Margaret Elizabeth McIntosh Black collection, 1880-1934.

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Margaret Elizabeth McIntosh Black collection, 1880-1934.

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The Margaret Elizabeth McIntosh Black Collection consists of photographs, tintypes, correspondence, and artifacts. McIntosh Black graduated from the California State Normal School in December of 1884. The collection features several photographs and tintypes, including one of Minnie Palmer, the famous stage actress. The collection also contains correspondence related to the class of 1884's 50th reunion in 1934.

.3 linear feet (1 box).

San Jose State University

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San Jose State University

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San JoseĢ State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives

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Organizational History In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established an evening school for current and prospective teachers in the city. The school became know as the Minns' Evening Normal School, named after the principal, Washington Minns. In 1862, the California State Legislature formally established Minns' school as the first California State Normal School. The school remained in San Francisco until the California State Legisla...

McIntosh Black, Margaret Elizabeth, d. 1945.

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Margaret Elizabeth McIntosh of Boca, Nevada, graduated with the 27th class of the California State Normal School in December of 1884. In April of 1885 she returned to Boca, Nevada where she opened a school and taught there until 1886. From April 1886-June 1890, and again from March 1893-c.1895, she taught in Reno, Nevada. In 1897 she married Francis M. Black of Vancouver, British Columbia. Between her marriage in 1897 and her death in 1945, she lived in several places throughout Canada, includin...

San Jose State Normal School

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In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San Jose, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire dest...