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Back to History of Westmont
Back to Against all Odds, Westmont Persists (A Historical Reflection)

Westmont Over the Years 

1940s

  • A Hard Beginning 
  • Westmont on the Move
  • Westmont at War

Stories from the Westmont Magazine

  • How Westmont Got Its Name
  • The Day Altadena Said 'No'
  • At Home in Santa Barbara
  • A Pioneering Professor
  • The Story Behind the Liberal Arts at Westmont
  • A Pioneer Professor
  • ‘Temporary’ Huts Take Root in History
  • Establishing Christian Education

1950s

  • Retreating to 1950s
  • The Voskuyl Years
  • Say It with Music

Stories from the Westmont Magazine

  • Telescopes Put a Focus on the Sciences
  • Early Support for the Sciences

1960s

  • The End of the Beginning
  • The Book Brigade
  • A Green Oasis in a World of Gray Ash
  • A Time to Weep

Stories from the Westmont Magazine

  • Burning Bauder Hall into Memory
  • The Hall that Westmont Built
  • The Day the Library Moved
  • The Campus that Roger Built

1970s

  • Coming of Age in the 1970s
  • In the Fire of Spring
  • A Growing Concern for Christian Service
  • Sing of Spring – and Everything Else

Stories from the Westmont Magazine

  • Westmont History in the Interim

1980s

  • A Rock for Remembrance
  • A Boundless Vision

Stories from the Westmont Magazine

  • This Old House: The Chronicle of Kerrwood Hall
  • A Scientific Breakthrough at Westmont
  • A Modified History of an Old Garage

1990s

Stories from the Westmont Magazine

  • Faithful for 50 Years
  • An Achievement for the Archives
  • A New Life for an Old Building

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