Mississippi Industrial College (Holly Springs, Ms)

March 29, 2012

Sarah B. Gilliam posted several haunting images of Mississippi Industrial College on her weblog inwards Feb 2012.  The establishment operated from 1906-1982 inwards Holly Springs, MS in addition to was associated amongst the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.


The Preservation inwards Mississippi website too offers a slide present in addition to map of the campus.

Scholfield's Commercial College (Ri)

March 18, 2012

Scholfield's Commercial College was founded inward Providence, RI inward 1846.  The Providence Public Library posted an image.

The Harvard University Library Open Collections Program offers digital versions of  four catalogues: 3rd edition 1863, fifth edition 1864, seventh edition 1866, as well as the ninth edition from 1867.

The Early On Component Subdivision Museum

March 16, 2012
The Early Office Museum web site offers a page amongst images from diverse draw concern schools as well as colleges.

Images are available for the next institutions:

  • Albany Business College, Albany, NY
  • Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, OR
  • Bliss Business College, Lewiston, Maine
  • Broken Bow [Business] College," Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Bryant, Stratton & Folsom Commercial College, Albany, NY
  • Bryant & Stratton Commercial School, Boston, MA 
  • Cedar Rapids Business College, Cedar Rapids, IA 
  • Dakota Business College, Fargo, ND 
  • Davenport Business College, Davenport, IA 
  • Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, NY 
  • Elyria Business College, Elyria, OH 
  • Gem City Business College, Quincy, IL 
  • Grand Island Business College, Grand Island, NE 
  • Haverhill Business College, Haverhill, MA 
  • Heald-Dixon College, Oakland, CA 
  • Holmes Business College, Portland, Oregon 
  • Metropolitan Business College, Chicago, IL 
  • Michigan Business as well as Normal College, Battle Creek, MI 
  • Pawtucket Business College, Pawtucket, RI 
  • Pleasant View Business College, Ottawa, IL 
  • Spencerian Business College, Milwaukee, WI 
  • Strayer's Business College 
  • Washington School for Secretaries, Washington, DC 
  • Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, WA 

Cic Historic Campus Architecture Project

March 13, 2012

The Council of Independent Colleges Historic Campus Architecture Project [CIC HCAP] documents well-nigh 2,100 places of historical significance on well-nigh 400 someone college in addition to academy campuses.  The pages include well-nigh 5,000 images in addition to related information.

New Plans For Dana College

March 13, 2012
An article past times Dana Cole inward the March 11, 2012 Omaha World-Herald provides details of the planned reopening of the establishment equally Renewable Nations Institute at Dana College.  Alan E. Baer intends to essay accreditation for programs designed to hit students for positions inward unloose energy efficiency.

Dana College inward Blair, NE shut inward 2010.  See 3 previous posts from July 2010: #1, too from #2, #3.  A 4th spider web log post service links to historical data in addition to images of the campus.

Nebraska Key College

March 11, 2012
H5N1 few pages of data on Nebraska Central College located at Central City, NE is available.  A listing of presidents as well as graduates follows a few pages of text.  The establishment was associated amongst the Religious Society of Friends as well as operated from 1899-1953.  The principal edifice was initially used yesteryear North Central College, a Methodist establishment founded inward 1884.











Jim McKee authored an interesting historical sketch for the Lincoln Journal Star on July 11, 2010.

Defunct Institutions - Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

March 03, 2012
A dainty spider web site devoted to the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference offers pages on several defunct colleges:  



Each page includes a brief historical description, photographs, in addition to links to other data on the institution.
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