North Carolina Institute of Education

Dates:
Active 1831
Active 1832

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The North Carolina Institute of Education was founded on 22 June 1831 by University of North Carolina professors and state leaders of the public school movement. The purpose of the Institute was "to diffuse knowledge on the subject of education and by every proper means to improve the condition of the common schools and other literary institutions of our state."

From the description of Records of the North Carolina Institute of Education, 1831- 1832 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26992991

The North Carolina Institute of Education was founded on 22 June 1831, by University of North Carolina professors and state leaders of the public school movement. The purpose of the institute was to diffuse knowledge on the subject of education and by every proper means to improve the condition of the common schools and other literary institutions of our state. The institute, governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee, met annually for an address by a noted educational leader of the state, to elect officers, and to formulate the next year's educational promotion efforts.

From the guide to the North Carolina Institute of Education Records, 1831-1832, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.)

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Subjects:

  • Education
  • Education
  • College teachers

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  • North Carolina (as recorded)