Edwin E. Sparks
Explore the life of Edwin Erle Sparks, Penn State’s eighth president, who expanded enrollment, academic programs, student life, and statewide outreach from 1908 to 1920.
Explore the life of Edwin Erle Sparks, Penn State’s eighth president, who expanded enrollment, academic programs, student life, and statewide outreach from 1908 to 1920.
Explore the life of Dr. Edith Schad, a pioneering Bellefonte physician, medical leader, and advocate for temperance and moral reform in Centre County and Pennsylvania.
Explore the Penn State Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery, featuring historic minerals, fossils, scientific instruments, mining artifacts, and industrial art.
Explore the history of Eagle Iron Works, a Curtin family enterprise that operated for more than a century and became Pennsylvania’s last cold-blast charcoal iron works.
Explore the history of Duffy’s Tavern, a Boalsburg landmark dating to 1819 that has served generations of residents and travelers with food, drink, and hospitality.
Explore the life of Dorothy “Dot” Anderson, the pioneering tennis player who became the first and only woman to earn a Penn State varsity letter on a men’s athletic team.
Explore the history of the David House in Snow Shoe, a former coal company home now serving as a museum preserving the heritage of Centre County’s Mountaintop Area.
Explore the life of Davey Lewis, a notorious Centre County outlaw known for highway robbery, counterfeiting, prison escapes, and his Robin Hood-like reputation.
Explore the life of Daniel H. Hastings, Bellefonte lawyer, National Guard leader, and Pennsylvania governor from 1895 to 1899 who rose to prominence after the Johnstown flood.
Explore the history of The Daily Collegian, Penn State’s student-run newspaper, documenting university life and training generations of student journalists since 1887.
Explore the history of Penn State’s Creamery, from its roots in 19th-century dairy science to its beloved ice cream, research, education, and Berkey Creamery.
Explore the history of C-COR and Centre Video, Centre County companies that helped pioneer cable television equipment and systems during the industry’s rapid growth.