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Official Opening of the Marian Year
A full page from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, displaying various news articles. At the center of the page is a photograph of archbishops, bishops, monsignors, and priests processing into Loras College's Christ the King Chapel to…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1953 Purgold Yearbook, p.15)
A yearbook page that reads "75 Years of Service to Loras College". An image above the text shows two nuns seated and sewing near a large, circular window.
Tags: 1950s, 1953, nun, nuns, Purgold, Saint Francis, sister, Sisters of Saint Francis, Sisters of St. Francis, yearbook
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1953 Purgold Yearbook, p.14)
A yearbook page that reads "Nuns at Work". 6 images accompany text. From top to bottom: (1) Three nuns in a kitchen. (2) A nun placing mail into mailboxes. (3) A nun inserting laundry into a machine. (4) A nun seated at a sewing machine. (5) A nun…
Tags: 1950s, 1953, nun, nuns, Purgold, Saint Francis, sister, Sisters of Saint Francis, Sisters of St. Francis, yearbook
Sisters Complete 75 Years
A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the 75-year anniversary of the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Family living and working on the Loras College campus. Accompanying the article is a photograph…
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1953 Purgold Yearbook, p.5)
A yearbook page containing an architect's drawing of Rohlman Hall (formerly North Hall) and accompanying text describing the building.
Tags: 1950s, 1953, campus planning, Loras College, North Hall, Purgold, Rohlman Hall, yearbook
Yearbook Scan (Loras College, 1953 Purgold Yearbook, p.4)
A yearbook page that reads "Up She Goes". Six images depict the construction of Rohlman Hall (formerly North Hall). From top to bottom: (1) An archbishopbreaks the ground as other religious figures look on. (2) Three people begin digging the ground.…
Tags: 1950s, 1953, bishop, campus planning, clergy, Loras College, North Hall, Purgold, Rohlman Hall, yearbook
How to Use Your Library
A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the proper use of the Loras College Library. Accompanying the article is a photograph of a Loras College student, identified as John P. Jones, kneeling in front of…
Spokesman (1953 - 1954) 1
A person standing with a tall stack of "College Spokesperson" books on the floor of the Library. They have their arm on top of the stack.
Tags: 1950s, 1953, 1954, book, books, college students, library, Loras College, Spokesman
New Hall Nears Completion
A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the completion of a new dorm building on the Loras College Campus. Accompanying the article is a photograph of two men, identified as the Most Rev. Loras T. Lane and…
Officials Lay Dorm Cornerstone
A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding the laying of the cornerstone on a new dorm building at Loras College in 1953. Accompanying the article is a photograph of Most Rev. Henry P. Rohlman speaking at a…