Opening Reception

Photograph of six unidentified people seated at two square tables in the cafeteria during the opening of Lee College. Two men wearing suits with towels over their arms are standing near the tables, one on the right and one in the background on the left. In the background, windows along the wall are visible on the left and several other people are partially visible on the right.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Touring Lee College Auditorium]

Photograph of a man, woman, and two young girls at the opening of Lee College, standing in front of a stage where Lee College music instructor,Tom Stone, is seated behind a keyboard speaking with them. There is a large basket of flowers on the front of the stage, and what appears to be a grand piano on the other side of the organ that the man is playing; a curtain is closed at the back of the stage.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Open House event.

Photograph of thirteen unidentified men and women standing in a line in a hallway during the Lee College open house. Two open doors are visible in the wall behind them.
Date: October 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Touring Business Lab]

Photograph of a group of people including several young children in a business lab at the Lee College opening. The lab includes several lines of desks that have covered typewriters on them; in the center of the room, a young woman appears to be typing at a raised desk while the others watch. A row of large windows is visible along the wall on the right side of the image.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Visitors in Physics Lab]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people standing behind a table in a physics lab during the opening of Lee College. The group, which includes a number of men and women with a young girl and boy in the front, are looking up toward the ceiling where one of the men on the left seems to be pulling a cord. An apparatus is visible on the table and behind the group are a series of close blinds.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Gym Dressing Room]

Photograph taken during the opening of Lee College in the gym dressing room where several unidentified people are looking at the room. two young women are looking in a mirror set in a wall between tall lockers while a man and a woman standing near the left watch them. Another bank of lockers is visible in the background.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women in Lee College Office]

Photograph of three women in an office during the Lee College opening. Two ladies are standing together on the left and a young woman on the right is standing behind a long counter, resting her arms on the surface; an open doorway (left) and an open window (right) are also visible behind the desk.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Lee College Cafeteria]

Photograph of people at the opening of Lee College in cafeteria, seated at tables and standing around the room. At the back of the room, there appears to be a salad bar and a serving line that are partially visible, and some of the people on the right side of the image are standing in line.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lounge Area in Cafeteria]

Photograph of adults and children in the cafeteria during the Lee College opening, standing or seated on various couches and chairs arranged to create open, square areas. A small television on a wooden stand is in the corner of the room, near a large window with curtains to the left and an open door to the right.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jane Ely at Table]

Photograph of a Jane Ely seated behind a desk holding a pen in front of skyscraper images pinned to a wall behind her.
Date: October 13, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tom Bass at Desk]

Photograph of a Tom Bass seated behind a desk with clasped hands on top of papers.
Date: October 13, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rundell Hall Foyer]

Photograph of four men standing in front of the dedication plaque in the foyer of Rundell Hall.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Opening at Lee College- visitors entering Rundell Hall]

Photograph of visitors entering Rundell Hall at its opening.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students work in the STella Tucker Pepper Journalism lab]

Photograph of group of individuals clustered around a computer terminal. Back of photo reads: "Marthe Cooke, Florence Niell and Bessie Durham look on as Lee College students, from left, Jay Spears, Wendi McCormick and Freddy Baird work on computers in the new Stella Tucker Pepper Journalism Laboratory at the college. The late Mrs. Pepper donated the money through Friends of Lee College to remodel and buy new equipment for the laboratory. Mrs. Pepper's nephew, John Tucker, is the founder and chairman of Friends of Lee College. OCT 11 1989"
Date: October 1989
Creator: Lee College
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stella Pepper and Lavonne Daniel in the cosmetology lab at Lee College]

Photograph of two women exchanging a check in the Lee College cosmetology lab. Back of photo reads, "Stella Pepper, left, member of "Friends of Lee College," presents a check for $1000 to Lavonne Daniel, cosmetology instructor at LC. The money will be used to purchase a new washer and dryer for cosmetology students [sic] use."
Date: October 26, 1988
Creator: Lee College
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People gathered in Lee College cafeteria]

Photograph of seven men and three women posing together in a line behind a counter in the cafeteria during the opening of Lee College. Several plates are on top of the counter and taps are visible above the countertop at the left. The people are identified, left to right, as Mrs. Hinton, Maudie Krieger, Marsh, Dr. J. C. Holsamback, unknown, Mrs. Joe Higgins, W. D. Hinton, unknown, Holly McLemore, and James Harrop.
Date: October 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Senior Olympic Cheerleaders with Lee College Cheerleaders]

Photograph two Lee College student cheerleaders, seated, with a group of three Senior Olympics cheerleaders standing behind them, holding pom-poms. They are identified from left-to-right: (back) Mary Lou Thornton, Henrietta Manley, and Sarah Mieg; (front) Rhonda Flewellen and Emmett Pumphrey. Additional information about the event is printed on the back.
Date: October 12, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jan McClendon, left, welcomes Ginger Gardner with a I love Lee sticker, Randy Busch (right) discusses courses with Carolyn Abanatha.]

Photograph of four individuals, two discussing classes, another one putting a sticker on the shirt of a student.
Date: October 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Norris Cravey with plant winner.]

Photograph of a man handing a woman a large potted plant.
Date: October 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charles Young Junior, Sheri Scheff and Lisa Tatem prepare for the press clubs first spagetti dinner

Photograph of members of the press club stand at a stove prepping for their dinner.
Date: October 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Continuing education student in an oil painting class.]

Photograph of a student in an oil painting class receiving instruction from his instructor.
Date: October 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Padilla crochets during continuing education class.]

Photograph of an older, seated woman crocheting.
Date: October 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Regent, left Rick Peebles,and right getting sworn in, Dr. Keith Coburn.]

Photograph of a man being sworn in, or taking an oath for membership in the board of regents.
Date: October 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jack White, pro billiards player demonstrating his technique to students

Photograph of a man, a pro billiards player, in front of a pool table with onlookers behind him.
Date: October 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History