West Chester State Normal School
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Alice M. Strunk Collection
Collection
Identifier: 077
Overview
The Alice M. Strunk collection includes class notebooks, memorabilia, and photographs from her time at West Chester State Normal School. Alice Strunk graduated from West Chester State Normal School in 1921. The materials range in date from 1919 to 1923.
Aryan Literary Society Records
Collection — Box 1-5
Identifier: 018
Abstract
The Aryan Literary Society Records is a collection of materials relating to the society's events, business (such as bylaws and constitutions) and publications. The Aryan Literary Society was one of two literary societies at West Chester during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The societies served as the main social outlet for West Chester State Normal School students and also provided a place for healthy debate and publication. The Aryan Literary Society published its own periodical,...
Dr. Thomas E. Berry Manuscript
Collection — Other 1 FI[179]
Identifier: 013
Abstract
Dr. Thomas E. Berry (1912-1991) was a member of the West Chester University English department from 1947-1978. This collection encases one of Berry's many publications, Journalism Today, published in 1958.
Marion Farnham Collection
Collection — Other 1 FI[132]
Identifier: 015
Abstract
Marion Farnham (1887-1983) was an art professor at West Chester University from 1923-1952. Miss Farnham aided in the production of the Serpentine Yearbooks, as a result this collection contains yearbooks autographed by students and faculty members.
Frank William and Dorothy Given Miller Collection
Collection
Identifier: 074
Overview
The Frank William and Dorothy Given Miller collection consists of college memorabilia, photographs, and newspapers. Frank and Dorothy both attended West Chester State Normal School, graduating in 1920 and 1919 respectively. Materials in this collection range in date from 1913 to 1980, with the bulk of items being from 1913 to 1927.
George L. Maris Collection
Collection
Identifier: 028
Overview
George L. Maris (1842-1921) served as President of West Chester State Normal School from 1873-1881. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan who began his teaching career in Chester County, PA. He served as Superintendent of Chester County’s public schools until he was appointed principal at WCSNS.This collection contains some administrative correspondence as well as annual reports submitted to the WCSNS Board of Directors. Also included are several files containing...
Robert B. Gordon Papers
Collection — Box Boxes 1-108
Identifier: 004
Abstract
Robert B. Gordon (1901-1981) was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. After a short career as an optician and optometrist, he returned to The Ohio State University and earned a Ph. D. in botany (1931). Gordon taught botany and environmental science at universities and nature centers for more than forty years. He taught courses in botany, plant ecology, and conservation at West Chester State College (1938-1964) and was appointed Head of its Science Department in 1944.
This collection includes personal...
Dr. Francis Harvey Green Papers
Collection
Identifier: 025
Overview
Francis Harvey Green (1861-1951) was a former graduate of West Chester State Normal School in 1882. He then joined the English faculty and became department head from 1890-1920. This collection includes both personal items and items that accompanied Green in his career at West Chester Normal School and Pennington School. These items consist of speeches, writings, publications, correspondence, personal collections, newspaper articles, etc.
Longacre Family Letters
Collection — Other Box 1
Identifier: 006
Abstract
This collection contains three letters written between 1897 and 1900 by the Longacre family.
Arrangement Chronological
Arrangement Chronological
Randolph H. Lytton West Chester, PA & Environs Collection
Collection — Box 1-4
Identifier: 002
Abstract
Dr. Randolph H. Lytton is a professor of European History at George Mason Unviersity, he donated this collection West Chester materials in 2009. This Collection contains historical memorabilia from around Chester County, but mainly West Chester. It includes Postcards, business cards, and memorabilia from Chester County, Christian Sanderson, and the Sharples Separator Company.
Arrangement Thematic
Arrangement Thematic