Clara Booth Byrd Papers
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- Alumnae House entrance hall
- Entrance Hall of Alumnae House, circa 1942. Table with lilacs can be send against the opposite wall; stairway in front leads to ground floor. Hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House entrance hall
- Entrance Hall of the Alumnae House, showing the registration desk within an enclosure. Photo taken between 1937 and 1947; hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House.
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- Alumnae House entrance hall
- Entrance Hall of the Alumnae House in 1947. The wall paper was five tones of gray. Hand tinted; for non-tinted version, see UA104.2.008. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House front entrance
- Front entrance of Alumnae House, from southeast. Hand tinted to nearly identical colors used in Alumnae House. Photo taken between 1937-1947. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House front entrance
- Front entrance of Alumnae House as seen from the northeast, circa 1942. The circular college seal depicting Minerva can be seen on either side of the door. Photo is hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House hallway
- This circa 1942 photograph shows the hallway in the Alumnae House. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House.
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- Alumnae House in the snow
- View of the alumni house after a snow, circa 1942. Hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House kitchen
- Kitchen in the Alumnae House, circa 1942. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House library
- Interior of the library in the Alumnae House, featuring its furnishings. Photo taken between 1937 and 1947; hand tinted. For non-tinted version, see UA104.2.013. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House mimeograph room
- Mimeograph Room in the Alumnae Office suite of the Alumnae House, containing a letter folding machine, letter sealer, and storage closet. Photo taken between 1937 and 1947; hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House plaque
- Photo of the plaque recognizing the Alumnae House Building Committee, taken on 1 Sept 1939. Hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House powder room
- Pink powder room located on ground floor of Alumnae House, as pictured sometime between 1937 and 1947. Hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House reception hall
- North end of the Reception Hall of the Alumnae House, as seen sometime between 1937 and 1947. The light blue room contains a table with tea set and a fireplace, above which hangs "The Return of Gov. White - the Word Croatoan" by Sidney Newbold, a gift of Roanoke Rapids Alumnae Club. Hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House reception hall
- The Reception Hall of the Alumnae House, as seen sometime between 1937 and 1947. At front right, in front of many rows of folding chairs, is a Steinway Music Hall Grand Piano. The mural over the mantel is ""The Baptism of Virginia Dare"" by Sidney Newbold, This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House reception hall entrance
- Doorway inside the Reception Hall of Alumnae House, sometime between 1937 and 1947. Doorway pediment includes a pineapple, symbolizing hospitality, with an egg-and-dart pattern in the Ionic column capitals. Hand tinted. Photo taken between 1937-1947. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
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- Alumnae House sitting room
- Photo of a small sitting room adjacent to bedrooms in the downstairs of the Alumnae House, featuring a floral pattern couch, silver tea set, and polka dot patterned wallpaper. Taken between 1937 and 1947; hand tinted. This building opened in 1937 and is considered an excellent example of neo-Georgian architecture. It was designed by Penrose V. Stout and modeled after Homewood in Baltimore, Maryland. The building was called the Alumnae House from 1937 to November 1972, when the name was changed to the Alumni House
