UNIVERSITY HISTORY

Brief Histories of the Schools of the University of Pennsylvania

Each of the twelve schools of the University, in order of their founding:

Color photo of 1999 Hey Day showing a variety of students in red shirts with canes and straw hats

School of Arts and Sciences
1755

1886 photo of surgery being performed in the Agnew Clinic

School of Medicine
1765

Photo of Penn Law School moot court, circa 1925. Shows courtroom layout and participants.

Law School
1850

1891 photo of metallurgy students at furnaces

School of Engineering and Applied Science
1852

Photo of root canal being performed on Kundar (a horse) showing equipment and Dental School staff at work.

School of Dental Medicine
1878

small version of black and white photo of Wharton School classroom, circa 1952

Wharton School
1881

Photo (c.1900) showing horseshoeing class in blacksmith shop of Veterinary School

School of Veterinary Medicine
1884

Photo of architecture students in a GSFA class during the 1950s

School of Design
1890

Photo of students in plaza in front of Graduate School of Education building

Graduate School of Education
1914

Student nurse, working with children in a play area, photo ca. 1960-1970

School of Nursing
1935

1959 photo of Social Work deans and faculty

School of Social Policy and Practice
1948

1969 photo showing Annenberg School on the right and Annenberg Center under construction in the center

Annenberg School for Communication
1959