Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Date
circa 1947
Decade
1940s
Subject (LCSH)
College campuses
New Mexico State University
Buildings
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. Milton Hall
Historical context
''The most beautiful building in the Southwest, Milton Hall was completed in 1947. This is how it was described a year later in Swastika, a college yearbook, “Presenting…the focal point of your pleasure…Milton Hall, the new student union building that is in use for the first year. This structure, which is named after A&M’s former president, Hugh M. Milton, and dedicated last spring, envelops the dining hall, private dining room, the student lounges, a faculty lounge, the canteen, sun room, ball room, book store, co-op, cleaners, laundry, barber shop, beauty shop, manager’s quarters, and space for a bowling alley.'' Cited from the Swastika, Volume 42, 1948. ''Milton Hall was used as a Student union until Corbett Center was constructed in 1968. Currently, Milton Hall is home to KRWG-TV, KRWG-FM, classroom space, the Journalism Department, Center for Educational Development, Printing and Duplicating, and other departments.'' Cited from The Buildings of New Mexico State University by Patricia Grumet Vol. I.
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Notes
Six automobiles parked in front of the Milton Hall.