mill, Inc., and President of Business Chamber Realty Co. Dr. Hodgson and his wife Edith M. Hodgson, for whom the former Bryant College library was named on June 24, 1978, travelled extensively to numerous countries as representatives of Rotary International.

Color photo - Aerial view of Bryant campus pre Smithfield campus construction with outline of Tupper property (220 acres). Photo includes the old Mowry Homestead, route 104 (Farnum Pike), and railroad tracks in foreground.

1968?

Color aerial photo of the Captain Joseph Mowry homestead in Smithfield, Rhode Island now the site of Bryant University. The Captain Joseph Mowry House was built in 1708 and remained in one branch of the family for 160 years. Captain Mowry was a descendent of Nathaniel Mowry, one of the original settlers in Northern Rhode Island (about 1650). This homestead was owned by Keefes, then by Emins for many years, and briefly, by the DeCotis fanily before being purchased by Earl S. Tupper. On October 24, 1967 Dr. Tupper gave this homestead and 220 acres of land as an outright gift to Bryant and this became the location of the current Bryant University.

This homestead was then moved and separated to form 3 structures (Alumni House - the original Captain Josephy Mowry House and one of the oldest houses in the town of Smithfield, Smith House and a private home). The Cornerstone building on the Bryant campus is the former Mowry barn. 1968?

Black & white photo of Dr. Earl S. Tupper, 1907-1983 (President of the Tupperware Corporation). In 1967, Bryant President E. Gardner Jacobs learned that Mr. Tupper wished to sell his 220-acre estate located in Smithfield. Tupper had initially expected a price between $75,000.00 and $100,000.00. Gardner Jacobs met with Earl Tupper in his suite at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Providence to discuss the goals of Bryant College; foremost being a site for the new campus. Mr. Tupper was so impressed with Bryant's ideals that on October 24, 1967 he signed the papers donating his property, which included the historic Captain Joseph Mowry homestead, to Bryant College. Now Bryant University, the institution still resides on this same parcel of land so generously bestowed in 1967. At Bryant's 1968 Commencement Earl S. Tupper was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

Appleby Hall located at 100 Charlesfield Street in Providence, RI was a Bryant College dormitory for men. Appleby Hall was named after Ray Lucien Appleby, Class of 1927. Lucien was employed by Bryant from 1928-1932 and then returned to the college in 1938 and remained until he passed away on June 14, 1968. During these years Lucien held various positions - he was a faculty member in investments from 1928-1956, then was secretary and assistant treasurer, and trustee, and in 1961 was elected treasurer and vice president of the college.

Appleby was the first person to carry the Harriet Jacobs Mace at Bryant's 1964 commencement. At Bryant's 1967 commencement, Appleby was awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Science in Business Administration.

Appleby Hall was dedicated on October 22, 1968 and was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Photo of Robert E. L. Strider, President of Colby College, receving honorary degree from Bryant President E. Gardner Jacobs on July 29, 1967. The gentleman assisting with the conferral is Dr. Charles H. Russell, Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Strider's citation:

"President of one of New England's leading colleges, accomplished eduator, academic authority on the 17th century, author and civic leader, you are renowned in the field of education. You have served as assistant in undergraduate courses at Radcliffe and at Harvard University, your alma mater, as a member of the faculty of Connecticut College, as Dean of the Faculty at Colby College, and since 1960 as President of that instituion. You are a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and you have filled leading offices in numerous commissions on higher education nationally and in New Egland. Recognizing your abilities as an educator and administrator, Concord College, Nasson College, and the University of Maine have conferred upon you honorary doctorates. Bryant College is pleased to add to these honors by conferrng upon you the degree of Doctor of Science in Business Administration, honoris causa."

Black and white photo of Bryant's student activities center under construction. A mansion, known as Faculty House, was once located at this site and was torn down to make way for this center. Located at 148 Power at the corner of Hope, this student center opened in the fall of 1966. It was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Black and white photo of Bryant's Evening Division office once located at 129 Hope Street, Providence, RI. This was the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cross and was purchased by Bryant in 1966. The building to the left in the photo is Bryant Hall.

This building was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Black and white photo of the former Bryant College Bookstore located behind South Hall. This location originally housed Alumni Hall, then a kitchen for dining services and later a student activities center. Before Bryant occupied this space it was a residence for nurses working at Hope Hospital (renamed South Hall when acquired by Bryant).

Bryant President Gardner Jacobs is welcoming freshmen to campus.

This building was sold to Brown University in 1969

Black & white photo of Thomas Smile, who set a college record, scoring 48 points in a single game on February 5, 1965, when Bryant defeated Barrington 116 to 104.

Black & white photo of Bryant's men's basketball team. Photo shows 10 players, standing in a row, each holding a basketball.

Pictured, from left to right: Ted Alsup, Tom Smile, Steve Macomber, Dick Tellier (Team Captain, the only senior on the squad), George Kopacz, Dick Pettee, John McVey, Tony DeQuattro, Jeff Felix, and Jim Squardrito.

Quoted from the 1965 Ledger: "The 1964-1965 edition of the Bryant "Indians" was the finest squad ever floored by Bryant College. The team worked long and hard for their school and their new head coach Tom Duffy. The team compiled an excellent record of 16 wins against only six losses."

Faculty House was located at 26 Cooke Street (at the corner of Benevolent) in Providence, RI. It had been purchased by Bryant in 1964 from the Merriman estate for $46,000. This wood framed building with brick veneer was used for faculty offices and also housed the Director of Alumni Affairs.

Black and white photograph of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library on 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI. One of the measures the new college President, E. Gardner Jacobs, took to get the college accredited by the New England Association of College and Secondary Schools (NEASC) was to increase the library's holdings. In 1961, the school bought a large mansion at 128 Hope Street, which was the former residence of Philip P. Simonds, and converted it into a library. The new wing (on the left), that was added a year later, provided an additional 5,000 feet of space. The Class of 1962 contributed funds towards this expansion. Bryant College achieved NEASC accreditation in 1964.

Black and white photograph of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI.

One of the measures the new college President, Gardner Jacobs, took to get the college accredited by the New England Association of College and Secondary Schools (NEASC) was to increase the library's holdings. In 1961, the school bought a large mansion on Hope Street, which was a former residence, and converted it into a library. The new wing (on the left), that was added a year later, provided an additional 5,000 feet of space.

Bryant College achieved NEASC accreditation in 1964.

Black and white photograph of the Charles T. Powers Room of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI. This room was on the main floor of the library’s annex.

This photograph was taken 1965. Girls were allowed to wear pants in the dorms after 3 PM but were not allowed to wear pants in the library or in the class rooms until the autumn of 1969.

