Edwin O. Smith High School Records
Scope and Content
The collection contains documentation of a mid-1960s addition to the school.
Dates
- undated, 1956-1968
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
History
In 1955, the Connecticut General Assembly authorized funding for the construction of a junior-senior high school in Mansfield, Connecticut, to be administered by the University of Connecticut. The $1.2 million allocation was authorized in recognition of the need to training teachers for the schools of Connecticut; to meet the needs for secondary education in the Town of Mansfield resulting from the problem created by the absence of any industrial wealth and by the presence of two large state institutions (UConn and the Mansfield Training School); and to assist the University in attracting and retaining high quality teaching and research staff. Before the school opened the training of teachers of Home Economics and Vocational Agriculture was also added to the charge. The school opened in the fall of 1958 as a division of the School of Education.
The University School was quickly named for Edwin Oscar Smith, acting president of the University (1908) and remained a division of the UConn School of Education until the summer of 1987. On July 1, 1987, the University conveyed the property and buildings of the school to the Town of Mansfield.
Extent
39 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1955, the Connecticut General Assembly authorized funding for the construction of a junior-senior high school in Mansfield, Connecticut, to be administered by the University of Connecticut. The school opened in the fall of 1958 and remained a division of the UConn School of Education until the summer of 1987.
Arrangement
Series I: Blueprints (undated, 1956-1963)
Series II: Administrative Records and Correspondence (undated, 1956-1968)
Acquisition Information
The Blueprints were donated by Harry Danos, an architect associated with the construction of the building. The provenance of the remaining materials is unknown.
- Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Blueprints (reprographic copies). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Connecticut (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Education Subject Source: Fast
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- High school teachers--Training of Subject Source: Fast
- High schools Subject Source: Fast
- Mansfield City (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Storrs (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Title
- Edwin O. Smith High School Records
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2006 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
