College History Garden

Lake Erie College (OH)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:34:00 PST

Lake Erie College highlights their history with an interesting web page. There is a timeline with links with more detail by decade and a fascinating insert covering the period from...

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AZ State Board for Private Postsecondary Education

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:03:00 PST

The Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education maintains academic records for State Board licensed institutions that are no longer in operation.

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A Digital Collection: Celebrating the Founding of HBCU's

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:19:00 PST

The HBCU Library Alliance offers thousands of scanned primary resources through a digital collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University. Links are...

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Christian College (Columbia, MO)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:24:00 PST

Paulina Batterson's Columbia College: 150 Years of Courage, Commitment, and Change is an exceptionally well written history of the institution in Columbia, Missouri. The history was...

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NC Schools and Academies 1790-1840

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:23:00 PST

Charles Coon's North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840: A Documentary History, published in 1915 is available through Google Books.

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History of Higher Education of Women in the South

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:40:00 PST

I. M. E. Blandin's 1909, History of Higher Education of Women in the South prior to 1860, is available through the Internet Archive in a variety of formats.

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Atlantic Union College (MA)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:08:00 PST

Livia Gershon reports in the Worcester Business Journal that supporters of Atlantic Union College are planning to reopen the institution. Atlantic Union was a Seventh-day...

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Blackstone College for Girls (VA)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:04:00 PST

Lost Womyn's Space offers a number of posts for women's institutions. A recent post features Blackstone College for Girls that operated in Blackstone, VA from 1892 until 1950.

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Hocker Female College (KY)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:56:00 PST

A recent post on Lost Womyn's Space features Hocker Female College that was founded in Lexington, KY in 1869. The institution was known as Hamilton Female College after 1877 and ultimately...

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Baptist Institutions in Tennessee

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:49:00 PST

The 2009 issue of the Journal of the Tennessee Baptist Historical Society edited by Jim Taulman included several articles on educational institutions. Authors and articles from the issue...

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1896-97 College Year-Book and Athletic Record

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:47:00 PST

Edwin Emerson's The College Year-Book and Athletic Record for the Academic Year 1896-97 is available in a variety of formats through the Internet Archive. Short sketches are provided for...

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Daughters College and Beaumont College (KY)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:28:00 PST

The Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg, KY maintains a well designed page of pictures and text covering the history of the Main Inn. The building was initially constructed in 1845 to serve...

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Medical Schools in Indiana

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:47:00 PST

The Ruth Lilly Medical Library at the Indiana University School of Medicine maintains a web page with a list of medical schools chartered in the state. The page also includes a list of sources...

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Nassson College #2 (ME)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:29:00 PST

Foster's Daily Democrat published an article yesterday relating that Rick Schneider is updating the history of the former Nasson College. Nasson's history is contained in the book "Nasson:...

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Former Veterinary Schools

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:58:00 PST

"The Heritage of American Veterinary Medicine is Being Lost" written by C. Trenton Boyd includes a list of 41 former schools. Dates are provided for their respective founding and...

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Sue Bennett College (KY)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:28:00 PST

The Unusual Kentucky website offers a historical sketch of Sue Bennett College. The institution in London, Kentucky which operated from 1897 through 1997. It was affiliated with the United...

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Junior College Movement in Oklahoma

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:06:00 PST

The Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture offers a historical sketch of the junior college movement in the state that began in the early 1900's. There is...

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Saint Meinrad College (IN) Videos for Potential Students

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:12:00 PST

Promotional videos for potential students are available in two parts on YouTube. part one part two Saint Meinrad Archabbey was founded in...

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Mississippi Student Records for Closed Institutions

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:11:00 PST

The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation (MCCA) may be able to provide contact information for people trying to find student records at institutions that have closed. Their...

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Oklahoma Information on Records of Closed Institutions

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:11:00 PST

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education maintain a web page with a list of closed institutions and contacts for requesting student records. Information is provided for: American...

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Texas Academic Records and Contacts

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:11:00 PST

The Texas Workforce Commission maintains a list records retention locations and contacts for closed career schools and colleges. If the school closed prior to 1972, there are no provisions in...

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Chicora College (SC)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:30:00 PST

The Historic Columbia Foundation in South Carolina maintains the Hampton-Preston mansion and gardens. The estate housed several institutions including the College for Women (1890-1915),...

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Kemper Military School and College (MO)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:26:00 PST

Kemper Military School initially opened in 1844 and closed in 2002. It was known over time by a variety of names [the Boonville Boarding School, Male Collegiate Institute, Kemper...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne College (NH)

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:45:00 PST

A video tribute for Nathaniel Hawthorne College is available on YouTube. The institution was established in 1962 on the Flint Estate, North Branch, Antrim, New Hampshire. The College was a...

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History of Osteopathic Medicine

noreply@blogger.com (Ray Brown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:21:00 PST

The American Osteopathic Association maintains a fascinating virtual museum for the history of osteopathic medicine. There is also a page with a list of all known osteopathic colleges that...

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