Bloomsburg University's Harvey A. Andruss Library

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3RD FLOOR EXHIBIT


Waller

Andruss

Kozloff

Bloomsburg's Three Retiring Presidents
 

            Dr. Jessica Kozloff will retire as President of Bloomsburg University in December, 2007, having served since 1994.  Not only is she one of the longest serving presidents in the history of the institution, she is one of only three to ever retire from the position.  David Waller, Jr. served as principal from 1877-1890 and again from 1906 until his retirement in 1920, and Harvey Andruss from 1939 until he retired 30 years later in 1969.  The tenures of these three heads of the school span its entire history, with Waller an 1867 graduate of the Bloomsburg Literary Institute and principal of the Bloomsburg State Normal School, Andruss president of both the Bloomsburg State Teachers College and Bloomsburg State College, and Dr. Kozloff overseeing Bloomsburg University

            The exhibit provides a brief look at Bloomsburg during the times of these three presidents and highlights a few of their accomplishments.   Waller was not responsible for much in the way of construction, but he provided stability in his first term in an era of financial uncertainty, and in his second laid the groundwork for the normal school to become a four-year degree granting institution.  Andruss oversaw great growth in terms of both the number of students and size of the physical campus, and steered the college through the turbulent years of World War II.  Dr. Kozloff has expanded upon the work of her predecessors and the university currently enjoys its greatest enrollment ever, as well as a continually updated and more functional campus.

            The display includes photographs, drawings, yearbooks, magazines, newsletters, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, booklets, floor plans and maps.

            Created by University Archivist Robert Dunkelberger and Archives Student Assistant Patricia Owen.  The theme was suggested by InterLibrary Loan Supervisor Andrea Schwartz and the exhibit will run through January 25, 2008.

VIRTUAL EXHIBITS

The University Archives periodically creates online or 'virtual' exhibits to highlight the Archives' collections and the history of Bloomsburg University. The first such exhibit is Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1959. This is a pictorial look at the campus of 40 years ago, complete with historical and current information on all campus areas that existed at that time. The second online exhibit by the University Archives is entitled A Gallery of Presidents and History of Bloomsburg University, an in-depth look at the history of the University with detailed biographical information on each of its presidents.  The third exhibit is Views of the Bloomsburg State Normal School, 1921-1923, a look at the state normal school using photographs and information from the course catalogues.  The fourth exhibit is the 1919 War Hero Memorial Pinery, which examines the history of the World War I memorial located near Carver Hall, and provides biographical information on the 16 students who are remembered there.  A fifth online exhibit is The Maine Experience: Bloomsburg State College Summer Art Classes at Moosehead Lake, 1975-79, which remembers the summers during the 1970s that art students from Bloomsburg went to the wilds of Maine to paint, draw, learn their craft and experience life.  The sixth is A Legacy of Champions: The Story of Wrestling at Bloomsburg University, which documents the history of the wrestling program at the University from its founding in 1930 to the present day, featuring many of our individual and team champions from over the years.  The most recent one is The Navy V-5s at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, telling the story of the naval flight instructors who trained in Bloomsburg during World War II.

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