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PC - 84
President Enoch Bryan
Photographs and Glass Negatives, 1860-1985


President Bryan


Papers of Enoch A. Bryan were received by the Washington State University Libraries ca. 1958, included within papers of the President's Office, and in 1990 as Accessions MS90-48 and MS90-49. A few items were received via the President's Office in 1986 (UA86-26). In 1991 the personal papers (Cages 579a and 579b) and photographs (PC - 84) were separated from the records of the President's Office (Archives 158). Initially processed by Carol Leictenberg, Nina Deitz and Trevor James Bond completed the collection guide in June, 2000.

Biography

Enoch A. Bryan was born in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 10, 1855. He received an A.B. degree from Indiana University in 1878 and an A.M. Degree from that university in 1885. He also received an A.M. degree from Harvard University in 1893. He later received Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Indiana University (1920), Michigan State University (1907), and Washington State University (1929). Bryan was President of Vincennes University from 1882-1893, after serving as the Superintendent of Public Schools in Grayville, Illinois. He came to Washington State University (then called Washington Agricultural College) in 1893 and served as its president until 1916, when he became the Commissioner of Education for the State of Idaho, from 1917 to 1923. He had failed in 1916 to attain the nomination for a seat in the United States Senate.

Dr. Bryan returned to Washington State University in 1923 and was a professor of economic history until 1939, when he became a professor emeritus. During his lifetime he wrote three books: The Mark in Europe and America; The History of the State College of Washington; and Orient Meets Occident or The Advent of the Railways into the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Bryan died in Pullman, Washington, on November 6, 1941.

Arrangement and Description

This collection includes a mixture of Bryan family photographs and scenes of Washington State University. Entries include folder titles and individual photograph descriptions when a folder contains multiple images.

