HISTORY at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
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Long and Storied
Originally founded in 1826, the history of Case Western Reserve University, like its name, is long and storied. So much so that in addition to the university's official archives, an entire academic and research center on campus has been designated to chronicle Case Western Reserve's place in society.
What's In A Name
The university's name partially comes from Leonard Case Jr., a leading citizen of Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1800s and an early benefactor of the university's engineering school. The name also is born of the region where the college was first founded, Hudson, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland. At the time, the area was known as the Western Reserve of Connecticut.
Adjoining Forces
During the 1880s, Western Reserve College and the Case School of Applied Science moved to adjoining campuses on Cleveland’s east side. After a few name changes, the two institutions agreed in 1967 to federate, forming Case Western Reserve University—the Spartans—which immediately became one of the nation’s leading research universities.
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