Digital Collections @ St. Lawrence University

College Hall--A University is Born

Overview

Creator: 
unknown
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- History
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- Buildings
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- Photographs
Subject: 
Protestant theological seminaries -- New York (State) -- Canton
Subject: 
Richardson Hall (Canton, NY)
Subject: 
College Hall (Canton, NY)
Subject: 
Historic Buildings -- New York (State) -- Canton
Description: 
In April of 1856, the New York State Legislature granted a charter to The St. Lawrence University College of Letters and Science, which would be housed, along with a Universalist Theological School, in a single building atop a hill outside Canton. In June, the cornerstone of what would be known for 50 years as "College" Hall was laid. Classes would begin the following year with just a handful of students. Around 1906, the building was renamed Richardson Hall in honor of donor Mary Richardson.
Coverage: 
Canton, NY
Source: 
photograph, sepia tone, 6 3/4" h x 8 3/4" w
Date Original: 
[188?]

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Resource Identifier: 
ODY Special Collections, Archives, RG2, Series 3.2 B&G Campus Box 27
Publisher: 
St. Lawrence University
Contributor: 
unknown

Technical

Digitization Specifications: 
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 2000 pixels wide, 150 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS5 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1.
Date Digital: 
February 13, 2012
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Still Image
Contributing Institution: 
St. Lawrence University