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Proclamation designating ASU Opening Day 75th anniversary
Proclamation designating ASU Opening Day 75th anniversary
Proclamation designating ASU Opening Day 75th anniversary

Proclamation designating ASU Opening Day 75th anniversary

Date2/7/1961
MediumPaper
Dimensions5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number1999.14.1203
DescriptionBlack and white photographic image of a proclamation document signed on Feb 7, 1961, by Governor Paul J. Fannin and Secretary of State Wesley Bolin. The proclamation commemorates the "beginning of higher education in Arizona" and designates February 8, 1961 as Arizona State University Opening Day to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1886 opening of classes at the Territorial Normal School.
Status
Not on view