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- 1930-1994 (Creation)
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1 folder
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Biographical history
Principal and president of New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton from 1923 to 1930.
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Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, The College of New Jersey is the oldest teacher training college in the state and the ninth oldest in the nation. Originally located in downtown Trenton, the college expanded academically and physically, and later moved to suburban Ewing Township in the 1930s.
Over the years, the name of the college has changed to reflect its expanding mission.
New New Jersey State Normal School, 1855-1908New Jersey Normal School in Trenton, 1908-1929
New Jersey State Teachers College and State Normal School at Trenton, 1929-1937
New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton, 1937-1958
Trenton State College, 1958-1996
The College of New Jersey, 1996-present
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This series includes several publications that provide a good overview of the Normal and Model
Schools as well as for specific topics as listed below. Especially interesting are State Teachers College
and State Normal School, Trenton, NJ: Past, Present and Future, 1930 and Time the Great Teacher: A History
of One Hundred Years of the New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton, 1855-1955. The material is
arranged in chronological order.