As of this writing, in 2008, 128 Hope Street is the address of the Anthropology Department of Brown University and is known as Giddings House.

Black and white photograph of students reading in the Charles T. Powers Room of the Henry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI. This room was on the main floor of the library’s annex.

This photograph was taken in 1965 on the same day as the photograph with Identifier 91. As of this writing, in 2008, 128 Hope Street is the address of the Anthropology Department of Brown University and is known as Giddings House.

A two story addition to Memorial Hall was constructed in 1965 on the Charlesfield street side of the building. This section contained six classrooms.

Black and white photograph, looking through a window of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street in Providence, RI, into the Charles T. Powers Room. This picture was taking in the 1960s.

Black and white photograph of the Shakespeare Quadricentennial Exhibit at the Charles T. Powers Room, on the main floor of the annex of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library. The library was located at 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI.

This photograph was taken in October 1964. As of this writing, in 2008, 128 Hope Street is the address of the Anthropology Department of Brown University and is known as Giddings House.

The Bryant mace is carried at commencement and convocation exercises and at other Bryant celebrations. Crowned in gold, the finial on top of the mace has the two dominant emblems of the institution: the seal of the State of Rhode Island and the seal of Bryant.

The mace depicted here is the College mace, which was used between July 1964 and August 2004. It is the same mace as the new University mace, except for the front seal of the finial. When Bryant College became Bryant University effective August 25, 2004, the front seal of the finial was replaced by a new seal with a new Latin motto.

The central symbol of the seal is an ellipsoid globe with quills on each side to signify the traditional emblem of communication in business. In the center, behind the globe, is a torch symbolizing liberty, the spirit of free inquiry, academic freedom, and learning. The Archway, forming the background for the globe, torch, and quills, is a Bryant landmark, which is affectionately remembered by thousands of alumni. The Latin motto, shown here, says: "Educando Dirigere Mercaturam" - Education for Business Leadership.

The inscription on the mace reads:

PRESENTED TO
BRYANT COLLEGE
JULY 1964
TO HONOR THE MEMORY
OF OUR DEAR MOTHER
HARRIET E. JACOBS
E. GARDNER JACOBS
AND
DOROTHY JACOBS LEDERER

What follows is the story behind the design of the Bryant College mace, according to a letter, dated January 20, 1965, by W. Daniel Lemeshka of The Gorham Company, Providence, RI, to Mrs. Gertrude Meth Hochberg, Director of Public Relations, Bryant College, 154 Hope Street, Providence, RI.

"The Bryant College crowned mace is an excellent example of this time-honored ceremonial symbol.

"Originally, the mace, as the most ancient weapon known to man, symbolized only the power of physical strength. From its earliest form as the trunk of a young tree on which is left the root head, through the additions of metal and spiked heads, its authority lay in its appearance as a club for striking.

"During the latter part of the 16th Century appeared the first reference to the crowned mace, an adaptation to symbolize the power of authority as well as strength. .

"The crown on the Bryant College mace combines the two emblems most dominant at the school – the Bryant College seal sharply etched on one side and the seal of the State of Rhode Island on the obverse.

"This decorative crown is visually attached to the shaft of the mace by means of a circle of stylized acanthus leaves which joins these symbols of authority to the frieze ornament representing the lamps of learning to the arch symbol that portrays the scholastic halls of Bryant, (And the arch, I understand, relates to your famous archway on campus.)

"The golden hues of these elements are picked up again in the center shaft section which is circled with the typical heraldic symbol of geometric diamond shapes. In turn this gold is sharply contrasted to the deep-grained walnut shafts used on two portions of the mace to provide the necessary grasping areas."

Black and white photo taken on Saturday, November 16, 1963 during the Bryant College Centennial Celebration year. Pictured are attendees of the 61st Convention of the New England Business Educator's Association. Bryant College President E. Gardner Jacobs shown facing the camera with one hand on Centennial document. Lionel Mercier, Dean of the School of Teacher Education and Secretarial Science shown in right of photo on top step.

On July 26, 1963, students and alumni set sail for a business study tour of Western Europe organized by Bryant Professor Wally Camper. This photo shows the group on the deck of the SS France which sailed from New York to Le Havre. During their 41 day journey to 8 countries, students and alumni met with representatives of various organizations such as the European Common Market in Brussels, Lloyd's of London and the Daimler-Benz Corporation (Stuttgart). The group also visited the Pernod Ricard winery and had lunch at Chateau Ricard and tasted various wines including pastis.
The cost of the tour was $1,100.

Black and white photograph of the Charles T. Powers Room of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI. This room was on the main floor of the library’s annex.

This photograph was most likely taken on the same day as the next photograph, in May 1963, with the same student sitting on the right side (while located at left in the next photograph).

As of this writing, in 2008, 128 Hope Street is the address of the Anthropology Department of Brown University and is known as Giddings House.

Black and white photograph of the Charles T. Powers Room of Bryant College's Henry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street, Providence, RI. This room was on the main floor of the library’s annex.

This photograph was most likely taken on the same day as the previous photograph, in May 1963, with the same student sitting on the left side (while seated at right in the previous photograph).

As of this writing, in 2008, 128 Hope Street is the address of the Anthropology Department of Brown University and is known as Giddings House.

The winners of the Golden Soiree dance, held in celebration of Bryant's 100th anniversary, are dressed in American Civil War era clothing to commemorate Bryant's 1863 beginnings.

The raising of the Centennial flag on Tuesday, January 29, 1963 at noon signified the beginning of Bryant's 100th year celebration. The program began with a student procession led by Bryant cheerleaders and ended at the flagpole in front of Memorial Hall.

Black and white photograph of Bryant College's administration building in 1963. Compare to the 1950 photo on this same site and note that the ivy has been removed as well as the decorative fencing on the roof.

Black and white aerial photo of Bryant's former East Side campus in Providence Rhode Island. The back of the photo is stamped November 26, 1962. Bryant's former campus was primarily located on Young Orchard Avenue, Hope Street, Charlesfield Street and Power Street.

Photo of Bryant freshmen coeds. The student holding the texbooks is Mercy Igwe from Nigeria.

Black and white photo of Kilcup Hall located at 148 Hope Street, Providence, RI. Kilcup Hall was a classroom building and was named after Dr. Ernest I. Kilcup, a former Bryant trustee and president of the Davol Rubber Company. The building was dedicated on May 26, 1962 during alumni weekend festivities.

The building towering over Kilcup in the back ground was known as Eldridge Hall.

Kilcup was sold to Brown University in 1969.

