Duluth Junior College Debate Team scrapbook

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S6099

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings describing the participants and activities of the Duluth Junior College’s debate teams – boys and girls – who were national champions in 1934. The national champion team included Abraham Kaplan. Also included are clippings about competitor teams in Minnesota and other parts of the country.

Dates

1932-1937

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

As early as September 1923, Duluthians urged the school board to establish a junior college in Duluth. On February 11, 1927, the Duluth Board of Education heard several petitions requesting the formation of a two-year junior college. Several public junior colleges were already well established in Minnesota. With formal approval from the Finance Committee to the Duluth School Board the program was authorized on May 3, 1927 using space in Denfeld High School.

On June 10, 1927 the Committee on Schools recommended Raymond D. Chadwick, principal of Morgan Park High School, be employed as Dean at $300 per month for as long as necessary to organize the Duluth Junior College, that his salary be increased to $4,000 per year beginning in December of 1927, and that 100 applications for enrollment be necessary in order to open the College in September.

Duluth Junior College opened with 146 students on Sept. 12, 1927 in the Denfeld High School building. The college moved to the Franklin School building at 411 East 7th street on September 6, 1946 with 896 enrolled and a staff of 48. Duluth Junior College closed in March 1950.

The Duluth Junior College football team, Bluejays, was selected to play against California Compton College team the Tartans, in a December 11, 1948, football game at Pasadena's famous Rose Bowl stadium. It was an East against West match-up. Tickets were $3.00. It was the third annual Junior Rose Bowl Game. DJC's enrollment was 111, Compton's 5,000 – half of whom were high school students. Compton won 48-14.

Extent

1.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

Related Materials:

S6054 Duluth Junior College student records

Subjects

College students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth Junior College
Extra-curricular activities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
Student activities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings