University Archives Moving Image Collection

Awakening of the Campus Spirit
This silent film appears to have been created by students or alumni and"tells" the story of a "campus spirit" (in academic regalia and wearing a long gray beard) who is taken by alumni to locations around the Prince Street Campus College for Men to assemble all the students and faculty. Where they are assembled is never revealed. Fraternity houses, campus buildings, and Anderson Hall are featured. President Rush Rhees, Professor Herman LeRoy Fairchild, and many as yet unidentified faculty are seen exiting Anderson Hall toward the end of the film.
Campus Day (College for Women, Prince Street Campus, 1934; no audio)
The film shows "Campus Day" in 1934. Alumnae return for reunion activities, including tea under the elm trees, a performance of scenes from "Alice in Wonderland" in the auditorium of Cutler Union, the crowning of the May Queen, and scenes of College for Women staff and administrators in the newly-built Cutler Union.
Construction of Delta Upsilon House on the River Campus (no audio)
Historic film footage showing alumni visiting the construction site of the Delta Upsilon house on the River Campus of the University of Rochester.