Exterior view of the Old Gymnasium

Exterior view of the Old Gymnasium

1960's

Images of the exterior of the Old Gymnasium and Physical Education Building in the early 1960's. The gym was originally built in 1948 and included classrooms for Drama and Speech, office space for Physical Education and Health instructors and also a "conservatory of art" (PSC Catalog, 1952-53). Philander Smith College received funds from private donors and was awarded a grant from U. S. Department of the Interior National Park Service to restore the building (Hicks, 2005). The Old Gym was renovated and dedicated as the Sherman E. Tate Student Recreation Center in on September 22, 2005 (Hicks, 2005).

Gymnasiums

Historic buildings

Sherman E. Tate Student Recreation Center

Hicks, K. (2005). Sherman E. Tate Student Recreation Center dedication ceremony (Press release). Philander Smith College, Office of Public Relations. PSC Buildings Collection, Box 16.

Catalog of Philander Smith College, 1952-53.

D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections

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Still image

bldg_00123

bldg_00124

Little Rock (Ark.)

Black & white photographs

10 x 8 in.