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O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WUA-01-wua00139

This collection includes correspondence and historical information regarding the O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute, along with reports from the Institute.

The publications listed below were removed from this collection and may be found in the University Archives reference collection:

O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute: Its Objects and Present Condition, 1858

A Forgotten Obligation: The Story of the Henry Ames Bequest to Vocational Education, and How It Has Been Misapplied By Thomas E. Spencer, St. Louis, 1926.

Dates

  • Creation: 1858-1886

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

8 items

1 boxes

Historical Information

The O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute was founded in 1855 by John Howe (1812-85) as part of a collaborative endeavor with Washington Institute (an earlier name for Washington University) to form a comprehensive school to teach mechanical, agricultural, and other industrial subjects. Named for Col. John O’Fallon, a Washington University Trustee, the O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute was comprised of meager library and reading room. In 1867, the O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute moved into a mammoth edifice that offered an improved library, a 1,200 seat auditorium, and expanded classroom facilities. Despite the new building’s initial success, a number of unfortunate circumstances caused the Polytechnic Institute to be sold, and its demise eventually evolved into the beginnings of a small, but successful, engineering program at Washington University.

Method of Acquisition

This material was donated to University Archives.

Processing Information

Processed by Leela Pandey in December 2005; updated by Hadley Holm Davis in October, 2010.

Title
O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute Collection
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2021 February 15: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the University Archives Collecting Area

Contact:
Sonya Rooney
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495