| LC control no. | n 78095535 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Western Michigan University |
| Variant(s) | WMU Michigan. Western Michigan University Michigan. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo |
| See also | Predecessor: Western Michigan College |
| Other standard no. | Q1546191 150587044 0000000106721122 |
| Biography/History note | Founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, changing its name to Western State Teachers College in 1927, Western Michigan College of Education in 1941, Western Michigan College in 1955, and finally Western Michigan University in 1957. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. |
| Beginning date | 1957 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Kalamazoo (Mich.) |
| Field of activity | Education, Higher |
| Special note | Founded as Western State Normal School; name changed to Western State Teachers College, then to Western Michigan College of Education, then to Western Michigan College before changing to Western Michigan University |
| Found in | Policy, planning, and resource protection, c1988: t.p. (Western Michigan University) p. ii (WMU) Its Web site, July 16, 2001 (founded 1903) Wikipedia, September 7, 2023 (Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers. In 1957, G. Mennen Williams signed a bill into law that made Western a university and gave the school its current name of Western Michigan University. The school was renamed several times throughout its early history, beginning with Western State Teachers College in 1927, Western Michigan College of Education in 1941, and Western Michigan College in 1955) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Michigan_University> |
| Associated language | eng |
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