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Eau Claire State Normal School

 Organization

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.

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Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Pearl Robinson Papers, 1917-1978

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 386
Summary Photographs, letters, diplomas, books, and records of Pearl Robinson, a 1926 Eau Claire State Normal School teaching graduate. Records relate to her education, and during and after World War II her time as an instructor and organizer of Aeronautics courses in Washington D.C. high schools, Before You Fly: Essentials of Aeronautics books she co-authored, Certificate of Merit from the U.S. Navy, and the Trophy Award from the Washington Air Derby Association for...
Dates: 1917-1978

Pearl Seguin Papers, 1917-1944

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 279
Summary A collection of pamphlets, programs, and ephemera from the World War I era, 1917-1944, collected by Pearl Seguin, an Eau Claire State Normal School graduate and Eau Claire teacher. Includes pamphlets and programs on World War I, American citizenship, the League of Nations, Ku Klux Klan, War Expositions, Memorial Day annuals, a circa 1918 College Service Flag, Periscope yearbooks, photographs, correspondence, “Facts About Eau Claire” flier, and a copy of the...
Dates: 1917-1944

University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire Commencement Materials, 1917-2023

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 113
Summary

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.

Dates: 1917-2023

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Land Use and Acquisition Records, 1909-2014

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 605
Summary

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.

Dates: 1909-2014

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Correspondence and Subject File, 1936-2014

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 001
Summary University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor's (and previously the President's) correspondence and subject files covering all aspects of the university including instruction, Board of Regents, building program, gifts and grants, accreditation, and student affairs. Although the series dates from 1936 and is therefore incomplete, it includes material from every President's/Chancellor's administration at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Besides documenting the routine...
Dates: 1936-2014

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Undergraduate Catalogs, 1916-2025

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 067
Summary

Descriptions of annual undergraduate course offerings at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and its predecessor institutions. Includes digital collections.

Dates: 1916-2025

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Accreditation Records, 1925-2016

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 100
Summary Studies, reports, and correspondence relating to accreditation, including North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. For the early years, 1927-1952, the records consist primarily of correspondence and reports regarding certification by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. After 1950, the institution was accredited by North Central, and the series changes in character. It contains less correspondence and a...
Dates: 1925-2016

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Subject
Correspondence 9
Eau Claire (Wis.) 8
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire--History 5
Chancellor 4
Programs 4
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World War II 4
Commencement 3
Faculty 3
Photographs 3
Publications 3
Schofield Hall 3
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire--Students 3
Accreditation (Education) 2
Athletics 2
Buildings 2
Campus School (Eau Claire, Wis.) 2
Davies Student Center 2
Education--Wisconsin--History 2
Financial Records 2
Haas Fine Arts Center 2
Hibbard Humanities Hall 2
Homecoming 2
Lower Campus 2
McIntyre Library 2
Music 2
National Council for Accrediation of Teacher Education 2
Newspaper clippings 2
Periscope 2
Putnam Park (Eau Claire, Wis.) 2
Staff 2
Student Housing--Wisconsin--Eau Claire 2
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Alumni and Alumnae 2
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Centennial Celebrations, etc 2
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire-Sports 2
Upper Campus 2
Yearbooks 2
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 1
Annual Reports 1
Art 1
Audio recordings 1
Aviation 1
Basketball—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
Books 1
Bookstore 1
Brochures 1
Budgets 1
Business schools—Accreditation—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
Cabaret 1
Calendars 1
Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wis.) 1
Catalogs 1
Centennial Hall 1
Chicago, Illinois 1
College student newspapers and periodicals--Wisconsin--Eau Claire. 1
College students – Wisconsin – Eau Claire 1
Committee Reports 1
Council Oak Tree 1
Deeds 1
Dormitories--Wisconsin 1
Easement 1
Eau Claire (Wis.)–History 1
Ecumenical Religious Center 1
Education, Higher -- Wisconsin. 1
Football 1
Freshman Beanies 1
Glass Plate Negatives 1
Grants 1
Holcombe, Wisconsin 1
Human Sciences and Services Building 1
Interviews 1
Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970 1
Kjer Theatre 1
L.E. Phillips Science Hall 1
Land acquisitions 1
McPhee Physical Education Center 1
Meeting Minutes 1
Memorabilia 1
Military records 1
Naval Air Reserve Anacostia D.C. 1
Negatives 1
Newspapers 1
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 1
Office Files 1
Oral Histories 1
Oriental Garden 1
Orientation 1
Pamphlets 1
Payroll Records 1
Personal Papers 1
Planes 1
Posters 1
President 1
Receipts (financial records) 1
Residence Hall 1
Saint Bede Priory (Eau Claire, Wis.) 1
Schneider Social Science Hall 1
School of Nursing Building 1
Stanley, Wisconsin 1
Student Organizations 1
Student activities—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
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