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Edinboro State Normal School -- History

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

B. Regis "Sox" Harrison, no date

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Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents Harrison was the coach and athletic director at Edinboro.  In his time at Edinboro, 1919-1953, he coached every sport the school offered.  He also owned and operated Sunset Camp, a boys summer camp located by Edinboro Lake.
Dates: no date

Carrie Goodell, 1995

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Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents Carrie Goodell was the final survivor of the Goodell family in Edinboro.  The Goodell Gardens and Homestead now stands as a result of her bequeath.  Transcript located in box Oral 3.
Dates: 1995

Dorothy Kennedy Strong, 1974

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Identifier: Item 15
Scope and Contents Dorothy Kennedy Strong was in the class of 1917. No transcript or CD.
Dates: 1974

Faye (Perry) Knapp, 1995

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Identifier: Item 16
Scope and Contents Faye (Perry) Knapp was a student at Edinboro State Normal School. Transcript located in box Oral 3.
Dates: 1995

Jane Collins, no date

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Identifier: Item 19
Scope and Contents Jane Collins was a student at Edinboro in 1910-1912.  As a teacher she had Rachael Carson as a student. No transcript or CD.
Dates: no date

Justina Baron

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Identifier: Item 23
Scope and Contents Justina Baron, the namesake for the Edinboro University Library, graduated from Edinboro State Normal School in 1917. She went on to become a longtime librarian at the school. Transcript is located in box Oral 3.
Dates: 1995

Lucille Ghering, 1995

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Identifier: Item 26
Scope and Contents Lucille Ghering lived on a farm that is now part of Edinboro University.  There is no transcript.
Dates: 1995

Russell McCommons, 1995

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Identifier: Item 30
Scope and Contents Russell McCommons was a student at Edinboro and later taught mechanical drawing. Transcript is located in box Oral 3.
Dates: 1995