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1. State Normal School diploma ("certificate") of...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
1847 September 16
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/70795g263?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-02T00:28:21Z
Description:
State Normal School diploma ("certificate") of George H. Dunham from September 16, 1847, signed by Principal David P. Page, Professor George R. Perkins, and Executive Committee Members Alonzo Potter, Gideon Hawley, Harmanus Bleeker, and William Campbell. Photograph reproduction from University Archives.
Subject:
Hawley, Gideon, 1785-1870, Dunham, George H., Certificates, Page, David P. (David Perkins), 1810-1848, Class of 1847, Diplomas, Campbell, William H., Rev., University Archives Photographs, Potter, Alonzo, 1800-1865, Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, Bleecker, Harmanus, 1779-1849, and State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.)

2. A digital reproduction of the exterior of a letter...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
1848 March 21
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/tm70n332z?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-02T00:00:51Z
Description:
A digital reproduction of the exterior of a letter sent to George R. Perkins (principal of the New York State Normal School, January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852) by Charles R. Coburn of Owego, NY on March 21, 1848. The letter's text is also available.
Subject:
Coburn, Charles R., Teachers Salaries, etc. New York (State), Presidents And Principals, Nolan, Lauren, Correspondence, Welt, Robert F., Teachers Training of, Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.), and Teachers

3. A digital reproduction of a letter sent to George...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
1848 March 21
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/1v53k4658?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-02T00:00:46Z
Description:
A digital reproduction of a letter sent to George R. Perkins (principal of the New York State Normal School, January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852) by Charles R. Coburn of Owego, NY on March 21, 1848. The letter reads: Dear Friend, I am requested by the trustees of the school in this village to write to you to see if you have a pupil that will graduate this spring that you can recommend for this school. It is the school that I have taught some time. We want a superior teacher or none. We must have an [sic] man of experience, good disciplinarian, apt to teach, willing to keep up with the real improvements of the day, good moral character if pious all the better. The wages will be about $30 for the first 3 months and if good satisfaction is given they will be raised to $35 per month and board himself. If you have a teacher that will answer our purpose please to write to me without delay. Give my respects to Miss Chichester and tell her that her friends are well. I am at presently engaged in the Owego Academy. Yours with respect and etc. Charles R. Coburn
Subject:
Coburn, Charles R., Teachers Salaries, etc. New York (State), State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.), Nolan, Lauren, Correspondence, Welt, Robert F., Teachers Training of, Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, Presidents And Principals, and Teachers

4. A group portrait of members of the New York State...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
1850
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/w0892j03f?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-01T21:08:01Z
Description:
A group portrait of members of the New York State Normal School faculty, circa 1850. George R. Perkins (front row, center) was the first faculty member hired in 1844, the year the school was founded, and was principal of the school from 1848 to 1852. Also pictured are: Silas Bowen; Truman H. Bowen; Darwin G. Eaton; Elizabeth Hance; Frederick S. Jewell; William Phelps; and Sumner C. Webb.
Subject:
Hance, Elizabeth, Eaton, Darwin G., Bowen, Silas T., Bowen, Truman H., Jewell, Frederick S., Phelps, William F., Group portraits, State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.), Webb, Sumner C., University Archives Photographs, Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, and Presidents And Principals

5. A photograph of a portrait bust of George R....

Type:
Image
Date Created:
Undated
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/r207tw478?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-01T19:16:45Z
Description:
A photograph of a portrait bust of George R. Perkins, Principal of the New York State Normal School from January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852. In the bottom margin is the caption, "GEORGE R. PERKINS, Principal January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852."
Subject:
State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.), Sculpture, Busts, Portraits, Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, Presidents And Principals, and University Archives Photographs

6. A photograph of a portrait bust of George R....

Type:
Image
Date Created:
Undated
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/q524jw27c?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-01T19:16:40Z
Description:
A photograph of a portrait bust of George R. Perkins, Principal of the New York State Normal School from January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852. In the bottom margin is the caption, "GEORGE R. PERKINS." In handwritten notes are ".50 D pg 4-5."
Subject:
State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.), Sculpture, Crop marks, Portraits, Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, Presidents And Principals, Busts, and University Archives Photographs

7. A collection of portraits featuring (left to...

Type:
Image
Date Created:
Undated
Collection:
University Photograph Collection
Collecting Area:
University Archives
Collection ID:
ua390
Thumbnail Path Ss:
/downloads/t722hg86v?file=thumbnail
System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-01T19:06:45Z
Description:
A collection of portraits featuring (left to right, top to bottom) David Perkins Page, Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from December 13, 1844-January 1, 1848; George R. Perkins, Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from January 1, 1848-July 8, 1852; Samuel B. Woolworth, LL.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from September 20, 1852-February 1, 1856 and Acting Principal from Febrary 19, 1867-April 3, 1867; and David H. Cochrane, A.M., Ph.D., Principal of the (New York) State Normal School from February 25, 1856-December [2?], 1864. Each of the four photographs have the following descriptive information in the bottom margin(s): the gentleman's name, his title, and his dates of service. Perkins' image is rendered in a sculpted bust in the classical tradition.
Subject:
Page, David P. (David Perkins), 1810-1848, Cochrane, David H., State Normal School (Albany, N.Y.), Sculpture, Busts, Portraits, Woolworth, Samuel B., Perkins, George R. (George Roberts), 1812-1876, Presidents And Principals, and University Archives Photographs