A view of students in the library for the Claremont Colleges which was once housed inside Harper Hall. The writing above the fireplace reads "Life is our dictionary."
Harvey Mudd College; Norman F. Sprague Memorial Library; Pitzer College; Scripps College; Claremont Graduate University
Aerial view of Harvey Mudd College campus looking west, 1971. Also includes Scripps College campus, Claremont School of Theology, parts of Pitzer College and what is now called Claremont Graduate University.
Looking southwest towards Harper and McManus Halls. The intersection is of Tenth Street and Dartmouth Avenue. Cars are parked along Dartmouth and Tenth.
College buildings; Living room furniture; Living rooms
This interior view of Harper Hall shows the common room with tables, chairs and a fireplace. The words above the fireplace are: "Life is our dictionary."
This view of the west side of Harper Hall shows the wall inscribed with "This building is a symbol of a house not made with hands wherein shall dwell the spirit of truth, justice and comradeship. - Ellen Browning Scripps"
Academic libraries; Books; Bookcases; Books and reading
Professor Charles Burton Fahs, a professor of oriental studies who held a joint appointment at Pomona College and the Claremont Colleges, sits at a desk and looks at an atlas. The plaque on the wall behind him reads: "John Treanor - 1883-1935 -...
College buildings; Bénézet, Louis Tomlinson, 1915-; Dedications
Mrs. Ruth Harper Munger cuts the ribbon at the re-dedication of Harper Hall. Also pictured (left to right) behind her are Louis T. Bénézet, president of the Claremont University Consortium, and Charles T. Richardson of the Board of Fellows.
This view of the front of Harper Hall shows a woman walking north toward Tenth Street, a couple of bicycles, and the front of a Ford Thunderbird (automobile).
