A devastating fire in the early morning hours of December 10, 1924 destroyed over half of the Bridgewater Normal School campus. The school rebounded by quickly reopening and rebuilding, modernizing the campus and setting a pattern for continued expansion and improvements.
A selection of classroom photographs from the State Normal School at Bridgewater, Massachusetts from the 1870s to the early 1900s.
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After an absence of over 30 years, intercollegiate football returned to Bridgewater State College in the fall of 1960. These first seasons were distinguished by the enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and determination of the students both on and off the field.
Toy books, such as die-cut shape books and movable books, were published to tempt young readers with their out-of-the ordinary shapes and interactive designs. Illustrated with colorful and fanciful pictures, these juvenile works continue to enchant children and adults today.
Surrounded by the natural beauty of Cape Cod, the State Normal School at Hyannis, Massachusetts provided almost fifty years of progressive educational training, influencing generations of teachers and students in Massachusetts and beyond.
Explore the BSU Archives and Special Collections gallery in Digital Commonwealth, the repository for historical collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Massachusetts. Our collections include Boston Theatre Broadsides, glass plate negatives of the college and town of Bridgewater, ambrotypes of students from the 1850s, and much more.
Search or browse the Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, in publication since 1939.
A look at the twelve individuals who have led Bridgewater State University since its founding in 1840.
View the Bridgewater State University campus (then known as the State Normal School at Bridgewater, Massachusetts) as depicted in these postcards from the early 20th century.
