Title	Thomas W. Harvey portrait
Subject	Education--Ohio Teachers--Training of Educators Schools--Ohio
Time Period	1880s
Place	Painesville (Ohio) Lake County (Ohio)
Description	Thomas W. Harvey (1821-1892) was an accomplished Ohio educator who is best remembered for his contributions to textbooks during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. After graduating from the Western Reserve Teachers' Seminary in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1844, Harvey established Geauga High School in Chardon, Ohio. In 1848, he accepted a position as principal of a private academy at Republic, Ohio, and in 1851, he became superintendent of Massillon schools, a position he held for fourteen years before becoming the superintendent of Painesville's schools. In 1871, Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Harvey as the Ohio State Commissioner of Public Schools. Harvey held this position for the next three years. Upon completion of his term, he returned to Painesville and assumed his position as superintendent. During his career, Harvey also helped establish the Ohio State Teachers' Association and the Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Association.
Date of Original	ca. 1880-1889
Collection	Thomas W. Harvey Collection
Source	SC 3209
Format	Picture Prints (visual works)
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AL04126.tif
Image Height	2000
Image Width	2000
File Size	5258756 Bytes
Date created	2011-08-04

Thomas W. Harvey portrait

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