W. O. Mendenhall inaugurated as president of Whittier College in ceremony, Whittier, 1934

Title: W. O. Mendenhall inaugurated as president of Whittier College in ceremony, Whittier, 1934
Date Created: September 21, 1934
Date: 1934-09-21
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Rites Held at College,” Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep 1934: 8.
A procession of academics and distinguished guests moves toward the outdoor amphitheater where the inauguration ceremony will be held for W. O. Mendenhall. Spectators watch from beside the building in the background.
William O. Mendenhall was installed as the president of Whittier College in a ceremony on September 21, 1934. Among the distinguished guests were Lou Henry Hoover, Dr. Robert L. Kelly, and Rufus B. von KleinSmid.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: MENDENHALL, WILLIAM ORVILLE WHITTIER COLLEGE 1934 Also Mrs. Herbert Hoover x

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.)
Location: Whittier (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Rites & ceremonies--California--Whittier
Academic costumes--California--Whittier
College presidents--California--Whittier

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_6558
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cwsrs
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