This black and white photograph, circa 1961, shows an airplane view of almost all the Bryant College locations in Providence, RI. The buildings still exist (unless otherwise indicated) but are no longer owned by Bryant. 1. South Hall at 1 Young Orchard Avenue
2. Jacobs Hall 7/9 Young Orchard Avenue
3. Gymnasium on Benevolent Street
4. Student Union on Benevolent Street
5. Placement Bureau, corner of Benevolent and Hope Streets
6. Administration Building at 154 Hope Street
7. Alumni Hall at 88 Benevolent Street
8. Stowell Hall at 10 Young Orchard Avenue at the corner of Cooke Street - Removed
9. Salisbury Hall at 8 Young Orchard Avenue – Removed
10. Allen Hall at 4 Young Orchard Avenue – Removed
11. Carroll Hall at 2 Young Orchard Avenue at the corner of Hope Street – Removed
12. Bryant Hall at 131 Hope Street - Removed
13. Faculty House at 148 Power - Removed
14. Gardner Hall at 6 Young Orchard Avenue
15. Governor Dyer Hall at 150 Power Street
16. Harriet Hall 71/73 Charlesfield at the corner of Brook Street
17. Curtis Hall at 74 Charlesfield at the corner of Brook Street - Removed
18. Memorial Hall corner at 75/77 Charlesfield - Removed
19. Eldridge Hall at 79 Charlesfield Street
20. Laboratory in between Charlesfield and Benevolent Streets – Removed
21. Tennis Court on the corner of Hope and Benevolent Streets
22. Tennis Court on Young Orchard Avenue – Removed
23. Harry L. Jacobs Library at 128 Hope Street at the corner of Power Street
24. Kilcup Hall at 148 Hope Street

Black and white photograph of a study room in the basement of Gardner Hall, a Bryant College men's dormitory which opened in September 1960.

Black and white photo of Gardner Hall located at 154 Power Street, Providence, RI. Gardner Hall was named after E. Gardner Jacobs, who was Bryant's President from 1961-1968 and who had, up to 1960, served Bryant for 39 years.

This photo was taken from the courtyard side of the building. The house to the left in the back of the photo is on Power Street.

Gardner Hall, which was a men's dormitory, opened in the fall of 1960 and was dedicated December 3, 1960. This building housed 178 male students, a student health center, a study hall, and a kitchen for student use. Gardner Hall was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Color photo of Eldridge Hall located at 79 Charlesfield Street in Providence, RI. Eldridge Hall was a Bryant College women's residence from circa 1944 until 1971 and was probably named after Edward H. Eldridge, former Director of Secretarial Training at Simmons College, an honorary Bryant alumnus (1934) and frequent visitor to the college.

This building consisted of 13 rooms housing 30 students and a one room apartment for a house director. Bryant President Henry Jacobs purchased this once private residence from Gladys A. Gilmore in October, 1944 for $15,000 and leased it to the college. Bryant officially purchased Eldridge Hall on November 11, 1963 and sold it to Brown University in 1969. In 2007, Eldridge Hall became a residence for scholars in residence at the John Carter Brown Library.

Memorial Hall, no longer extant, is to the left.

Black and white photo of the Governor Dyer House, named after Elisha Dyer, Rhode Island governor from 1857-1859, and his son Elisha, Jr. who was Rhode Island governor from 1897-1900.

Dyer House was designed by architect John Holden Greene in 1818 for his own use.

This property was acquired by Bryant in 1956 for $35,000 and was subsquently converted into a women's dormitory. The Barn Studio was included with this purchase.

When the college bought this house it did so with the stipulation that it could not be torn down. Dyer House was moved from 154 Power Street to 150 Power Street for the construction of Gardner Hall in 1959/1960. It was said that the house was very difficult to move as, unbeknownst to the movers, it was brick with wood covering.

The house to the left was the old Bryant Faculty House which was destroyed in 1965 for the construction of a student activities center.

Dyer House was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Curtis Hall was a women's dormitory located at 74-76 Charlesfield Street. Curtis Hall was named after U.S. Vice President, Charles Curtis, a 1930 Bryant honorary degree recipient. Curtis Hall had been leased by Bryant. A parking lot is currently (2010) located at this site.

Black and white photo of Faculty House located at 148 Power Street, Providence, RI. This particular Faculty House, which housed faculty offices, was destroyed in September 1965 to make way for a student activities center, which was subsequently sold to Brown University in 1969 as Bryant prepared to move its campus to Smithfield, RI.

Black and white photo of Barber House located at 88 Cooke Street, Providence, RI. A residence for men, Barber House was named after Jeremiah Clarke Barber, a former Bryant faculty member and dean.

Barber House had been leased by the college.

Black and white photo of 303 Angell Street (at the corner of Cooke), Providence, RI. Scott House was a men's dormitory at Bryant's former East Side campus and was named after William H. Scott, a Bryant faculty member from 1890-1927.

Scott House had been leased by Bryant.

Black and white photo of Stockwell House located at 367 Angell Street at the corner of Ives in Providence, RI. Stockwel House was a men's residence for Bryant College and was named after attorney Edward A. Stockwell, Class of 1899, a former member of Bryant's board of trustees.

Stockwell House had been leased by Bryant during the 1950s into the early 1960s.

Salisbury Hall, located at 8 Young Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI, was a residence for women at Bryant College's former East Side campus. Salisbury Hall was named after Everett E. Salisbury, Bryant Class of 1883 and recipient of an Honorary Bryant MBA in 1928 and an Honorary Bryant doctorate in 1938. An agent and manager of Atlantic Mills in Olneyville, RI, Salisbury had been a member of Bryant's advisory board and president of Bryant's alumni association.

Salisbury Hall was acquired by Bryant in 1939 and sold to Brown University in 1969.

Black and white photo of the Barn Studio, once part of the Dyer House estate originally located at 154 Power Street. The Dyer estate was purchased in 1956 but the Barn Studio had been leased by Bryant prior to this purchase. The Barn Studio was used for student activities purposes and was razed in 1959 to make way for the construction of Gardner Hall (1960) whereas Dyer House was moved to 150 Power Street.

Black and white photo of Comery Hall located at 166 Waterman Street in Providence, RI. Comery Hall was named after George Edward Comery, Class of 1911, an accountant with the firm Comery Davison Jacobson, former Bryant trustee and accounting professor. Comery Hall was once called Jarvis Hall but was renamed Comery in 1952.

Comery had been leased by Bryant for use as a men's residence.

Black and white photo of Jeannette Carroll Hall, once located at 2 Young Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI. Carroll Hall was named after Jeannette Carroll, the second wife of Bryant president Henry Loeb Jacobs. Carroll Hall, a women's residence for the college, was formerly known as Gregg Hall and was named Carroll Hall upon Jeannette Carroll's death in 1956.

