216 Tremont Street, 1997
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In 1997, Emerson purchased 216 Tremont Street, the old Union Bank Building, to house the Robbins Clinic, Thayer Nursery, classrooms and offices. The Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium is used for lectures, performances, performance classes and special events.
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Ansin [in] Spring, 1998
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180 Tremont was purchased by Emerson College in 1992 during John Zacharis presidency, laying the groundwork for Emerson's move from Boston's Back Bay to the Theatre District. Six years later, it was renamed the Ansin Building in honor of Sydney and Sophie Ansin, the parents of Edmund Ansin, who donated $1 million to the college. The Ansin building is home to Emerson's Visual & Media Arts (VMA) labs and facilities, offices for VMA and Writing, Literature & Publishing (WLP) departments, and WERS, WECB, and ETIN. It also contains the Tufte and 3D computer labs, Digital Production labs, and the Media Services center. Pictured: Ansin building in spring time, rising behind flowering trees on the edge of Boston Common.
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Piano Row, 2006
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Pictured: An architectural rendering of Emerson?s ?Piano Row? building. In 2006, Piano Row Residence Hall became the second purpose built facility for Emerson College. It serves as a dormitory and houses the school?s first gymnasium. The 14-story building sits at 150 Boylston Street and also houses the Max Muchnick campus center.
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President Pelton Inauguration, 2012
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Dr. M. Lee Pelton was inaugurated as the 12th President of Emerson College at the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Sept. 14, 2012. Also pictured: Ted Cutler and Jeff Greenhawt.
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William J. Rolfe, 1903
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In 1903, college founder Charles W. Emerson retired due to his poor health. At this time, Dean Southwick became acting president and reorganized the curriculum, regrouping sixteen departments down to seven: Oratory, Voice Training, Literary Interpretation, Dramatic and Platform Art, Physical Training, Language and Literature, and Pedagogy. The official second president of Emerson College of Oratory was William J. Rolfe (pictured), an internationally renowned Shakespearean scholar and actor, who accepted the presidency at the age of 75. He served as college president until 1908.
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Emerson Children's Theatre Program
The nation's first collegiate level program in Children's Theater was established at Emerson in 1919. Pictured: a production of Alice in Wonderland.
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373 Commonwealth Avenue
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In 1927, Emerson College of Oratory purchased its first piece of real estate at 373 Commonwealth Ave. It would be known as Emerson College Residence. For Emerson students, the new address replaced five rented dormitory buildings. The six-story stone and brick building stood directly across the street from the Harvard Club. It would remain a dormitory building for Emerson women from 1928 through 1960. 373 Commonwealth Ave. stands on the western side of the Back Bay neighborhood. It was designed by MacKay and Dunham architects, and built in 1892-1893 by Mead, Mason & Co. contractors. Prior to the Emerson purchase, the building served as a 21-unit apartment house, named the Hotel Ericson. Pictured: Exterior front view of the entire building. A sign above the entry reads “Hotel Ericson.” ; The front end of a period automobile is visible, parked on the street.
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WEEI, 1932
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Captioned: "Emerson students rehearsing a radio play before the microphone in one of the broadcasting studios at Station WEEI. Seated, Dorothy Morris; standing, left to right, Belle Sylvester and Ruth Campbell. Under the leadership of Dean Harry S. Ross, the first Emerson course in radio broadcasting was offered by Arthur F. Edes, program director at WEEI, Boston (1932).
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Harry Ross, 1933
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Boylston Green
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In 1946, Boylston Green was elected the fifth President of the College. Unlike his predecessors Emerson, Rolfe, Southwick, and Ross, he had no prior association with the College.
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