View from the east side of the Mississippi River showing a dam and campus, including Shoemaker Hall (1915), Riverview (1913), Old Model School (1906), Old Main Building (1874).
Panoramic view of St. Cloud State University campus, showing, from left to right, Old Main Building (1874), Old Model School (1906), and Riverview (1913).
Riverview opened as the campus model school in 1913 where students could watch experienced teachers teach and to student teach. In 1958, the model school moved from Riverview to the new Gray Campus Laboratory School.
View of the road leading up to the Tenth Street bridge over the Mississippi River.The 10th Street bridge crossed the Mississippi River from the 1890s to 1985. It was replaced with a modern bridge which opened in 1985.
Minnesota State Normal Board; Minnesota State Teachers College Board
Date Created:
1903 - 1924
Description:
Publication detailing the transition of the normal schools to state teachers colleges, evolution, and expansion of the Minnesota's higher education system in the first quarter of the 1900s. The minutes detail the growth of the state teacher colleges and their campuses, the hiring and the resignations of faculty, staff, and school presidents, finances of the systems and schools, curriculum, and the purchase and expansion of physical campus, including property and buildings, of the St. Cloud State Teachers College, Mankato State Teachers College, Winona State Teachers College, and Moorhead State Teachers College (which would become state universities) and the Duluth State Teachers College (which would become the University of Minnesota-Duluth).
Exterior view of the Old Model School. Completed in 1906, the Old Model School served as the campus laboratory school until 1913 when Riverview opened. The Old Model School then served as the campus library until 1952 when Kiehle opened. It was demolished in 1960.
Joseph C. Brown Athletic Field. Exterior view of a gate with brick pillars, buildings in background. The Joseph C. Borwn Athletic Field was constructed in 1927.