Box	Folder	Description
1	1	Ambrotype – Glass. Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan (parents of E.A. Bryan). c. 1860.
	2	Group Portrait – Washington State College, 1904.
	3	Photo of Sketch of Enoch Bryan. Sketch by Kendall Poole, 1934.
	4	Harriet Williams Bryan – Mrs. Enoch A. Bryan.
		Photo of Sketch of Harriet Williams Bryan. Sketch by Kendall Poole.
		Copy of photograph of Harriet Williams Bryan taken in sunroom of President’s House, Pullman. Original in possession of Harriet H. Alexander. 2 copies.
		Portrait of Harriet Williams Bryan. Artopho 1906.
	5	Mr. and Mrs. Bryan.
		Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Bryan. A rare smiling photo of Mrs. Bryan. 2 copies.
	6	Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and children. Hutchison Photographer.
	7	Two Bryan Children.
		Photo of son. February 13, 1908.
		Portrait of daughter. Portrait taken in Spokane, WA at the Loryea Studio.
	8	Katie (?) Williams at 4 years old, 1886. (Tintype).
	9	Mr. and Mrs. Bryan on steps of home in Boise, Idaho on Main Street.
	10	Bryan awarded trophy in Bloomington, Indiana.
		Photograph of E.A. Bryan was taken at Bloomington, Indiana in 1938 or 1939 when he attended his class reunion. He was awarded the trophy for having 100% of his 1878 graduating class in attendance. (He was the only living member). 2 copies.
	10 A	Photograph of E.A. Bryan taken at the Harris and Ewing Studio in Washington D.C.
	11	Enoch Bryan, his bother and sisters; Letter regarding photo, 1938.
	12	Photograph of the President’s House, WSU. Photograph taken by Luce.
	13	President’s House, WSU and Miscellaneous Photographs.
		Photograph of the driveway leading to the President’s house.
		Photograph of the President’s house and yard.
		Postcard of a band playing on the veranda at the President’s house.
		Postcard of the WSC President’s home. Photograph by Burns. April 16, 1913.
		Photograph of the view taken from the President’s house.
		Photograph of the entrance to Science Hall.
		Photograph of College Hall.
		Postcard of Pullman’s Main Street. Photograph by Burns. January 29, 1913.
		Photograph of Wilson Hall.
		Postcard of the WSC Women’s Basketball Team (?)
		Photograph of the president’s house. Trees in the foreground.
		Photograph of the Bryan home on 1305 Star Route Street. The Bryan family occupied this house while the president’s house was being built in 1895-1912.
		Photograph of a vista in the college yard. 2 copies.
		University of Idaho Auditorium.
		Two individuals standing near trees.
		The Kruegel’s home, Pullman.
	14	President Glen Terrell and Mrs. Gertrude Bryan Gannon at the President’s house, Pullman. October 1985.
	15	Miscellaneous photos, people.
		Unidentified man with a cougar on his shoulders. c. 1908.
		Unidentified campsite scene. c. 1908.
		Two unidentified children sitting in an orchard scene. c. 1908.
		Two unidentified girls in swimsuits.
		Photograph of Mrs. Van Doren.
		Portrait of unidentified man.
		Photograph of Dorthy, baby Dorthy and Sophie.
		Photograph of Miss Howard.
		Photograph of Frank, Esther, Hellen and Mary.
		Photograph of M. Lillian Trimble.
		Photo of Mrs. Mary Treudley, President C.W.B.M.
		Photo of Mary Treudley.
		Photo of Ruth Treudley.
		Portrait of F.M. Spraker. Indiana University, class of 1878.
		Portrait of Dale J. Critteuberger Anderson. Indiana University commencement June 12, 1978, 35 years after June 12, 1913.
	16	Campus views and banquet invitation.
		Photographs of the Arch, 1905. 3 copies.
		B Street entrance to campus, Thompson Hall in background.
		B Street entrance to campus, Carpentar Hall in background.
		Looking towards Pullman from campus.
		Invitation for Bryan banquet depicting the Crib, Autographs on the back. May 11, 1934.
		Livestock at College Farm (?).
		Campus scene.
		Thompson under construction.
		Homestead scene.
		Panorama of WSC, 1895.
		Photo of WSC, ca. 1895. Graves Studio.
	17	Campus Day. May 2, 1913.
		President E.A. Bryan and son, Dinner Time. Photo by Burns. 3 copies.
		President E.A. Bryan in Bread Line. Photo by Burns. 2 copies.
		"Big Five". Photo by Burns.
		Postcard with President E.A. Bryan sitting in a car.
	18	Booklet of Photo-gravures by Graves and William, Pullman of "The State College of Washington".
		Booklet includes photos of :
		State College of Washington.
		Bryan Hall.
		College Hall.
		Campus Avenue.
		Silver Lake.
		Entrance State College Campus.
		Administration Building.
		Music Conservatory.
		Van Doren Hall.
		Wilson Hall.
		Rogers Field.
		Community Hall.
		McCroskey Hall.
		Ferry Hall.
		Stevens Hall.
		Mechanical Arts Building.
		Veterinary Science Building.
		Science Building.
		Morrill Building.
		President’s Mansion.
		Sigma Alpha Epsilon House.
		Theta Xi House.
		Alpha Tau Omega House.
		Sigma Nu House.
		Kappa Sigma House.
		Lambda Chi Alpha House.
		Alpha Gamma Rho House.
		Sigma Chi House.
		Sigma Phi Epsilon House.
		Beta Theta Pi House.
		Delta Zeta House.
		Delta Delta Delta House.
		Kappa Kappa Gamma House.
		Kappa Alpha Theta House.
		Sigma Kappa House.
		Alpha Delta Phi House.
		Alpha Chi Omega House.
		Pi Beta Phi House.
	19	"Etching" of Bryan Tower, WSU.
	20	Miscellaneous Photos.
		World Famous Dining Room in the Brookdale Lodge. Brookdale, California.
		Log Cabin Lobby, Brookdale Lodge. Brookdale, California.
		Sailing scene.
		Sailing scene.
		Sail boat.
		Galland Hall.
	21	Golden Spike Ceremony. Promontory Point, Utah. May 10, 1864. Courtesy of Security First National Bank, Los Angeles.
	22	Snake River.
	23	Glass Negatives.
		Enoch Bryan.
		Unidentified old woman sitting in rocking chair reading a book.
		Unidentified old woman.
		Unidentified old woman sitting in a rocking chair.
		Unidentified old woman with a book sitting in a rocking chair.
		Unidentified old woman sitting in a rocking chair.
		Unidentified old woman sitting in a rocking chair.
		Unidentified old woman and Mrs. Bryan (?).