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Sorority members in costume for skit, c.1930

Description:
Louise E. Brown (Hoover)--on the left--and another member of the Delta Zeta, Alpha Chi chapter sorority appear in period costume--both female and male garb--for a skit titled "All that glitters". The theme of the skit likely references the pioneering spirit of the class of 1929-30 (the first class to meet on the still-rugged Westwood campus; the class (the '29ers) often compared itself to the gold rush '49ers. The skit may have been for a sorority gala or a campus event, such as Campus Capers or the all-female Hi-Jinx. The photograph is taken in the yard of an unidentified building.
Date Created:
c.1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Sorority members in costume for skit, c.1930

Snowfall on campus - Students moving between classes on Esplanade, 1949

Description:
Between classes, students enjoy a rare snowfall on campus. Photographed from the entrance to the Library (Powell Library) looking east, the Chemistry Building (Haines Hall)--on the left--and the Business Administration and Economics Building (Dodd Hall)--on the right--appear in the background. The Esplanade is more generally called Royce quadrangle and is known today as Dickson Plaza.
Date Created:
January 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Snowfall on campus - Students moving between classes on Esplanade, 1949

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Drinks on the porch, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Drinks on the porch, 1944

Thelner Hoover - Portrait holding camera, c.1935

Description:
Studio portrait of Thelner B. Hoover (UCLA 1930), professional photographer in Los Angeles, Califronia. While at UCLA, Hoover was the official photographer for several UCLA publications and an unofficial chronicler of numerous campus events. He became the manager of the Westwood Village Studio--a photography studio--in 1938.
Date Created:
c.1935
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Unidentified
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Thelner Hoover - Portrait holding camera, c.1935

Dedication ceremony - William W. Campbell, Ernest C. Moore, and others, 1930

Description:
Dr. Campbell, outgoing President of the University of California (on left), Dr. Moore, Director of UCLA, and others converse on the steps of Royce Hall following the Dedication ceremony. Known formally as the "Dedication of the New Campus and New Buildings of the University of California at Los Angeles", the event brought together regents, professors, students, alumni, and representatives of other educational institutions for four sessions held on March 27 and 28.
Date Created:
March 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Dedication ceremony - William W. Campbell, Ernest C. Moore, and others, 1930

Dedication ceremony - Robert G. Sproul, 1930

Description:
Dr. Sproul, incoming University of California President, stands on the steps of Royce Hall following the Dedication ceremony. Known formally as the "Dedication of the New Campus and New Buildings of the University of California at Los Angeles", the event brought together regents, professors, students, alumni, and representatives of other educational institutions for four sessions held on March 27 and 28. [Note: Handwritten date in the margin is incorrect]
Date Created:
March 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Dedication ceremony - Robert G. Sproul, 1930

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Drinks on the porch, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Drinks on the porch, 1944

Aerial view of UCLA and Westwood Hills, 1930

Description:
Distant aerial view of campus and Westwood Hills looking northeast from an unidentified aircraft. Photographed during the first academic year on the Westwood campus, only six structures were present: The Education Building (Moore Hall), Royce Hall, the Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library), the Chemistry Building (Haines Hall), the Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, and subsequently the Humanities Building), and the Bridge.
Date Created:
January 21, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of UCLA and Westwood Hills, 1930

Dedication ceremony - Earle R. Hedrick and Helen Hedrick, 1930

Description:
Dr. Hedrick, mathematics professor and later Provost of UCLA, walks arm-in-arm with his wife on the Esplanade before Royce Hall following the Dedication ceremony. Known formally as the "Dedication of the New Campus and New Buildings of the University of California at Los Angeles", the event brought together regents, professors, students, alumni, and representatives of other educational institutions for four sessions held on March 27 and 28. [Note: This image is printed in reverse.]
Date Created:
March 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Dedication ceremony - Earle R. Hedrick and Helen Hedrick, 1930

Sorority members in costume for skit, c.1930

Description:
Members of the Delta Zeta, Alpha Chi chapter sorority appear in period costume--both female and male garb--for a skit titled "All that glitters". The theme of the skit likely references the pioneering spirit of the class of 1929-30 (the first class to meet on the still-rugged Westwood campus; the class (the '29ers) often compared itself to the gold rush '49ers. The skit may have been for a sorority gala or a campus event, such as Campus Capers or the all-female Hi-Jinx. The photograph is taken in the yard of an unidentified building.
Date Created:
c.1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Sorority members in costume for skit, c.1930

Commencement - Speaker at podium with seated faculty, c.1941

Description:
UCLA commencement ceremonies were held at the campus Open Air Theater from 1941 to 1949. This photograph likely depicts the first commencement held on the Westwood campus on June 14, 1941. The Open Air Theater (sometimes referred to as the Greek Theater) was located at the south end of campus where the Public Health Building stands today. The Open Air Theater was bulldozed for the expanding campus in 1952.
Date Created:
c.1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Commencement - Speaker at podium with seated faculty, c.1941

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dinner speeches, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dinner speeches, 1944

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dancing, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dancing, 1944

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Children, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Children, 1944

Library (Powell Library) roof view from octagonal dome looking south, 1928

Description:
Shortly after the Library's completion, Hoover gained access to the building's taller, northern dome, capturing this perspective on the smaller, southern dome. Originally known simply as the Library, Powell Library was known as College Library prior to 1966.
Date Created:
April 29, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Library (Powell Library) roof view from octagonal dome looking south, 1928
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