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Dr. Harold W. See, SIUE\'s founding administrator, 1955-1960.
A student participant in the marathon run to Chicago (November 2-5, 1960) in support of the bond issue stands between Vice President Harold W. See (right) and Dr. H. Bruce Brubaker (left).
Fellow students cheer on the SIUE marathon runner as the journey to Chicago begins on November 2, 1960.
Vice President Harold W. See, standing near a newly-erected directional sign, moved his administrative offices to campus on December 18, 1959.
Dr. William Going, Dean of Instruction, Harold See's chief academic assistant.
Brick towers constructed to test potential buildings materials framed a nearby metal structure that later became the Quonset Hut theater, home to the Student Experimental Theater Organization.
Mary Margaret  Brady of the business division was the first woman to achieve the rank of professor at SIUE on June 28, 1963.
The main stairwell in the Peck Building under construction, circa 1964.
Visitors to Lovejoy Library are introduced by a guide to Rodin's
Gyo Obata, chief external architect of the original campus structures.
Arnold Maremont, philanthropist and art collector from Chicago, who as a member of the Board of Trustees insisted that Madison County must adopt zoning regulations before allowing construction of the university to commence.
John Randall, staff architect for SIUE, who orchestrated the acquisition of the Richard Nickel Collection of Louis Sullivan Architectural Ornament for the university.
Gyo Obata standing in the center of campus with Lovejoy Library in the background.
When the Edwardsville campus went into operation on September 23, 1965, the food service operation was situated in the basement of Lovejoy Library.
Freshmen wearing beanies attend an orientation session in the unfinished University Center ballroom.
Chimega, the university's original Cougar mascot, being walked on a leash across the campus.
A decorative outdoor light fixture in the center of campus.
John Rendleman and his executive assistant, Wilma Jean Bond.
President John Rendleman at commencement.
Registration (using punch cards) in the General Office Building.
President Kenneth Shaw.
An interior view of the Bubble Gym, an air-supported structure.
The exterior of the Bubble Gym.
President Earl Lazerson.
President Earl Lazerson honored SIUE's founding administrator, Dr. Harold W. See (left) and See's lieutenant, Dr. William Going (right) on May 19, 1992.
President Nancy Belck.
Chancellor David Werner.
Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift.
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