Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Lou Henry Hoover, standing to the left of the podium, delivers a speech at W. O. Mendenhall’s inauguration ceremony. The orchestra can be seen behind her and the rest of the distinguished guests sitting to the right, facing the audience. A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Rites Held at College,” Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep 1934: 8. William O. Mendenhall was installed as the president of Whittier College in a ceremony on September 21, 1934. Among the distinguished guests were Lou Henry Hoover, Dr. Robert L. Kelly, and Rufus B. von KleinSmid. Text from negative sleeve: MENDENHALL, WILLIAM ORVILLE WHITTIER COLLEGE 1934 Also Mrs. Herbert Hoover x
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