Penn State's History and Traditions

A Brief Penn State History
From agricultural college to world-class learning community in 900 words.

Histories of Some Penn State Campuses Around the Commonwealth
Stories of 15 campuses as they appeared in Intercom, the University's (now out-of-print) faculty/staff newspaper>

Penn State Historical Markers
Commemorating the University's tradition of achievement and service statewide.

Other Historical Commemoratives
Other historical plaques, tablets, markers, etc. at University Park.

Penn State Timeline
Major historical events, grouped by decade.

Penn State: An Illustrated History, by Michael Bezilla
A digital scan of this work, published in 1985 and now out-of-print.

A brief video about George Atherton
Penn State's president 1882-1906, hailed as its "second founder."

The Penn State Archives
Part of the University Libraries, documenting the history of Penn State.

Penn State Celebrates its Sesquicentennial
Includes a year-long weekly series of historical photographs from the Penn State Archives, and a calendar of events, highlighting the celebration of Penn State's 150th birthday.