This property was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Color photo of Stratton Gym located at the corner of Benevolent and Hope or at the rear of 1 Orchard Avenue (South Hall). Stratton Gym was constructed in 1935 as part of Bryant's new East Side campus and was also used as an auditorium and dining facility (until 1957). Before the gym was constructed, a carriage house and stable belonging to the "South Hall" mansion was located here.

Stratton Gym was named after Henry Stratton, one of the original founders of the Bryant and Stratton colleges.

This building was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Black and white photo of Bryant's Office for Career Planning and Placement circa 1960s. This building was located behind South Hall at 1 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI.

Postcard of an artistic rendition of Gardner Hall, named after E. Gardner Jacobs, who was Bryant Vice President and trustee at the time of the dedication, December 3, 1960.

On the back of the postcard:

NEW RESIDENCE FOR MEN STUDENTS. This spacious modern structure provides housing and recreational facilities for 178 men students.

Black and white photo of tennis courts on Bryant's former East Side Campus, Providence, RI circa 1960s. These courts were located on the northest corner of Benevolent and Hope.

Color photo of Bryant's 1959 May Queen Parade proceeding east on Young Orchard Avenue. The house to the right was called Stowell Hall and was located at the south west corner of Cooke and Young Orchard.

Jacobs Hall was located at the corner of Young Orchard Avenue and Cooke Street. Constructed in 1957, the building was dedicated on June 7, 1958 as part of alumni homecoming weekend festivities. The first floor of the building housed the Henry L. Jacobs Library, three type writing classrooms and one office machines room. The second floor was a dining refectory.

Jacobs Hall was named after Bryant President Henry Loeb Jacobs who had been president of Bryant from 1916-1961.

A cornerstone ceremony for the building was held January 7, 1958 and a time capsule was placed in a cornerstone of this building at this time. Placed in the cornerstone were a letter from President Jacobs, the oldest Bryant catalog, a 1958-59 Bryant catalog and a copy of both the Providence Journal and the Evening Bulletin dated January 7, 1958.

Jacobs Hall was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Typing classroom in Jacobs Hall on Bryant's former Eastside campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Jacobs Hall was dedicated June 7, 1958 and was named after the first president of Bryant, Henry "Harry" Loeb Jacobs. Jacobs Hall was located at the corner of Young Orchard Avenue and Cooke Street, Providence, RI.

Black and white photo (circa 1956) showing students at the Bryant College Snack Bar. The campus was located on the East Side of Providence at this time. In 1956, Bryant College began construction of a two-story colonial style brick building on Young Orchard Avenue. While the first floor was dedicated to classroom space, the second floor of this new building housed a new dining hall with a seating capacity of 420, a faculty dining room, and a kitchen. The old cafeteria became a student union, a television lounge, and the Bryant College Snack Bar. Among the ice cream offerings were twenty-five cent milk shakes and twenty-cent sundaes. Sodas and sandwiches were also offered. Old cafeteria signs can still be seen on the walls in the photo's background stating the cafeteria meal hours and "Meal Tickets $5.50 value for $5.00." An enlargement of this photo was later placed on the wall of the Heritage Room located in the Bryant Center building of the Tupper Campus in Smithfield, RI.

Black and white photo of Roger Ward Babson [founder of Babson College]. The inscription at the bottom of the photo reads:
To President H. L. Jacobs [Bryant's first president] with deep respect and admiration [signed] Roger W. Babson 1954

Photo of Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary, United States Department of Health, Education andWelfare, speaking at Bryant's Commencement, August 1953. Her commencment address was entitled "Conscience in the Machine Age."

From left to right:
James Cash Penny, Chairman of the Board, J. C. Penney Co., Inc.
Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ivy Baker Priest, Treasurer of the United States
Morgan B. Brainard, President, Aetna Life Insurance Company
Bryant President, Henry L. Jacobs

Photo of Parks House at 87 Cooke Street, Providence, RI. Parks House was purchased by Bryant President Henry Jacobs in 1952 and leased to the college for use as a men's dormitory. Bryant purchased this residence from Jacobs' son E. Gardner Jacobs in 1963 after Henry Jacobs' death earlier in the year.

Parks House was named after George Mansfield Parks, a manager of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in Providence and Bryant honorary degree recipient in 1933.

Since 1934, Bryant has presented the George M. Parks Award to the bachelor’s degree candidate who has done the most to enhance the reputation of the University through recognized leadership qualities.

Black and white photograph of Charles S. Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce from 1948 until 1953, delivering the keynote address, entitled "Business and Education – Teamwork for Strength", during Commencement. Charles Sawyer was one of four honorary degree recipients. The other three were: Mrs. Nelly Taloe Ross, Director of the United States Mint; William D. Fales, Head of the Textile School of the Rhode Island School of Design; and Lucius A. Whipple, President of Rhode Island College of Education.

Description: Black and white photograph of, from left to right, Senator John O. Pastore (D-R.I.); Charles S. Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce; Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the United States Mint, who had been the first female state governor of the U.S.; Jeannette Carroll Jacobs (Dr. Harry L. Jacobs' wife); and Dr. Harry L. Jacobs, President of Bryant College.

Charles Sawyer and Nellie Tayloe Ross were two of four honorary degree recipients. The other two were William D. Fales, Head of the Textile School of the Rhode Island School of Design; and Lucius A. Whipple, President of Rhode Island College of Education.

Black and white photograph of Senator John O. Pastore, Secretary of Commerce Charles S. Sawyer, Director of U.S. Mint Nellie Tayloe Ross, Jeannette Jacobs, and Bryant College's President Dr. Harry Jacobs, taken during Commencement, August 4, 1950.

Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876 - 1977)was elected to Governor of Wyoming in 1925, after her husband, Governor William Ross died. She was the first woman to serve as governor in the United States Governor.

Black and white photograph of U.S. Attorney General James Howard McGrath, Bryant College President Harry L. Jacobs, and Secretary of Commerce Charles S. Sawyer taken during Commencement, August 4, 1950.

U.S. Attorney General James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) was Governor of Rhode Island from 1940 until 1945.

Dr. Henry (Harry) L. Jacobs (1875-1963) was President of Bryant College from 1916 until 1961.

Charles S. Sawyer(1887–1979) was United States Secretary of Commerce from 1948 to 1953, in the administration of Harry Truman.

Black and white photograph of Robert Aubin Belanger, President of Bryant College Student Senate, receiving the Tau Epsilon award from Professor George A. Richards on Class Day, August 3, 1950.

