Code,999050,,
Subject,"Richard Baznik, University Historian at Case Western Reserve University",,
Date,6/18/08,,
Interviewer,Erin Bell and James Calder,,
Abstract,Richard Baznik, University Historian at Case Western Reserve University, provides a detailed history of the development of the university and describes how the school responded to various national and local events and movements. He notes CWRU's relationship with other cultural and educational institutions in the area.
Special Notes,"Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Heights, Little Italy, Coventry Village, Hudson, abolition, education, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, library, football, public square, Euclid Avenue, riots, Hough, Glenville, race, University Circle",,
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1,"intro, his job at Case, researching, teaching",,
2,"western reserve history, settled by people from Connecticut",,
3,"David Hudson who offered these people a piece of land and money to settle the college, Liberal Arts",,
4,"students from Ohio, Pennsylvania, started enrolling African American students early, mid 1930 is the school was already well-established",,
5,"abolutionist movements represented on the board of trustees, conflict",,
6,"merged with the medical college, the college grew and developed",,
7,"late 1870 - Universities established in Cleveland, the Hudson college to be moved to Cleveland, Stone - a railroad baron made an offer",,
8,"The Case school was established by merging different colleges, the community purchased two plots of land, Stone vs Case",,
9,"Case campus to be located next to the western reserve, the community raised money to purchase land in university circle, bought from several
owners",,
10,"the trolley in university circle , two institutions",,
11,"rival colleges, football teams",,
12,"the 2 schools were very competitive, creating ""enlarged school""",,
13,the institutions were encouraged to merge,,
14,Cleveland college for non-traditional students,,
15,1960s period of rapid growth for the colleges,,
16,new negotiations about merging,,
17,global changes in the country,,
18,"the two colleges chose a name, shortened form swru",,
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20,"name ""case"" as an unofficial nickname",,
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22,Hudson and abolitionists,,
23,he was convinced to join them,,
24,group of students left because they felt that college needed to support abolitionism,,
25,"religious battles between congregations in ohio , different cultures of schools",,
26,medical school of case,,
27,"law school, half-professional schools",,
28,"the cleveland college which became part of case, the fenn college",,
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30,"the demographics in Cleveland, how affected colleges, changing in technologies",,
31,"Community college, higher education in cleveland",,
32,"support for Cleveland State university, community college",,
33,"CSU, Fenn college",,
34,some of trustees of case were involved in the establishment of community college,,
35,support of the faculty of case and CSU,,
36,"community college, parma campus, rented space",,
37,administration of community college,,
38,western campus was a success from day one,,
39,tri-c president Chuck Chapman,,
40,the impact of case western,,
41,cleveland college moved from downtown,,
42,establishment of CSU an option of low-cost education,,
43,the enrollment at Cleveland college dropped,,
44,"the impact of colleges, economy crisis in Cleveland 1950s and 1960s",,
45,several buildings that tri-c occupied,,
46,campuses in Europe,,
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48,campus of Hudson,,
49,buildings of case in university circle,,
50,euclid avenue,,
51,residential area at the north side of campus for undergrads,,
52,the pros of putting students in one residential area,,
53,"urban renewal, stores, bars, university circle was sanitized",,
54,we would like to see more commercial outlets,,
55,"Coventry area, students visit it, anti war movements in 1960s",,
56,Coventry - meeting spot for students,,
57,Coventry restaurants - Tommy's,,
58,,,
59,"""I would almost never be in Coventry without seeing one of my students""",,
60,"bikers on Coventry, little italy history",,
61,"italian workers preserved italian culture, racial conflicts",,
62,black students who experienced problems in 1960s,,
63,white students with long hair. Holy Rosary church,,
64,"the population of little italy, people moved to the suburbs",,
65,no incidents in the recent years,,
66,RTA station in little italy?,,
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68,"CIM, CIA and case collaboration with Cleveland Institute of music",,
69,students take courses at both CIM and CIA,,
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71,strong communications between CIM and case,,
72,our students have access to much more complex institutional setting (case being located in university circle),,
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74,"Peter Lewis, the Gehry building",,
75,people like to work and study there,,
76,interior of the building,,
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78,"1968, culture of Cleveland, Hough riots",,
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83,Computer science in cleveland,,
84,"ways to demostrate, the library school",,
85,information science at case,,
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87,Cleveland browns practice field - Finnegan field,,
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