Michigan State Normal College Calendars

Collection

Identifier: 016.Ca

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Michigan State Normal College Calendar collection contains annual calendars for Michigan State Normal College from the early 1900s. Calendars included in this collection are from the years 1901, 1903, 1911-1914, and 1917. All of the calendars feature photographs of buildings on campus such as Old Main, Starkweather Hall, and Welch Hall. In addition there are photographs of students in their living quarters and prominent faculty members such as Genevieve Walton, E.A. Strong, and Julia A. King.

Dates

Creation: 1901 - 1917

Creator

Eastern Michigan University (Publisher, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Historical note

Established by the State of Michigan in 1849, Eastern Michigan University opened its doors as the Michigan State Normal School in 1853. Michigan State Normal School was the first teachers' training school west of the Allegheny Mountains and initially taught students at a basic secondary level, instructing them in teaching methods and material to cover at a variety of levels.

In 1899, Michigan State Normal School changed its name to Michigan State Normal College. Professor Richard Gause Boone lobbied to establish Normal as four-year college, rather than a secondary school. Normal entered the twentieth century as Michigan's premier teacher training school and had become the first teacher training school in the United States to have a four-year degree program.

Borrowed from A Brief History of EMU "http://www.emich.edu/walkingtour/hist.htm"

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 archive box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Michigan State Normal College calendar collection is a collection of calendars for the years 1901, 1903, 1911-1914, and 1917. The materials in the collection are arranged chronologically. All of the calendars feature photographs of buildings on campus such as Old Main, Starkweather Hall, and Welch Hall. In addition there are photographs of students in their living quarters and prominent faculty members such as Genevieve Walton, E.A. Strong, and Julia A. King. Michigan State Normal College was the official name of Eastern Michigan University from 1899-1956.