Set, Sign

Name/Title

Set, Sign

Entry/Object ID

48.92.132d-g

Description

University of Minnesota, Waseca. Material: wood product, plastic. (d) brown plastic, wood grain textured. Size: 3" W. x 12" L. Lettering: University of Minnesota, Waseca. (e) brown plastic. Size: 3" W. x 12" L. Lettering: University of Minnesota, Waseca and UMW logo. (f) blue plastic. Size: 5" W. x 15" L. White lettering: University of Minnesota, Waseca. (g) white plastic. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 22 3/4" L. Maroon lettering: University of Minnesota, Waseca.

Context

Various University of Minnesota, Waseca signage. Location is for 48.92.132g. In August 1912, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents purchased 246 acres of land half a mile to the south and west of Waseca on the edge of the city limits. The Southeast Demonstration Farm and Experiment Station began operations in 1913. In 1925, the Southeast Demonstration and Experiment Station became the Southeast Experiment Station. In 1941, with an additional land purchase, the station totaled 598 acres. Land was set aside for the Southern School of Agriculture (SSA) which admitted its first students in 1953. In 1969, the Southern School of Agriculture evolved into the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca then it was renamed as the University of Minnesota-Waseca (UMW), sharing land with the newly named Southern Experiment Station (SES). In 1992, UMW graduated its final class and then the UMW campus buildings were sold to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 1999, the Southern Experiment Station became the Southern Research and Outreach Center (SROC).

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Set, Sign

Class

Visual Communication T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

June 15, 2000

Update Date

November 21, 2024