Description of the award: "The Tau Epsilon award - twenty-five dollars to the man who has completed the Business Administration or Accountancy and Finance Curriculum and who has shown throughout the courses outstanding business-like manner and personal appearance, strong fraternal and college spirit, cooperation, leadership and scholastic ability."

Rober Belanger was Chairman of Class Day Exercises.

Gertrude Hochberg was Director of Public Relations at Bryant from 1949-1975 and Bryant's first female Vice President from 1975-1977. As part of the college leadership team she helped to gain national recognition for Bryant.

In 1963 she organized Bryant's first symposium on the "Status Women in America" and subsequently she was invited by RI Governor John H. Chafee to form the Rhode Island Commission on the Status of Women.

In 1972 she arranged and publicized Bryant's "Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Business" which brought 500 career-minded high school seniors and their counselors together with leading women executives.

Hochberg received numerous award during her career. On May 16, 1977, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rhode Island Hall of Fame.

Black and white photograph of Allan Hall (formerly known as Gardner Hall) located at 4 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI. The name was changed to Allan Hall after a new Gardner Hall was finished in 1960. Allan Hall was named after a former Bryant Vice President, John Logan Allan, who died tragically in 1956, in a fire in his home while rescuing his daughter.

Allan Hall was a women's dorm capable of housing 52 residents.

Bryant purchased this property in 1939 from the estate of Judge Thomas Z. Lee. This home was originally the home of Judge Charles Mumford.

In 1969 Bryant sold this property to Brown University in preparation for the campus move to Smithfield, RI.

Black and white photo of Bryant's Administration Building, located at 154 Hope Street, Providence, RI. Bryant purchased this 14 room wood framed brick residence in 1947 from the estate of Mrs. Robert W. Taft.

An addition was constructed in 1961.

This property was sold to Brown University in 1969, along with 25 other buildings, as Bryant developed its new campus in Smithfield, RI.

Photograph of Stowell Hall located at 10 Young Orchard Avenue at the corner of Cooke, Providence, RI. Stowell Hall was purchased by Bryant in 1963 from the estate of Henry Jacobs.

Stowell Hall was a dormitory for women and was named after Theodore Stowell who owned Bryant from 1878-1916. Stowell Hall was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Postcard of Harriet Hall located at 71-73 Charlesfield Street in Providence, RI. Harriet Hall was named after Bryant President Henry Jacobs' first wife, Harriet "Hattie" Einstein Jacobs. Hattie Jacobs was born in Kitanning, Pennsylvania and died in 1930 after a long illness. She was the mother of Dorothy Jacobs and E. Gardner Jacobs, President of Bryant from 1961-1969. Throughout her life she had been active in welfare and philanthropic work.

This wooden framed building (9,800 sq. ft.) was constructed in 1921 and was used as a women's dormitory housing 36 students in addition to a house director in a one room apartment. When Brown University acquired Bryant's East Side Campus in 1969, Brown renamed this building Milhous.

Black and white photo of the corner of Cooke and Waterman, Providence, RI, circa 1950. Photo indicates that the entrance to 154 Waterman Avenue is from Cooke Street. American Red Cross office is the building to the left.

Black and white photo of Cooke Street near Waterman, Providence, RI circa 1950. 154 Waterman is the building to the right.

Black and white photo of 2 coeds walking down the front steps of Salisbury Hall with 2 freshman in beanies sitting on steps. Salisbury Hall was a women's dormitory on Bryant's East Side Campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

Black and white photograph taken during Commencement, August 5, 1949. Benjamin Franklin Fairless, (1890-1962), President of U.S. Steel from 1938 until 1952, delivered the address: "Light Your Candle". He was one of three honorary degree recipients.

The other two honorary degree recipients were Col. Clement Kennedy, President of the New Ocean House Hotel in Swampscott, MA, and Governor John O. Pastore.

John O. Pastore (1907-2000), who was Governor of Rhode Island from 1945 until 1950, is seated to Dr. Jacobs' right. Dr. Henry (Harry) L. Jacobs, Bryant College President from 1916-1961, is the gentleman in academic regalia, holding papers.

Black and white photograph taken during Commencement, August 5, 1949. Benjamin Franklin Fairless, (1890-1962), President of U.S. Steel from 1938 until 1952, delivered the address, entitled: "Light Your Candle". He was one of three honorary recipients.

The other two honorary degree recipients were John O. Pastore, Governor of Rhode Island from 1945 until 1950, and Col. Clement Kennedy, President of the New Ocean House Hotel in Swampscott, MA.

Seated behind Mr. Fairless is John O. Pastore and to Mr. Pastore's left is Dr. Henry (Harry) L. Jacobs, President of Bryant College from 1916 until 1961.

Black and white photograph of John O. Pastore delivering the Welcome Address during the Eighty-Sixth Annual Commencement of Bryant College on August 5, 1949, which was held in the Albee Theatre in Providence, RI.

John O. Pastore was born in 1907. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1944, and in 1945, at age thirty-six, he became governor of Rhode Island, when J. Howard McGrath resigned. Pastore was elected governor in 1946 and re-elected in 1948 and left in 1950 when he won a Senate seat. He died in 2000.

Black and white photograph taken during the Eighty-Sixth Annual Commencement of Bryant College of Business Administration, on August 5, 1949, in the Albee Theatre in Providence, RI.

The Reverend Richard Alban Johnson, Assistant, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, reads the Benediction. Visible behind him, in the front row, are (from left to right) an unknown person, Governor John O. Pastore, Dr. Jacobs (President of Bryant College), Benjamin F. Fairless (President of U.S. Steel) and another unknown person.

The three honorary degree recipients of that year were Benjamin Franklin Fairless, Col. Clement Kennedy, President of the New Ocean House Hotel in Swampscott, MA, and Governor John O. Pastore or Rhode Island.

Black and white photograph of marching band, taken on Class Day or during Commencement in August 1949.

Memorial Hall was constructed in 1946 to honor Bryant students and alumni who lost their lives in World War I and World War II. More classroom space was needed immediately so an addition was constructed shortly thereafter. In 1965 Memorial Hall was expanded once again with a 2 story addition.

Black and white photo of Bryant Hall located at 131 Hope Street, Providence, RI. To the left in photo is Carroll Hall and to the right is Bryant's Evening Division building. Bryant Hall was named for the college's founder, Henry Bryant and was the first dormitory for women at Bryant.

Bryant Hall was purchased by the college in 1963 from Henry Jacobs' estate. Jacobs had purchased the property in 1940 for use by the college.

Black and white postcard of Gregg Hall once located at 2 Young Orchard Avenue at the corner of Hope Street in Providence, RI. Gregg Hall was probably named after John Gregg of shorthand fame.

