#TBT @ D’Youville — August 29, 2013

Posted on August 29, 2013 by

Happy first Thursday of the new semester! To celebrate here is a photo of what dorm rooms looked like at DYC back in 1968. #throwbackthursday

Letterhead

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Amy Vilz

While processing records on campus buildings, I couldn’t help but notice the fine examples of early twentieth century letterhead. Mainly from the Buffalo and Niagara Falls vicinity, these companies bid or worked on the addition to the Koessler Administration building. This selection is from 1907.

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The Queen City Cut Stone Company, Buffalo (NY)

Byrne and Bannister, Contractors for Plain and Ornamental Plastering, Buffalo (NY). Byrne and Bannister worked on several well-known local buildings, including St. Louis Church, Hotel Lafayette, and the Seymour H. Knox residence.

Thomas Brown Contracting Company, Buffalo (NY)

Buffalo Expanded Metal Company, Buffalo (NY)

Stearns Electric Equipment Company, Buffalo (NY)

C.A. Criqui Hygenic Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating Contractor, Buffalo (NY)

Buffalo Mantel Manufacturing Company, Buffalo (NY)

"Estimates cheerfully furnished" by Cyrus B. Rees, Washington DC

Duparquet, Huot, and Moneuse Company, Manufacturers of Imperial French Ranges, High Grade Cooking Apparatus, Washington DC

James M. Davis and Son, General Contractors in Plain and Ornamental Plastering, Buffalo (NY)

John Feist and Sons Company, Planing Mill, Buffalo (NY)

Buffalo Wholesale Hardware, Buffalo (NY)

F.T. Coppins and Son, Painters and Decorators, Buffalo (NY)

Joseph F. Stabell, Engineer - Contractor, Buffalo (NY)

Timothy McEvoy and Son, Buffalo (NY)

The F.P. Little Elctrical Company, Buffalo (NY)

Stokes Brothers, Building Contractors, Buffalo (NY)

John Lennon, Son and Company, Contractors and Builders, Niagara Falls (NY)

Buffalo Structural Steel, Buffalo (NY)

Slack and Ellis, Cut Stone Contractors, Medina (NY)

Cyrus B. Rees, Heating by Hot Water and Vapor, Washington DC

Heritage Series, Part 2

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Amy Vilz

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of D’Youville College, Sr. Mary Sheila Driscoll (1911-1994), second College Archivist, created a pamphlet series on the history and founding of D’Youville College. Periodically, these pamphlets will be digitized and posted online. Below are the first 3 pamphlets in the series:

The Administration Building, 1874 – 1908

A Wing is Built; A College is Born, 1908

Those Early Years — The Seeds are Sown, 1908 – 1919

Heritage Series : Administration Building, 1874 – 1900

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Amy Vilz

Sister Mary Sheila Driscoll (1911-1994) was the second D’Youville College Archivist, succeeding Sister St. Mary Jones. In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the College, Sr. Mary Sheila created a pamphlet series on the history and founding of D’Youville College.

Periodically, a new pamphlet will be digitized and linked on this site. Below is the first in this series, The Administration Building, 1874-1900.

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Heritage Series: The Administration Building, 1874 - 1900

Pamphlet cover.

Administration building

The original building, now the Koessler Administration building, as it appeared in 1872. Holy Angels Church is visible in the background.

Heritage Series: The Administration Building, 1874 - 1900

Page 2, "The Beginning."

Dr. R.V. Pierce's Palace Hotel, 1877

Pierce's Hotel stood on Prospect between Porter and Connecticut, now the site of Alt and the Bauer Academic Center.

Heritage Series: The Administration Building, 1874 - 1900

Page 3, "The West Side," "The Fire," and "The West Wing."

Administration building, 1887 (1)

Rebuilt Administration building with additional West Wing after the fire of 1887.

Administration building, 1887 (2)

Rebuilt Administration building with additional West Wing after the fire of 1887.

Heritage Series: The Administration Building, 1874 - 1900

Page 4, "The West Wing, cont."

Administration building, 1983

Koessler Administration building, as it appeared when Sr. Mary Sheila wrote this pamphlet. Over the years, the brick had been painted cream from its original red.