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SJSU Library History

A brief history of the SJSU Library

First Normal School

First San Jose Normal School Building, 1870s

First San Jose Normal School Building, 1870s

First Normal School building, 1870s

First San Jose Normal School Building, 1870s

sketch rendering of the first Normal School building, 1876

Sketch rendering of the first Normal School building, 1876

View of San Jose Normal School from Second and San Antonio, 1876

View of the Normal School from 2nd and San Antonio, 1876