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Minns Evening Normal School

When: 1857
Where: San Francisco
Part of: San Jose State founded as Minn's Evening Normal School

The Minns Evening Normal School began operations in 1857, serving as the precursor to the California State Normal School.

Janes sought to establish a normal school for San Francisco's public school system. The normal school began operations in 1857 and became known as the Minns Evening Normal School. This institution was established as the state's first normal school.

Sources

San Jose State University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24

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