KSU Building and Facility History
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This collection contains various images and other records that document the history and growth of the KSU campus.2024-03-29T05:34:47ZCarl Sanders speaks at the Kennesaw Junior College groundbreaking
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Carl Sanders speaks at the Kennesaw Junior College groundbreaking
Georgia Governor Carl Edward Sanders (right) and Cobb County Commissioner Herbert C. McCollum (left) at the groundbreaking ceremonies for Kennesaw Junior College, November 18, 1964.
The Kennesaw Junior College groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 18, 1964, near Frey Lake Road where the first administrative building would be built. Georgia Governor Carl Edward Sanders (pictured at right) spoke during the ceremony, and Cobb County Commissioner Herbert C. McCollum (pictured at left) along with Marietta School Board chairman Dempsey Medford presided over the groundbreaking itself.
2018-08-16T19:31:59Z"School is Called Marietta College" newspaper clipping
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"School is Called Marietta College" newspaper clipping
Newspaper clipping from the Marietta Daily Journal discussing the name of the new college in Cobb County and its upcoming construction.
This newspaper clipping is from the Kennesaw State University Scrapbook Collection. The clipping was originally published in the Marietta Daily Journal on July 23, 1965. The writer - Ruth Schuster - discusses the name of the new college that was soon to open in Cobb County. Marietta College and Kennesaw Mountain Junior College were two possible names for the school. Kennesaw Junior College was eventually chosen as the name. This article also announces the beginning of bids for constructing the school's original eight buildings.
2017-05-23T19:56:32ZLibrary, 1968
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Library, 1968
These two photos show the original library on the campus of Kennesaw Junior College. These photos were taken in October 1968.
These two photos show the original library at Kennesaw Junior College in October 1968. The library was one of the original eight buildings constructed on the campus of Kennesaw Junior College. In 1980, a new library was constructed and named for Dr. Horace Sturgis - the first president of Kennesaw Junior College. The Sturgis Library officially opened on October 5, 1981.
2017-04-19T20:22:30ZCorrespondence Regarding Proposed Student Activities Center
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Correspondence Regarding Proposed Student Activities Center
This 1970 letter is written by Mr. William Tapp, Jr. of William R. Tapp, Jr. Architect and Associates. Tapp addressed the letter to Mr. Roger Hopkins - Controller at Kennesaw Junior College. This letter discusses logistics for a proposed student activities center on the Kennesaw Junior College campus.
The James V. Carmichael Student Center is a major hub of Kennesaw State University's Kennesaw campus. The Carmichael Student Center serves as a multifaceted resource for students and faculty, as it contains the University bookstore, meeting rooms, multipurpose university rooms, student life offices, lounge space, various dining options, and administrative offices.
Although it may be difficult to imagine the Kennesaw campus without the Carmichael Student Center, this building was not a part of the original Kennesaw Junior College campus. Originally, the KJC campus had eight buildings. The five major buildings were the library science building, the physical education building, a warehouse, the administrative office building, and the student activities building. The student activities building housed the bookstore, food services, a lounge, and meeting space (See The Sentinel, October 3, 1966 http://hdl.handle.net/11360/1178).
It did not take long for the 12-000-square-foot student activities building to become spatially inadequate for the major growth taking place at KJC in the late 1960s. By 1969, President Horace Sturgis and other administrators at KJC were considering the development of a new student center. In 1971, the Board of Regents approved the construction of a new 40,000-square-foot student center. The construction of the new center would cost $1.2 million (See The Sentinel, July 2, 1971 http://hdl.handle.net/11360/1330).
In 1975, the new James V. Carmichael Student Center opened. It was the first building to be named after an individual. For more information about the dedication of the Carmichael Student Center, see chapter two of Kennesaw State University: The First Fifty Years, 1963 – 2013 by Thomas Allan Scott. A copy of this book is available in the Kennesaw State University Archives.
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