Post Office, 1949

Three students pose in front of the mailboxes in the post office in the Students' Building in 1949. Back of photo reads "post office the first place the freshman learn." The Students' Building housed the post office from 1932-1949. Prior to 1910, mail was distributed through the dormitories. In 1910, a lock-box Post Office was installed in the basement of Administration Building. In 1932, in a general reorganization of the campus after the library fire of September, 1932, the Post Office moved to the Students' Building until it was razed in 1949. In 1949, the Post Office was located in the basement of South Spencer Residence Hall until it moved to the Elliott Student Union in 1953. Since 1953, mail has been distributed through locked boxes in the dormitories. The cornerstone of the Students Building was laid in 1902. Contributions from students, faculty, and visiting speakers allowed the completion of the three story structure in 1906. It housed the Domestic Science and Manual Training Departments, the post office and book store, society halls, a banquet hall, and a 700 seat auditorium. The building was razed in 1950.

 

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