Tag Archives: Lake Merritt

College of the Holy Names Physics Lab

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Deirdre Spencer
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Color photo of College of the Holy Names at Lake Merritt

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Deirdre Spencer
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College of the Holy Names post, Lake Merritt

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Deirdre Spencer
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College of the Holy Names Nuns on Lake Merritt

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Deirdre Spencer

College of the Holy Names Nuns on Lake Merritt, a photo by Holy Names University on Flickr.

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Out With the Old, In With the New

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Deirdre Spencer

In 1957 the entire college moved from Lake Merritt to the new campus on Mountain Boulevard. The old property was sold to Henry Kaiser, its buildings demolished to make way for the Kaiser Building. Above, some alumni and SNJM Sisters … Continue reading →

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College of the Holy Names musical group

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Deirdre Spencer

College of the Holy Names music group pose in festive formal gowns, with trumpet and violin.

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Merry Christmas from Holy Names University

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Deirdre Spencer

College of the Holy Names students and a Sister look on as a priest blesses a tree they are planting (we think! — let us know if you know more about this photo in the comments).

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Commencement

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Deirdre Spencer

College of the Holy Names graduates pose on stairs of the school at the Lake Merritt campus.

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2036 Webster Street, Oakland

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Deirdre Spencer

The Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was built at 2036 Webster Street, where the Kaiser Building is currently located, in 1868. This lithographic reproduction of a marvelous etching by M. J. Phelan, an artist born in Ireland … Continue reading →

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It all began right here in Oakland on the shores of Lake Merritt

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Deirdre Spencer

Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 1873, a photo by Holy Names University on Flickr. Holy Names University’s story begins in 1868 when six Sisters of the Holy Names arrived in California from Montreal, Canada. The teaching order, … Continue reading →

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