The tower on Carver Hall. |
The origin of Bloomsburg
University of Pennsylvania dates back to 1839 with its founding as an academy.
In 1856 the Bloomsburg Literary Institute was chartered,
but in 1866 after the school struggled during the Civil War the charter was revived
and an established educator from New York, Henry Carver, was hired to be its principal.
Three years later in February, 1869 Bloomsburg was established as a state
normal school. Henry Carver was the first person to head the Bloomsburg
Literary Institute and State Normal School, and he has been followed by
17 individuals in this office. When the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
purchased the school in 1916 it officially became Bloomsburg State Normal
School, and in 1927 Bloomsburg State Teachers College. With the addition
of four year programs and the change to college status the principal became
a president, the first being Francis B. Haas. In 1960 the 'teachers'
was dropped from the name of the school with the advent of graduate degrees,
and finally in 1983 Bloomsburg reached university status with the formation
of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Through all the changes over the years
the people in charge have had a great deal to do with the direction the
school has taken and its success, and it is to them that this gallery is
dedicated as a record of their many accomplishments.
Created by Robert Dunkelberger, Bloomsburg University Archivist. |
