Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California, March, 1979.

Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California, looking southeast.

Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Night view of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California.

Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Entrance of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California.

Chapman University signage and Memorial Hall, Chapman University, Orange, California

Looking east from North Glassell Street to Chapman University signage and Memorial Hall, Chapman University, Orange, California, ca. 1991.

Steps of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange

Students on the entrance steps of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange.

Memorial Hall, Chapman University, Orange, California

Memorial Hall, Chapman University, Orange, California, looking southeast.

Rainbow over Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Rainbow over Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California, 1986.

The Wizard of Oz, Memorial Hall auditorium, Chapman College, Orange, California

View from balcony in Memorial Hall auditorium during a production of The Wizard of Oz, Chapman College, Orange, California. Primarily an audience of children; performers are skipping down an aisle toward back entrance.

Frederick Swann at Memorial Hall pipe organ, Chapman College, Orange, California

Dedication of new Schant 37-rank pipe organ in the auditorium of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California, April 18, 1974. Frederick Swann, director of music and organist of the Riverside Church in New York City, is playing.

Graduation ceremony in the auditorium of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Graduation ceremony in the auditorium of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California. Looking east to the stage over the audience.

Dedication of sculpture in Memorial Hall lobby, Chapman College, Orange, California

Dedication of sculpture in Memorial Hall lobby, Chapman College, Orange, California. Left to right: Carol and C. Stanley Chapman; William and Margy Wickett; Charlea and Nea Wickett; Liz and Roger Barr.

David William Smith House correspondence, 1798 [transcription]

The correspondence from D.W. [David William] Smith to President Peter Russell regarding Smith’s desire to sell a certain piece of property in Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.) to be used as a location for a common grammar school. The notice gives a description of the building situated on the property as being adaptable for the use of a school. The Board of Survey convened in December 1798 to examine Smith’s property and gave an appropriate valuation of the properties and buildings Smith was offering for sale. Smith was the deputy surveyor general of lands for Upper Canada.

Founders' Hall and Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Roosevelt Hall and Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California, ca. 1969. Life trustee James Roosevelt’s name graces this historical building, which was originally named Founders’ Hall, until its rededication in 1994. This building completed in 1928 (2 floors, 12,280 sq.ft.) is listed in the National Registry for Historical Buildings and houses the Center for Academic Success, Department of Languages, Division of Social Sciences and the Writing Center. Originally constructed to serve as the Art & Cafeteria Building for Orange Union High School, it was acquired by Chapman in 1954.

Smith Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Smith Hall, 215 E. Palm St., Chapman College, Orange, California. This building was completed in 1913 as the Science Building for Orange Union High School and was acquired by Chapman in 1954. In 1988 it was named in honor of former president G.T. (Buck) Smith and his wife, Joni. Buck Smith served as president of the university from 1977 to 1988. This building (2 floors, basement, 15,263 sq.ft.) houses the Psychology Department and is listed in the National Registry for Historical Buildings.