Eau Claire State Teachers College
Dates
- Existence: 1927 - 1951
Historical Note
In 1927, the name changed from Eau Claire State Normal School to Eau Claire State Teachers College, with authorization to offer four years of higher education and to grant the degree of bachelor of education. In the same year, Eau Claire State Teachers College was accredited by the American Association of Teachers Colleges. In 1937 it was authorized to grant the bachelor of science in education degree. In 1946, 20 acres atop the bluff overlooking the campus were acquired to provide for future physical education facilities. This was the first substantial increase in campus size since the founding of the school. The 1940s also were marked by the institution of programs of orientation for freshmen, the inauguration of the faculty advisement system for upperclassmen, and the advancement of teacher education and extension services. The adoption by the faculty of a philosophy of general education paved the way for accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1950.
Topics
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
A Cappella Choir Collection, 1928-1945
This collection consists of pictures, membership lists, newspaper articles, show programs, and other materials related to the A Cappella Choir during its biggest period of success under the direction of music teacher Clara Mae Ward.
Arthur J. Fox Papers, 1939-1948
Arthur Julius Fox, one of the original faculty members of the Eau Claire State Normal School, was a former registrar and dean of instruction at Eau Claire State Teachers College. He retired in 1948 after 32 years of service at the college. This collection includes the general correspondence of A.J. Fox from 1939 to 1948 as well as his Teacher’s Program and Service Reports, his transcript from the University of Chicago, and newspaper clippings of his death in 1958.
Building Dedication Programs Collection, 1916-2014
Centennial Celebration Planning Committee Records, 2014-2020
Planning files of the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee, event timelines, budgets, promotional material, publications, and memorabilia documenting UW-Eau Claire’s Centennial Celebration prior to and during the 2016-2017 school year. Includes digital materials.
Centennial Oral History Collection, 2012-2013
Oral history interviews conducted by students and staff, prior to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Centennial in 2016. The interviews cover a wide range of topics related to the history of the school. Includes digital materials.
Eau Claire Normal School/State Teachers' College Clippings, 1913-1950
Newspaper clippings and a pamphlet regarding the establishment and growth of the Eau Claire State Normal School and the Eau Claire State Teachers College. A 1913 pamphlet entitled “WHY the Normal School at Eau Claire Should Be Constructed NOW” outlines the “urgent need” for the school in the Chippewa Valley. Newspaper clippings document the growth and development of the Eau Claire Normal School, which evolved into the Eau Claire State Teachers College in 1927.
Eugene R. McPhee Papers, 1923-1966, 2003-2004
After service in World War II, Eugene R. McPhee became director of teacher training at Eau Claire until leaving for Madison in 1948. Contains personal and professional papers of McPhee’s military career in the United States as well as while he was stationed in Italy. McPhee’s thesis and other documents from his educational career. There are early University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire financial documents regarding scholarships, memorials and other aspects of the university.
Grace Walsh Papers, 1931-1994
The collection contains financial records, programs, reel-to-reel audio tapes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, awards, some correspondence, and other general files related to the forensics and debate programs at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Includes files created by and pertaining personally to Grace Walsh, a professor and director of speech and forensics from 1944-1980.
National Youth Administration Records, 1934-1939
Correspondence, payroll reports, time sheets, applications, and questionnaires related to the National Youth Administration program at Eau Claire State Teachers College. The program ran at the college from 1935-1943.
Prom Planning Records, 1929-1952
Contains records related to the planning of the prom from the first prom in 1929 through 1952. Also included are the dance cards/programs from the 1929 Prom through the 1947 Prom.
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- Correspondence 12
- Eau Claire (Wis.) 8
- Programs 6
- Newspaper clippings 5
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire--History 5
- World War II 5
- Chancellor 4
- Commencement 4
- Faculty 4
- Schofield Hall 4
- Athletics 3
- Davies Student Center 3
- Photographs 3
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire-Sports 3
- University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire--Students 3
- Accreditation (Education) 2
- Annual Reports 2
- Audio recordings 2
- Brochures 2
- Budgets 2
- Campus School (Eau Claire, Wis.) 2
- Eau Claire (Wis.)–History 2
- Films 2
- Financial Records 2
- Freshman Beanies 2
- Haas Fine Arts Center 2
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 2
- Homecoming 2
- Lower Campus 2
- McPhee Physical Education Center 2
- National Council for Accrediation of Teacher Education 2
- Newsletters 2
- Newspapers 2
- Personal Papers 2
- President 2
- Publications 2
- Schneider Social Science Hall 2
- School of Nursing Building 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Student Life 2
- Student Organizations 2
- United States--National Youth Administration 2
- University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Alumni and Alumnae 2
- University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Centennial Celebrations, etc 2
- University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Curricula 2
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire--Public relations 2
- Upper Campus 2
- Winter Carnival 2
- Yearbooks 2
- Academics 1
- Administrative Records 1
- Admissions, College 1
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 1
- Basketball coaches – Wisconsin – Eau Claire 1
- Basketball—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
- Beaver Dam, Wis. 1
- Buildings 1
- Business schools—Accreditation—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
- Calendars 1
- Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wis.) 1
- Catalogs 1
- Centennial Hall 1
- Choir 1
- Choruses 1
- Choruses, Unaccompanied 1
- College publications--Wisconsin--Eau Claire 1
- College student newspapers and periodicals--Wisconsin--Eau Claire. 1
- College students—Health and hygiene—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
- College students—Medical care—Wisconsin—Eau Claire 1
- Committee Reports 1
- Council Oak Tree 1
- Crest Wellness Center 1
- Debates and Debating--Wisconsin--Eau Claire. 1
- Deeds 1
- Dormitories--Wisconsin 1
- Dulany Inn 1
- Easement 1
- Ecumenical Religious Center 1
- Education, Higher -- Wisconsin. 1
- Education--Wisconsin--History 1
- Ephemera 1
- Football 1
- Footbridge 1
- Forensics (Public speaking)--Wisconsin--Eau Claire. 1
- Grants 1
- Handbooks 1
- Hilltop 1
- Human Sciences and Services Building 1
- Interviews 1
- Katharine Thomas Hall 1
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970 1
- Kjer Theatre 1
- L.E. Phillips Science Hall 1
- Land acquisitions 1
- Marshfield, Wis. 1
- McIntyre Library 1
- Meeting Minutes 1
- Memorabilia 1
- Military records 1
- Minnie Creek 1 + ∧ less