1915-Miller Hall (girls dorm) constructed and named by the residents
1915- "The Cottage" is mentioned; this is the President's Cottage, no longer extant, that housed the head administrator and family (photo 1923 yrbook)
1924-Fairfax Field named
1964-Purchase of Potts Farm, including Popodicon estate
1970-Thacher and Shaw Halls dedicated
1981-Fine Arts Festival held in honor of Fine Arts Building (Frank Arts) completion
1984-Cornerstone (with time capsule) laid for West Woods residences
1987-Butcher Center started
1989-Butcher Center completed; West Woods halls construction starts
1992-West Woods and Butcher Center dedicated
2005-Birch and Maple Apartments built (these are now Dunlop and Printz)
2008-CCA I dedicated
2009-Wellness Center open
2013-CCA 2 and Rt 480 Underpass dedicated
2017-Potomac Place open
2019-Carl F Bell Arboretum dedicated
1915- Miller Hall and President's Cottage
1924- Fairfax Field named
1964-Potts Farm (and Popodiccon) obtained
The Marinoff Theater is one of Shepherd University's dedicated areas for sharing theater with the wider world and is the main venue for the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF)
Allied with (and an outgrowth of) the Shepherd University theater department, CATF runs at Shepherd University during the month of July each year (2020 excepted and 2021 in modified form) since its inception in the 1990's by Mr. Ed Herendeen.
CATF's Foundation has a website: https://catf.org where more information can be obtained about the festival, its history, and the upcoming season.
Shepherd University Archives has CATF scripts from 1991-2005 seasons available for examination by appointment.
Spring term's display, titled "Wood and Field: West Campus Growth, 1915-2025" showcases the acquisition and growth of West Campus from the first girls' dorm (Miller Hall) to the inclusion of an arboretum that honors the memory of a Shepherd icon, Dr. Carl F Bell, who taught botany for many, many years. West Campus's growth occurred in irregular stages, but it now has not only residence and recreation spaces but areas for learning and self-expression.
Come find out where the presidents of Shepherd lived prior to Popodicon; view a photo showing a building’s cornerstone ready to be laid; and find out interesting facts about West Campus!
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All contents are listed from the back of the case to the front
Display Title and Sources
2019-Carl F Bell Arboretum--display center
1970-Shaw and Thacher residence halls dedicated
As West Campus grew in the early and mid-2000's, so did the use of Tabler Farm, purchased in 1991, for its intended purpose: providing students experience with hands'-on learning.
2017- Potomac Place (residence hall) open (teapot)
2013-Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) II (Marinoff Theater) open
2012-Dunlop and Printz Halls dedicated
2009-Wellness Center
2008-Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) I
1984-West Woods (Moler, Yost, etc) cornerstone laying
1987-Butcher Center construction starts (basketball)
1981- Frank Arts (trumpet)
Measures and elevations on Popodicon properties: 1903-1906
Little House Scrapbook (presented to Shepherd Library by Ms. Florence Shaw)
Pictures of Individuals and Groups Related to Shepherd College (photo albums)
All photographs in this display were taken by Ms.Denise Kretzmer.