Huron Institute/Western Reserve Normal School (Huron, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The collection, dating form 1831 to 1948, consists of Board of Trustees proceedings, annual catalogs, literary works on the Institute and a few items of correspondence and legal documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1831-1948
Extent
1 Reels (1 reel box)
Creator
- Western Reserve Normal School (Milan, Ohio) (Organization)
- Huron Institute (Milan, Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Huron Institute was opened in April 1832. The school building was completed in December 1832 at a cost of $4,000; $2,000 being raised by the Huron Presbytery and the balance being raised by the village of Milan. Reverend Elded Barber was the first Principal and the purpose of the school as stated in the Board of Trustees minutes was to provide "instruction to youth of both sexes in the higher branches of English education, the learned languages and the liberal arts and sciences." The Huron Institute closed in 1857 and opened as the Western Reserve Normal School the next year. The Normal School continued to operate until 1889 when it too was closed. The building remained standing until 1910 when it was razed.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Huron Institute/Western Reserve Normal School were loaned for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections in May 1985, with the cooperation of Luella Simon, Director of the Milan Public Library.
Subject
- Western Reserve Normal School (Milan, Ohio) (Organization)
- Huron Institute (Milan, Ohio) (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Huron Institute/Western Reserve Normal School (Huron, Ohio) records
- Author
- Ann Bowers, Cooper Clarke
- Date
- May 1985, February 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English