German Nationality Room

July 8, 1938

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Title
German Nationality Room
Date
July 8, 1938
Identifier
GRCR02.UA
Description
The German Room is based on a 16th century hall from the University of Heidelberg. The entrance doors are highlighted by carved renditions of the famous town squares of Nürnberg and Rothenburg. On either side of the chalkboard one can see two wooden carvings of characters in German poets, operas, and folk songs. The one on the right is Siegfried and the character on the left is Parsifel. The carving above the chalkboard contains Schiller’s lines on attaining truth through stern endeavor. Names of famous Germans are carved into the walls on each side. The stained glass windows showcase pictures of the Grimm Brothers famous fairytales. The German Room was dedicated on July 8, 1938. This room, along with twenty five other Nationality Rooms all with different architectural styles, was conceived in the 1920s by sociologist Ruth Crawford Mitchell as a means of linking the university with the immigrant culture of the steel working families.
Type
still image
Subject
Rooms
Classrooms
Chairs
Windows
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.). German Room
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
Pitt Nationality Rooms
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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