Gregg Hall was a Bryant College women's dormitory consisting of 12 rooms housing 26 students.

Gregg Hall was renamed Jeannette Carroll Hall in 1956. Jeannette Carroll died in 1956 and was the 2nd wife of Bryant President Henry Jacobs.

This building was sold to Brown University in 1969 and was subsequently removed for the construction of apartment style dormitories.

Memorial Hall was constructed in 1946 to honor Bryant students and alumni who lost their lives in World War I and World War II.

International students at Bryant circa 1946. The book on the table is the Bryant College catalog. We are trying to identy these students from left to right:
Marie L. Davis ?? '46 (Panama)
Elizabeth Lee ?? '46 (Jamaica)
??
Ana Teresa Pino ?? '46 (Cuba)
??
Mavis Enid Tai-Ten-Quee ?? '46 (Jamaica)
??

Black and white photograph of Mrs. Alice Dixon Bond, speaking at the Commencement Luncheon in the Providence Biltmore Garden Restaurant on August 10, 1945. The man on the right side of the photograph is Judge Jeremiah O'Connell.

Black and white photograph taken on August 10, 1945, during the Commencement Luncheon in the Providence Biltmore Garden Restaurant. Standing is Reverend Frederick Clement Foley, who was President of Providence College from 1945 to 1947.

Black and white photograph, taken at Commencement Luncheon at the Providence Biltmore Garden Restaurant. From left to right: Mr. Thomas J. Watson (President, International Business Machines Corporation of New York), Mrs. Alice Dixon Bond (Literary Editor of the Boston Herald and the Boston Traveler), Henry L. Jacobs (Bryant President), and J. Howard McGrath (Governor of the State of Rhode Island).

Black and white photograph of Mr. Thomas J. Watson (President, International Business Machines), speaking at Bryant's Commencement August 10, 1945. His topic was "Education and World Peace." Bryant's 1945 commencement exercises took place at the Rhode Island School of Design Auditorium, Providence, RI.

Black and white photograph, taken on August 10, 1945, at Providence Biltmore Garden Restaurant of Solicitor-General J. Howard McGrath (left) and Mr. Thomas J. Watson (right), on the day of the Commencement Luncheon.

Black and white photograph of Commencement Luncheon in Providence Biltmore Garden Restaurant. From left to right: Judge Jeremiah O'Connell, Mrs. Thomas Watson, and Father Galliher, President of Providence College from 1945 to 1947.

Miss Ruth Leach, Vice President, International Business Machines Corporation, recipient of an Honorary Degree of Master of Science in Business Administration from Bryant, shown speaking about the opportunities for women in business at the 1944 Bryant commencement luncheon. The gentleman seated is Bryant President, Dr. Henry L. Jacobs.

Miss Ruth Leach, Vice President, International Business Machines Corporation, shown receiving an Honorary Degree of Master of Science in Business Administration from Bryant at the 1944 commencement.

J. Howard McGrath, Governor of Rhode Island, shown speaking at the commencement luncheon at the Providence Biltmore Hotel. On McGrath's right is Mrs. Henry L. Jacobs, wife of the Bryant President Jacobs. Dr. Jacobs and Miss Ruth Leach, International Business Machines Vice President, are on the governor's left.

Black & white photo of women's basketball team.

Pictured are (front) H. Merrill, Janet Elizabeth Newell '44, Anna Rebecca Kebrek '45, Ruth Richmond '45, Elaine Male '44, Marian Louise Gustine '44 (back) Eleanor Constance DeMello '44, Miss Cameron, A. O'Day, Lucille Kida '44, Mildred Gutbrodt '44, Rita Colette (aka Frenchie) '45, Lucille Esther Gotsell '44, H. McMann, Miss Yvonne Bernardine, Coach (also Instructor in Shorthand and Typewriting), Rose Kwochka '45.

According to the 1944 year book, the girls' basketball team revived the sport "when most of our men left us" to go to war.

Black and white photograph of girls and possible house mother sitting in the living room at Salisbury Hall on Bryant's East Side Campus. The girls are drinking coca-cola, chatting and reading Vogue (December 15, 1943 issue) and the Saturday Evening Post (December 11, 1943 issue). Salisbury Hall was on Young Orchard Avenue, on Providence's East Side. Salisbury Hall was demolished in 1973.

Black and white photo of Young Orchard Avenue at the Hope Street intersection circa 1940. South Hall is to the left and Gregg Hall (later known as Carroll Hall) is to the right.

Black and white photo of the original Alumni Hall on Bryant's former East Side campus. To the left is the Stratton Gymnasium Auditorium which was constructed adjacent to Alumni Hall in 1935.

Alumni Hall was once a nurse's residence for nurses employed at Hope Hospital which occupied South Hall before the South Hall property was purchased by Bryant.

This building was not always known as Alumni Hall during Bryant's 36 year presence on Providence's East Side. It had also been a kitchen for the dining facility in the Auditorium/Gymnasium, a snack bar/student union, and a bookstore.

Alumni Hall was also once located in a leased fire station located on Benevolent Street as was the library at one time.

The building pictured here was sold to Brown University in 1969.

Many of the men pictured in this photo actively participated in the U.S. armed forces during World War II and wrote letters to the Bryant College Service Club. Photo was taken in front of the Archway in South Hall.
Signatures on back of photo include the following:
Leonard Sweeney, Class of 1941
George Soaris, Class of 1939
Albert Stanwood, Class of 1940
Angelo Joseph Del Papa
William Theroux
William Lentz, Class of 1939
Charles Anthony
Richard E. Fogwell
Anthony P. Varone, Class of 1939
Americo M. Ramalho, Class of 1939
Raymond R. Tracy
Carl Buffington, Jr.
Louis J. Marcucelli (sp?), Class of 1940
Russell W. Sisson, Class of 1939
John Hartley
Robert Southworth, Class of 1938
Harold Shovelton, Jr.
Warren Pekison
Edward Barbowski
Joseph A. Levasseur
Earl L. Vick
Thomas W. Sanford
J. E. Strom
Earl Trevor, Class of 1940
Two faculty members are side by side in the 2nd row near the center of the photo.

Black & white photograph of Bryant's Men's Basketball Team of 1939. Seated in Chairs: Jack Winans (Coach), Henry Zenga (Manager), First Row: Curtis Dickenman, Russell D.Coady (Captain), B. Tanner, Second Row: Kalman J. Medve, Fred Buben, Ernest P. Mellor, Theodore F. Campos, A. Beonardian, G.Coady.

