Central Washington University Faculty Papers, John Munson 1834-2003 (bulk 1889-1927)

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Central Washington University Faculty Papers, John Munson 1834-2003 (bulk 1889-1927)

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This collection comprises the personal papers of John Munson, professor of biology at Washington State Normal School from 1899 to 1928 in Ellensburg, WA.

5.75 cubic feet; 10 legal-sized document cases, 1 half-letter-sized document case, 1 oversized flat box

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Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections

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Munson, John

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Science classes were initially taught at Washington State Normal School not long after the school opened in 1891. In 1893, a staff member was appointed to specifically teach science courses, which included zoology and botany. The biological science department was organized in 1899 as a separate department. John Munson was born February 21, 1860 in Jölster, Sunfjord, Norway and died February 27, 1928 in Ellensburg, Washington. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Yale Unive...

Washington State Normal School (Ellensburg, Wash.)

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In 1889 the United States Congress authorized the residents of Washington Territory to form a state government. One provision of that authorization was Section 17 of the Enabling Act, which granted additional lands owned by the United States government to the state for the establishment and maintenance of state normal schools. Those additional lands were to be held, appropriated, and disposed of exclusively for the specified purposes and in the manner that the state legislature might provide. Th...