Dear Friends,
This photograph shows the office of President J.J. Doyne, who is seated on the left in front of what appears to be a roll top desk. To the right is his administrative assistant, sitting in front of a typewriter. On the table is a small set of scales to measure postage and a large journal typically used at that time (circa 1910) for bookkeeping purposes. The two basket trays are probably marked IN and OUT.
On the far right is a leather upholstered sofa with a large coffee table in front and on the wall on the right side of the doorway is a wall mounted telephone; the only telephone on the campus at that time. Note how the administrative assistant is dressed as well as the female students in the library.
The room in the background is the Arkansas State Normal School Library.
The photograph is circa 1910.
June 5th, 2017