SCU Digital Collections

- Candles Lit in Student Chapel
- Buildings
- A ceremony in the student chapel with all the candles lit
- SCU Historic Buildings
- Classrooms
- Educational facilities; Courtyards
- A corner of buildings that all house student classrooms
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- The ancient cross
- Missions
- A cross at Santa Clara University
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- The Old Theatre
- Buildings
- A crowd of people in front of the Old Theatre, which was also a gymnasium
- SCU Historic Buildings
- Path through mountain vineyards
- Wine industry
- A dirt path through the Villa Maria mountain vineyards
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Administration building
- Buildings
- A flatbed rail car stands on the tracks in front of St. Joseph's during construction, with Mission Church in the background
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Galvanometer
- Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Galvanometer
- A galvanometer is an instrument used to measure the presence, direction, and strength of small electric currents in a conductor. A magnetic needle is deflected by the presence of an electric current in a nearby conductor. The needle turns at right...
- Claravision
- Galvanometer
- Galvanometer; Scientific apparatus and instruments
- A galvanometer is an instrument used to measure the presence, direction, and strength of small electric currents in a conductor. A magnetic needle is deflected by the presence of an electric current in a nearby conductor. The needle turns at right...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- First train with construction materials
- City & town life, Railroad trains; Spectators; Men; Children; Trees; Priests; Views
- A group of adults and children watch the first train loaded with construction materials arrive at Santa Clara College
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Handball court
- Handball; Bandstands
- A group of men use the handball court, with a bandstand and old brick chapel in the background
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Arrival at Manresa
- Events
- A group of young men arrive at the train stop in Manresa. Names of several priests written on photo
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Palm trees, fifty years old
- Palms; Trees; Portraits; Men; Boys
- A group of young men pose with the trunks of recently-cut fifty year old palm trees
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Santa Clara College Cadets, circa 1880-1890
- Military cadets; Portraits, Group; Santa Clara College (Calif.)
- A group portrait of Santa Clara College Cadets.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Mexican ambassador to the U.S., 1974
- Ambassadors; Group portraits; Men; Mexicans; University of Santa Clara
- A group portrait of the Mexican ambassador to the U.S. at a dinner at the University of Santa Clara. Left to right: Gary Gillmore, Mayor of Santa Clara, Hugh Gray, S.J., the dean of the College of Humanities, Jose Juan de Olloqui, the Mexican...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Nicolson's Hydrometer
- Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.)
- A hydrometer measures the specific gravity of a liquid relative to water. Nicolson's hydrometer differs from other hydrometers in being totally submerged in use.
- Claravision
- Letter from Bernard J. Reid to Rev. Kenna, 1901
- Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Kenna, R. E.;
- A letter from Bernard J. Reid to Reverend R. E. Kenna, S. J. Kenna was the president of Santa Clara College. Reid regrets that he cannot attend the Golden Jubilee celebration in Santa Clara. Reid is afraid to leave his wife while she is in poor...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- A letter from Bernard J. Reid to his sister Kate Reid, 1852
- Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Reid, Kate; Santa Clara College (Calif.); Nobili, John;
- A letter written at Santa Clara College from Bernard J. Reid to his sister Kate Reid. Bernard describes life in Santa Clara, Father Nobili, and the friends he has encountered. He is also nervous to give his first lecture at Santa Clara College.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- A letter from William Bulkley to Bernard J. Reid, 1852
- Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Bulkley, William;
- A letter written in Santa Clara from William Bulkley to Bernard J. Reid. He lets Reid know that Father Nobili and everyone else holds Reid in high regard and hope to receive a letter from him soon. (Reid had just left his teaching position at the...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Mounted Telescope
- Buildings
- A mounted telescope outside observatory
- SCU Historic Buildings
- Campus
- Tennis courts; Buildings; Courtyards
- A panoramic shot of the campus featuring a small tennis court
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection