Student Confessions at Millersville State Normal School, 1889–1920
ABSTRACT The Student Confessions ledgers at Millersville University’s archives contain a trove of information about student vice and crime in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, spanning from social vices to property crimes to violent crimes. This vignette discusses the background of the disciplinary system at Millersville State Normal School and some example confessions contained in the ledgers, highlighting the potential value of the collection for scholars interested in studying crime and vice in the period.
Authors
- Frank Vitale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-0124)
- Andrew J. Sherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2287-1807)
Institutions
- Millersville University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pennsylvania History A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.92.3.0543
- Primary Topic
- Race, History, and American Society
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00