Schofield, Harvey A.
Biography
Harvey A. Schofield was the first president of what was then called the State Normal School at Eau Claire. He led the school through its critical first 25 years.
As president, Schofield had almost no support staff and almost single-handedly managed school affairs. He successfully marshaled community support and political influence in Madison to head off attempts in the legislature to close the school in 1923, 1928 and 1937. He encouraged the designation of Wisconsin normal schools as teachers colleges in 1927 and oversaw the adoption of a new curriculum that awarded bachelor's degrees to students who completed a four-year program. The American Association of Teachers Colleges gave full accreditation to Eau Claire State in 1927.
Ill-health forced Schofield to step down as president at the end of 1940. After his death in August 1941, the regents memorialized him as "a fine leader and friend — a man of administrative ability and sound counsel." Old Main, the original campus building, was renamed Schofield Hall in 1960 in his honor.
Occupations
- President -- Date: 1916 - 1940
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
University Archives Photograph Collection, 1916-2011
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Faculty and Staff Publications and Information Files, circa 1930-1990
Includes original and reprint faculty and staff publications, newspaper clippings, biographical information, and memorial service programs.Also contains a UW--Eau Claire faculty bibliography (circa 1982) and University of Wisconsin System Faculty Publication abstracts from 1967-1970.
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Memorabilia, 1923-2022
Miscellaneous memorabilia pertaining to UW-Eau Claire. Includes homecoming and winter carnival buttons, sheet music, stickers, photographs, a report card, a diploma, reminiscences of alumni, letterman sweaters, beanies, a football uniform, class ring, a brick from Katharine Thomas Hall, a UW-Eau Claire - Barron County coffee mug, a bronze plaque, etc.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Correspondence and Subject File, 1936-2014
University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire Student Health Services Records, 1931-2019
Annual reports, budget materials, and administrative correspondence of the Student Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from 1931-2019.
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