{"id":863,"date":"2026-04-08T21:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:25:48","slug":"offices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/about\/offices\/","title":{"rendered":"Offices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tHistorical Highlights: Offices and Rooms\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/Undated-Data-Processing-Office-in-Kirk-01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of two workers in the Data Processing office typing and working with papers.\" title=\"Undated-Data-Processing-Office-in-Kirk-01\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1975-Steno-Office-Kirk-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of people working at various tables in a stenographer office.\" title=\"1975-Steno-Office-Kirk\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/tvstudiokirkbuildingecho1988.png\" alt=\"Photo of two guys working with television studio equipment in Kirk Building.\" title=\"tvstudiokirkbuildingecho1988\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1932-Ladies-Parlor-in-Kirk-2048x1600.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of ladies sat in chairs in the Kirk Building&#039;s ladies parlor talking and working on things.\" title=\"1932-Ladies-Parlor-in-Kirk\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/04\/1970s-News-36-in-Kirk.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of people stood at tvs and powerboard wearing headphones while working on the news.\" title=\"1970s-News-36-in-Kirk\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1970s-Audio-Visual-Center-Kirk-1629x2048.jpg\" alt=\"View of television and powerboard of the audio visual studio in the Kirk building.\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1629\" title=\"1970s-Audio-Visual-Center-Kirk\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tIf These Walls Could Talk\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The Kirk Building has housed many offices and specialized rooms over the years. When it was first designed the building housed the following spaces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three dual-purpose lunch room\/classrooms<\/li>\n<li>An auditorium\/gym<\/li>\n<li>Showering\/dressing rooms<\/li>\n<li>A kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Nine rooms for the Department of Hygiene and Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Two rooms for museum storage and displays<\/li>\n<li>Ceramic department rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>\n\t\t\tHighlights:\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAudio-visual Studio\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>In the 1980s, bulkier analog technology was the standard, in contrast to our largely digital world today. This was the case for the TV\/Audio-Visual Studio in the Kirk Building, where students would produce media such as the &#8220;NEMO News.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/04\/1981-TV-Studio-Kirk-01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of people sat in the television studio with cameras and other workers around them.\" title=\"1981-TV-Studio-Kirk-01\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWomen&#8217;s Parlor\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Many parties and events were hosted, largely by sororities, in the Women&#8217;s Parlor on the first floor of the Kirk Building.\u00a0 This included and was not limited to luncheon&#8217;s for Founder&#8217;s Day, Christmas celebrations, initiations, and Mother&#8217;s Day tea.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1925-Ladies-Parlor-in-Kirk-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of entrance to ladies parlor in the Kirk Building. A few women are sat around the edges of the room.\" title=\"1925-Ladies-Parlor-in-Kirk\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tStenographic Office\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Stenographic Office handled all of the printing needs of the college. This included syllabi, tests, notices, bulletins, letters, programs, posters and more. 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