Chicago Manual Training School. Records 1882-1913

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Chicago Manual Training School. Records 1882-1913

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The Chicago Manual Training School was established between 1882 and 1884 by the Chicago Commercial Club. It sought to provide both academic and vocational education for boys at the high school level. In 1903 it became part of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. The Chicago Manual Training School Records contain administrative and financial records, samples of student work, examinations, course catalogues, and publications relating to manual education. Material spans 1882-1913.

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Belfield, Henry H. (Henry Holmes), 1837-1912

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Educator. A.B., Iowa College, 1858. A.M., Griswold College, 1861; and Iowa College, 1868. Ph. D., Iowa College, 1878. Principal and superintendent of public schools, Dubuque, Iowa. Principal at various public schools, Chicago. Director, Chicago Manual Training School, 1883-1903. Dean of Technology Course, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, 1903-1908. From the description of Family papers, 1844-1967 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 40935165 ...

Chicago Manual Training School

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The Chicago Manual Training School was conceived by members of the Chicago Commercial Club in 1882. It opened two years later at the corner of Michigan and Roosevelt Avenues. The Chicago Manual Training School was the only independent institution of its kind when it opened. Along with Washington University’s Manual Training School in St. Louis, it was the most influential in the country. Influenced by educational movements in late 1870s and 1880s America, the school’s fo...