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Brickpile Campus (Oakland)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Saint Mary's College was located at the corner of Broadway and Hawthorne in Oakland, California from 1889 to 1928. The cornerstone was laid on October 22, 1887 by Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco. Consisting of 2,500,000 red bricks, the building was affectionally known as the "Old Brickpile."

The building suffered three major natural disasters during its thirty-nine years in Oakland - a fire in 1894, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and finally another fire in 1918.

On May 15, 1927 the final graduating class of the Oakland Brickpile held their commencement on the grounds of the new campus in Moraga, California. Classes began in the Fall of 1928 with the largest freshman class in the history of the College.

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Oakland campus miscellany

 File — Box 503, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents One folder that contains newspaper clippings related to the Oakland campus, a "Dedication of St. Mary's College" pamphlet from 1889, commencement programs from 1924, a fundraising letter for the "golden jubilee" 50th anniversary that addresses fire and earthquake damage to the Oakland campus, "Application For Registration of Historical Point of Interest" for the brickpile campus, program for 1909 commencement, photocopied photographs of brothers and alumni, menu for alumni banquet, 2 stapled...
Dates: 1889 - 1927
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / SMCA-2020-HIS, Saint Mary's College of California Early History Collection / Oakland Brickpile Years

Saint Mary's College of California Early History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SMCA-2020-HIS
Scope and Contents The Saint Mary's College of California Early History Collection contains 38 boxes and 36 folders. The intellectual content of the collection is focused on the early years of the college in both San Francisco and Oakland before the school moved to its Moraga location. Materials in the collection are organized to highlight documents related to the founding of the college, financial and academic records for both campuses, items specific to the San Francisco and Oakland campus years, student...
Dates: 1863 - 1927
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / Saint Mary's College of California Early History Collection

Student army officers in training, 1918

 Item
Identifier: SMCA_PHC-3916
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains photographs depicting individuals, groups, locations, activities, events, and organizations at Saint Mary's College of California. Many of the photographs in this collection have been removed from other related College Archives collections and gathered here to facilitate access.

The collection contains a mix of photographic prints, negatives, reproductions, and digital surrogates. The collection is largely unprocessed.

Dates: 1918
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / SMCA-2023-PHC, SMC Photographs Collections

View of the interior of the chemistry laboratory for mineral assaying, 1890

 Item
Identifier: SMCA_PHC-0784
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains photographs depicting individuals, groups, locations, activities, events, and organizations at Saint Mary's College of California. Many of the photographs in this collection have been removed from other related College Archives collections and gathered here to facilitate access.

The collection contains a mix of photographic prints, negatives, reproductions, and digital surrogates. The collection is largely unprocessed.

Dates: 1890
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / SMCA-2023-PHC, SMC Photographs Collections

View of the interior of the physics laboratory, 1890

 Item
Identifier: SMCA_PHC-0785
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains photographs depicting individuals, groups, locations, activities, events, and organizations at Saint Mary's College of California. Many of the photographs in this collection have been removed from other related College Archives collections and gathered here to facilitate access.

The collection contains a mix of photographic prints, negatives, reproductions, and digital surrogates. The collection is largely unprocessed.

Dates: 1890
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / SMCA-2023-PHC, SMC Photographs Collections

View of the Oakland Brickpile campus from across Broadway, 1890

 Item
Identifier: SMCA_PHC-4611
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains photographs depicting individuals, groups, locations, activities, events, and organizations at Saint Mary's College of California. Many of the photographs in this collection have been removed from other related College Archives collections and gathered here to facilitate access.

The collection contains a mix of photographic prints, negatives, reproductions, and digital surrogates. The collection is largely unprocessed.

Dates: 1890
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / SMCA-2023-PHC, SMC Photographs Collections

Webster Street, Oakland, 1889

 Item
Identifier: SMCA_PHC-2083
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection contains photographs depicting individuals, groups, locations, activities, events, and organizations at Saint Mary's College of California. Many of the photographs in this collection have been removed from other related College Archives collections and gathered here to facilitate access.

The collection contains a mix of photographic prints, negatives, reproductions, and digital surrogates. The collection is largely unprocessed.

Dates: 1889
Found in: Saint Mary's College of California College Archives / SMCA-2023-PHC, SMC Photographs Collections

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