Black & white photo of South Hall, the centerpiece of Bryant's former campus, after the September 21, 1938 hurricane. South Hall, owned by Brown University since 1969 and known as the Orwig Music Library since 1988, is located at 1 Young Orchard Avenue, Providence Rhode Island.

Black and white photo of Bryant's former Providence campus after the 1938 hurricane. Stratton Gymnasium is to the right of the photo and the Placement Office is to the left. These buildings are now owned by Brown University and are located at the southest corner of Benevolent and Hope Streets in Providence, Rhode Island.

Black and white photo of Bryant's Men's Varsity basketball squad.

Pictured in photo: (first row) George Richards (director of activities), Henry Jablecki, Donald Walker, Otto Kubelle, Gilmore Bray, David Clark, Clarence Jarvis, Daniel Sullivan, Coach Jack Winans (second row) Leonard Paquette (manager), Dick Cardoza (assistant manager), Charles Bernstien (assistant manager), Leonard Weinstein, Fred Watts, Dick Wyatt, Walter Geer, Walter Snyder, Sherwin Haskell, Charles Hacking, George Hayes (assistant manager).

Back Row Standing on Porch: Nelson Gulski (accounting teacher); Wallace Brahmer; Mr. Canty (math teacher); Mr. Vinal (teacher); Elwyn Edwards; ?; Dean Jeremiah Clark Barber; Charles Munson; Mrs. Barber; Joseph Martino; Phil Bush; Colin Bagshaw; Al Setapen

Standing on Ground: Cecil Machon; Eddie Aaron; Maurice Riley; Herbert Ellis; Thomas Wilson; Carron

Sitting on Steps, Top Row: Chester Thacher (his "girl" in front of him); Arthur Cabral; Art Neff; Walter Zuckitsch; Zona Lien; ?; ?; Henry Connors; Robert Gray

Sitting on Steps, Third Row: Weinstein; Gordon Lingley; Ben Zeiner; David Clark; ?; ?; ?; Alvin Connors; John Conroy

Sitting on Steps, Second Row: Lionel Robitaille; ?; Wanda Sadowski; Don Walker; ?; Joseph Chwalek

First Row: Milton Rosegren; William Pavlicek; Alton Conn; Casemir Andryshak; Matthew Koyszton; Bob Sayward; Howard Smart; ?; ?; Herbert Gulliver; Joseph Brennan; Robert Rau; Edwin Thomas

Black and white photograph of South Hall, located at the corner of Young Orchard Avenue and Hope Street on the elegant East Side of Providence, RI. The former Bryant and Stratton Business College, newly named Bryant College of Business Administration, moved to South Hall on August 1, 1935 after the building came up for long-term lease. Prior to this the building housed the Hope Hospital. In the nineteenth century the building had been the home of a famous manufacturing family by the name of Sprague. Isaac Gifford Ladd, a broker, had purchased the mansion in the early twentieth century and remodeled it to resemble a French chateau. Note the building's wrought iron railings and ornate archway at the front entrance. The archway became a tradition where graduates processed through it during Class Day exercises and future Commencement ceremonies. Gradually, the College expanded as neighborhood homes came up for sale or lease in the East Side neighborhood. With the acquisition of these multiple buildings Bryant developed into a residential college.

South Hall, located at 1 Young Orchard Avenue, was constructed (was actually a complete reconstruction of a dwelling owned by the Spragues then by the Hidden family) by Isaac Gifford Ladd, an associate of the U.S. Steel tycoon Charles Schwaab and a member of the Brown University Class of 1886, for $1 million. According to some stories, he built South Hall for his bride, and construction was accomplished during a honeymoon which lasted for some time. On arrival back home in Providence, the bride was taken to the new homestead, only to refuse to enter because the building was so ugly. The property remained idle until it was purchased by a Thomas Marsden, who turned it into Hope Hospital, a private institution. Bryant leased the property in late 1934 and renovated it for the opening of classes in the fall of 1935. South Hall was primarily used for classrooms. Also located here were the offices of the Dean of the School of Business Administration, Dean of Secretarial and Teacher Education, and the Supervisor of Secretarial Studies. This building also housed the Registrar, Record Room, Maintenance Department and the College Book Store. Brown University acquired this building and other Bryant buildings on the East Side when Bryant moved its campus to Smithfield, RI in the fall 1971.

Black and white photo of the building which once held the Placement Office and the first library on Bryant's East Side campus. This building was part of the One Young Orchard Avenue (South Hall) estate. When it was part of the One Young Orchard estate, the structure housed servants.

Sepia toned photo of the interior of Stratton Gymnasium/Auditorium filled with Bryant students. This building was located on Bryant's East Side Campus and was situated behind South Hall at 1 Young Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI. The photo is most likely circa 1935, the year the gymnasium was constructed and the year Bryant moved to the East SIde of Providence.

Photo of Bryant students and staff on the porch of Cold Spring House, Wickford, Rhode Island. Nelson Gulski (accounting teacher at this time) is the person standing in the back row wearing a shirt and tie and crew neck sweater. The white haired gentleman standing in the back row with his hand in his pocket is Dean Jeremiah Clark Barber. The woman next to him is Mrs. Barber.

Black & white photo of Bryant Stratton women's basketball team.

Black & white photo of Bryant Stratton men's tennis team 1933. Photo pictures team of 5 men, 4 of them holding tennis rackets. Trees and automobiles in background.

Black & white photo of Bryant and Stratton women's basketball team. On back of photo is written the name of the team's manager: Annette Guillemette Savoie '32.

Henry Ford was awarded a degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Bryant's 68th commencement on August 14, 1931. Mr. Ford accepted the degree but did not appear in person at commencement exercises.

Photo of Bryant President Henry Jacobs and United States Vice President Charles Curtis at the 1930 Bryant commencement held at the former R.K.O. Albee Theatre located on Westminster Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Photo of Charels Curtis congratulating Wilson V. Gilman witnessed by Rhode Island Governor Norman S. Case and Bryant President Henry L. Jacobs.
From Left to Right:
Rhode Island Governor Norman S. Case
United States Vice President Charles Curtis
Wilson V. Gilman (Class of 1930)
Bryant President Harry L. Jacobs
Commencement was held at the R.K.O Albee Theatre on Westminster Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Photo of 4 members of Bryant's Class of 1930.
From Left to Right:
Ernest R. Cotton
George Ross
Lincoln C. Bateson
John Martin

Black and white photo of Bryant Stratton men's baseball team.

Back of photo indicates that there was a game between Bryant Stratton and Brown Fresh(men) on April 22, 1930. Bryant defeated Brown 7 to 6.

Black and white photograph of the Bryant & Stratton student band around 1930?

