Historic Old Central High School Museum Committee collection

Collection

Identifier: U6244

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a variety of materials related to the Duluth Public Schools, collected by the Historic Old Central High School Museum Committee. The Museum Committee maintained an 1890s classrrom museum in the Old Central High School administration building, and conducted tours of the museum and belltower for alumni and others. Many items in this collection were donated to the museum by alumni of Duluth schools. The bulk of the materials are related to Central High School, but many other schools are represented. Included in the collection are scrapbooks, photographs, school reunion materals, engineering drawings for Central High School, newsletters and other school publications, and other miscellaneous documents.

Dates

1857 - 2011

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

Duluth Central High School is an architectural landmark in Duluth which was saved from the wrecking ball by community effort. The school is located at Lake Avenue and Second Street, was built in 1891-92, by Duluth architects Palmer and Hall but based on Henry H. Richardson’s work described as Romanesque. A massive sandstone structure with a 230 foot tower, the building is now on the National Register of Historic Places and functioning as the administration building for the Duluth Board of Education.

Extent

17 boxes

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of a variety of materials related to the Duluth Public Schools, collected by the Historic Old Central High School Museum Committee.

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.

Subjects

Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Duluth Public Schools Subject Source: Local sources
Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Educators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Elementary school students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Elementary schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
High school students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
High schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Junior high school students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Junior high schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Newsletters Subject Source: Local sources
Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
Special events Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Student newspapers and periodicals. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Teachers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Teachers -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings