Eau Claire State Normal School
Dates
- Existence: 1916 - 1927
Historical Note
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire opened its doors in the fall of 1916 as the Eau Claire State Normal School. A single building, now known as Schofield Hall, was constructed on a 12-acre site donated by the city of Eau Claire. With a student body of 159 and a faculty of 20, the school offered one- and two-year elementary and three-year secondary teachers' courses, and a principal's course. Although the education of teachers was the mission of the institution, from the beginning it made available two years of general education or pre-professional study for persons not expecting to teach. Harvey A. Schofield was the first president of the new school, and his leadership saw it through the first 25 critical years of its existence.
Topics
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Memorial Hall Materials, 1946-continuing
Pearl Robinson Papers, 1917-1978
Pearl Seguin Papers, 1917-1944
University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire Commencement Materials, 1917-2023
Programs and schedules for commencement and other related events including commencement programs, baccalaureate service programs, schedules of events, and honors week and honors day materials for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and it’s predecessors. The programs document speakers, music, graduates, degrees granted, and the order of events at commencement. The collection also contains a file with information about the history of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire hood.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Land Use and Acquisition Records, 1909-2014
The scale of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire grew with the addition of buildings and acquired lands. The contents of this collection include land deeds, quit claims, land easements, and correspondence associated with the history of land acquisitions and changes impacting the University.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Correspondence and Subject File, 1936-2014
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Registrar’s Office Applications for Admission, 1916-1917
Applications for admission to the newly established Eau Claire State Normal School for the school years of 1916 and 1917, giving name of applicant, address, age, parent name, distance from the Normal School, name of the high school from which the student graduated, past teaching experience and educational background, school level student desired to teach and date of enrollment.
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire School of Education Campus School Records, 1940-1986
Records of the Campus School at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, first known as the “model school” when the Eau Claire State Normal School opened in 1916. Records reflect curriculum, teacher training methods, construction of the new laboratory school and campus school complex in 1952, campus school studies, termination of the training school program, and rental of the campus school building by the Eau Claire County public school system when the school closed in 1973.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Undergraduate Catalogs, 1916-2025
Descriptions of annual undergraduate course offerings at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and its predecessor institutions. Includes digital collections.
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Accreditation Records, 1925-2016
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