State College and Southeast Missouri Scrapbook

Collection — Box: 2608

Identifier: 2007.193

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Primarily articles concerning Southeast Missouri State College and southeast Missouri. Also includes national news articles.

Dates

Creation: circa 1950-1960

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

The University was established in 1873 as the Southeast Missouri Normal School. By legislative enactment in 1919, the institution became "Southeast Missouri State Teachers' College" and was authorized to grant degrees. The name "Southeast Missouri State College" was adopted on September 21, 1946, by permission of the Missouri General Assembly. The changing curricula and educational mission of the school were reflected in the latest modification on August 24, 1972, when the Board of Regents, acting under authority from the Missouri Legislature, approved the name "Southeast Missouri State University." (from the Southeast Missouri State University Undergraduate Bulletin, 2002-2003, p.3)