History of Case
Rich in tradition and innovation, the university traces its origins back to
the founding of Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio, in 1826. The college
took its name from the region which, at the time of the American Revolution, was
known as the Western Reserve of Connecticut. In its present form, the university
is the result of the 1967 federation of Case Institute of Technology and Western
Reserve University. The two institutions had shared adjacent campuses since the
late nineteenth century and were involved in cooperative efforts for many years.
Nationally, the union of an institute of technology and a liberal arts university
was an unprecedented action, a singular opportuntity to promote interaction
between the dominant themes in American culture.