Students in the early 1920s bemoaned the status of the College Library. An editorial in The Aquinas noted, “the lack of books and the dearth of references are a considerable drawback to the work we want to do.” Later that year, Bishop Hoban presented the College Library with 300 books out of his own personal collection.
Newspaper article about Worthington Scranton's gift of the Scranton Estate to the University of Scranton. NOTE: this article is missing the second portion.
Sketch of a proposed new classroom building (Hyland Hall) at the intersection of Linden and Jefferson. The sketch also shows O'Hara Hall (lower right), Leahy Hall (upper left), and the Elm Park United Methodist Church (lower left).
Workmen on the roof of Loyola Hall during a renovation project. St. Thomas Hall and Galvin Terrace (later the site of the Weinberg Memorial Library) are in the background and Monroe Avenue can be seen below.
1976 plaque dedicating a Communications room in Loyola Hall to Rev. Joseph Murgas, a Wilkes-Barre priest who made significant contributions to the development of wireless communication technology.
Parents' Day at the University in 1959 showing a group at the back of Loyola Hall (a small portion of the Estate can be seen at left), and in one of the laboratories.
Scrantonian article about the razing of the Joseph Casey home on Clay Avenue and Linden Street to make way for new dormitories (later called Lynett Hall and Giblin-Kelly Hall).
The E (Engineering) Building (later the site of St. Thomas Hall) on Linden Street (later the University Commons). Loyola Hall and Monroe Avenue are visible in the background, and the foreground area would later be Galvin Terrace and then the Weinberg Memorial Library.
Barracks (E Building and B Building) at the intersection of Linden Street and Monroe Avenue. This would later be the site of St. Thomas Hall. The Catlin House (Lackawanna Historical Society) is in the foreground.
Construction of an island on Linden Street in front of St. Thomas Hall. The Gallery Building and Scranton Hall appear in the background. The parking lot to the right would later be Galvin Terrace and then the Weinberg Memorial Library.
Two students walking up Linden Street (later the University Commons) circa 1960. The Esso gas station in the background was demolished later in the decade.
Crawford House (or the Lackawanna County Juvenile Center), the current site of the McDade Literary and Performing Arts Center. The parking lot would later be turned into Galvin Terrace, and then the Weinberg Memorial Library
