Lake Michigan Hall under construction. Precast 'trees' are hoisted into place as the walls go up for the first academic building on the Allendale campus.

Lake Michigan Hall under construction.

President Zumberge viewing construction of Lake Michigan Hall

President Zumberge viewing construction of Lake Michigan Hall

Architect William Kessler shows President James H. Zumberge model of interior of Lake Michigan Hall, 1962.

Student couple holding hands while walking outside Lake Michigan Hall.

South entrance of Lake Michigan Hall, ca. 1963.

Graduate procession outside Lake Michigan Hall during first commenement ceremony.

Graduates gather outside Lake Michigan Hall during first commencement ceremony.

Graduates process outside Lake Michigan Hall during first commencement ceremony.

State Institutions Subcommittee of Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee members visiting GVSC campus site: Left to right: Sen. Frederic Hilbert of Wayland, Dr. Zumberge, Sen. Zaagman of Grand Rapids, Sen. Emil Lockwood of St. Louis, and Sen.…

Grand Valley's opening day convocation in Lake Michigan Hall, Sept. 26, 1963.

Black and white photograph of a naturally-formed ice sculpture along the shores of Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Postcard of the Lake Michigan shoreline where the sand dunes overlook the water. The sky has wispy clouds and the dunes are covered in trees. The back of the postcard has no handwriting and the typed description in the lower left reads: "Lake…

Photograph of lake waves taken from the Eddy cottage on Lakeshore Drive..

Photograph of lake taken from the shaded grass of the dunes.

Photograph of lake waves taken from under the shade of trees.

Postcard featuring the Lake Michigan shore of Southwestern Michigan. The postcard is a close up image of the waves crashing on the shore. There are trees in the distance and the sky is a clear light blue. The back of the postcard has no handwriting…

Postcard featuring the Lake Michigan shore of Western Michigan. The postcard has the focus of the image on a young tree in the middle of the sand. In the distance the waves are softly crashing. The back of the postcard has no handwriting and the…

Black and white lantern slide of Lake Nemi, near Rome, Italy.

Black and white photograph of Lake Nemi with mountains in the background.

Lake Ontario Hall on the Allendale campus.

Lake Plaza. Walking path through the snow covering Lake Plaza. Seidman House (left), Lake Michigan Hall (center), and Lake Superior Hall (right).

Students walking across Lake Plaza in front of "Heaven and Earth" sculpture by James Clover.