Photo of Beta Sigma Chi pledgees, 1930.

First person, back row: Charles Farrell
Middle person, back row: T. Ford Wilson
Last person, back row: Paul L. Savoie

Photo date unknown

Photograph of Bryant's Tau Epsilon fraternity circa 1930.

Photograph of the annual banquet of the Bryant Business Administration Club, held at the Turks Head Club in Providence, RI on Feb 6, 1929.

The man in the rear of the photo holding onto a chair is faculty member Jeremiah Clarke Barber, next to him may be John Allan, then E. Gardner Jacobs. Nelson Gulski, Class of 1926, is the 2nd person in the 2nd row on the left side of the photo.

Black & white photo of Bryant Stratton men's baseball team of 1929.

Photo of the Bryant & Stratton Basketball Team. Date of photo approximate.

Black & white photo of Bryant and Stratton's women's basketball team. Pictured in photo: (front) H. Vera Burke, Ruth E. Osgood (holding basketball), Claire Harbeck (second row) Florence E. Vanasse, unknown (third row) Alice K. Blais, Dorothy E. Drowne (back) William V. Mason. Photo was taken by Claire Harbeck's father.

Black and white photo showing the Gardner Building located at 40 Fountain Street (corner of Fountain and Union) in Providence, RI. Constructed in 1918 the building originally housed the R.L. Greene Paper Company and was named for its president, Nathan L. Gardner. In the spring of 1925 the fireproof, eight-story building was purchased by Bryant and Stratton in response to the growth in student enrollment. The building was renovated and modernized--including a lunch counter described as "electrically equipped." Classrooms were arranged in the style of mock businesses affording students a combination of hands-on experience and learning through lecture attendance. The Gardner Building housed Bryant and Stratton Rhode Island Commercial School from 1925 to 1935.

The Butler Exchange Building was the home of Bryant from 1916-1925. From 1907 to 1916 it was the home of the Rhode Island Commercial School which merged with Bryant in 1916.

In 1925 the Butler Exchange was torn down to make way for the construction of the "Industrial National Bank" building.

"At Saturday morning conferences between President Jacobs and heads of various departments, the College problems are discussed, and policies determined."
From left to right: Miss Carroll, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barber, Miss Hebert, Mr. Lane, Mr. Jenison, E.C. Wilbur, Miss Stone, President Jacobs, Gardner Jacobs, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Breard

Black and white copy of a photograph of the Bryant & Stratton men's basketball team, 1921-22.
First Row, from left to right:
Mullaney (Center); George Demopulos (Guard, Forward, Captain and Coach); Coombs (Guard)
Second Row:
Hoyt (Forward); Sykes (Guard); Hutchins (Referee); Wilmont (Forward); Hopkins (Forward)

Black and white photo (circa 1920) of the Butler Exchange Building once located on the current site of the Bank of America building (also known as the Industrial National Bank building) in the heart of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, in the area later known as Kennedy Plaza. Erected in 1872, the building initially housed the Rhode Island Commercial School, owned and operated since 1907 by Harry L. Jacobs. The school was one of Bryant and Stratton's chief competitors. In 1916 Jacobs purchased Bryant and Stratton from the aging Theodore Stowell. Jacobs moved Bryant and Stratton from the Hoppin Homestead Building at 283 Westminster Street, Providence, to the Butler Exchange Building and merged it with the Rhode Island Commercial School. A 1916 charter of incorporation was issued to Bryant and Stratton Rhode Island Commercial School where Harry L. Jacobs would serve as president for the next forty-five years. As shown in the photo at street level, the building also housed the retail businesses of Dodge and Camfield (importers and grocers) and Waite Auto Supply Company. The Butler Exchange building was destroyed in 1925.

Copy of a black and white photo of the Bryant & Stratton football team, 1919.
First Row, from left to right: Murphy, Towne, Unknown
Second Row: McCabe, Kendall, Lewis, H.P. Ashton '19
Third Row: Coach Sullivan, Unknown, Mellon, Walcott, Anderson, Manager Ray Hartley '20
Last Row: Dickison, Smith
Photocopy of photo provided by H. P. Ashton '19

1913 black & white photograph of Bryant & Stratton's men's baseball team.

Black & white photo of the Emin Family at the former Mowry Homestead - now the property of Bryant University. Pictured in photo: (back) Leander Francis (Class of 1907), Jennie, George, John, Louise, Wilfred (front)John Sr., Adele (Class of 1914), Eugenie.

Wilfred, Leander and Adele were Bryant graduates. Wilfred is wearing a Bryant Indians shirt.

ca. 1912

Bryant diploma: "This is to certify that Leander Francis Emin has completed the course of study in the Commercial Department of this college ...

Leander was born in the John Mowry homestead (now the site of Bryant University) in 1892.

Black & white photo of Leander Francis Emin. Leander was born October 14, 1892 to Eugenie and John Emin, Sr. in the Joseph Mowry Homestead (1708), the future site of Bryant University. The Leander Francis Emin Endowed Homestead Award is presented annually to a graduating senior who has achieved scholastic excellence in accounting. This award was inaugurated by Emin's family to honor Emin's memory and the entire Emin Homestead (farm and airport) which is now Bryant University. Leander Francis Emin graduated from Bryant College in 1907.

Drawing of the Hoppin Homestead building (circa 1878-1892) located at 283 Westminster Street, Providence, RI. This four-story building, designed by James C. Bucklin, was erected in 1876 and housed the Bryant and Stratton Business College from 1878 to 1916. The College occupied the third and fourth floors of the building with retail shops such as Warren and Wood, importers of crockery, occupying the ground floor. The building was considered quite modern with its 16,000 square feet of floor space, a massive mahogany staircase and an elevator that served all four floors. The building's location was fortunate in that it was surrounded by the bustle of late nineteenth century Westminster Street with its many shops, theaters and other businesses. The building changed hands many times after Bryant and Stratton's move to the Butler Exchange building in 1916. The Hoppin Homestead building was demolished in 1979.

Bryant was located in the Burgess Building at 164 Westminster Street (now 232 Westminster Street) from 1871-1876. From Warner's Bryant & Stratton Business College Register, October 1871:
"This building, designed by George W. Cady, architect, and erected by the lessee, W. H. Low, on land owned by the heirs of Thomas Burgess, is one of the architectural ornaments of the city. It is 44 1/2 X 92 feet, constructed of brick, with granite foundation and beautifully ornamented marble front, three stories in height, with a French roof, high between joints, well ventilated and lighted ... The four halls on the third and fourth floors are occupied by the college"

Corner of Westminster Street and Dorrance, Providence R.I. Drawing. Circa 1863-1868.