Archives » Exhibits from the Archives Exhibits from the Archives Pitzer’s Architects Pitzer College was built in 1964 on a firm bed of modernism. In an impressive marriage of scholarly aspirations and modernist design, Pitzer’s first buildings, designed by the local architectural firm of Criley + McDowell, manifested that innovative forward thinking. Pitzer’s Pioneers In 1964 when Pitzer College opened its doors, 153 women from 19 states and five other countries came to the College. The charter class of 1968 attended to their herculean task of “building a college” and attained an education that stretched far beyond their classroom walls. Pitzer’s Presidents: 1963-2016 Learn about the men and women selected to stand at the helm of the College: a poet, an outspoken progressive, a pragmatist, a structural activist, and an ambitious transformer. Radical Roots of Pitzer: The Beginning This exhibit explores the principles, attitudes, and aspirations underlying the ideas about the College. This first part explores the development of Pitzer’s institutional and educational character.
