Showing posts with label Women's Colleges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women's Colleges. Show all posts

History Of Cottey College Featured Inwards Serial Of Articles

BuffaloReflex.com published a dyad of interesting articles every bit purpose of a serial yesteryear Paul Johns exploring the history of Cottey College.  The first, "Alice Cottey in addition to her women's college inwards the MOzarks," was published May 14, 2018 in addition to provides background information on Alice Cottey in addition to how she decided to start an educational establishment inwards Nevada, MO.  

"The saga of Cottey College of Nevada, MO," followed 2 days later on on May 16, 2018 in addition to offers a issue of incidents inwards the early on history of the institution.
I volition update this post when additional articles inwards the serial are published.  In the interim, you lot tin flaming review several before posts on Cottey College:

  • Cottey College (MO) from July 15, 2011, links to a dissertation written yesteryear Mary Rhodes, "Dried flowers : the history of women's civilization at Cottey College, 1884-1965," that was submitted to the Graduate School of The Ohio State University inwards 1981.


  • Missouri Colleges in addition to Universities inwards 1895 from Feb 14, 2014 that offers a snapshot of Cottey College in addition to 37 other higher instruction institutions operating inwards Missouri at the halt of the 19th century.

  • Women's Fraternity History from August 19, 2012 links to a post yesteryear Fran Becque on Cottey's history on her Focus on Fraternity History blog.

Or, you lot tin flaming visit the Cottey College website to larn to a greater extent than near the institution.

Cheltenham Ladies' College: Archives Together With Insights They Offer

The SoGlos online periodical in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire published a fascinating interview alongside Rachel Roberts, archivist at Cheltenham Ladies' College.  Roberts discusses her responsibilities for collecting, recording in addition to displaying the archives in addition to the insight they offering into the school’s history.

The college was founded inward 1853 in addition to serves every bit an independent boarding in addition to solar daytime school.
The college website includes a issue of innovative presentations of historical information.  The 
COLLEGE IN ONE HUNDRED OBJECTS was ready to celebrate our landmark 160th anniversary inward 2014.  The projects brought together pupils, Guild members (alumnae) in addition to staff inward developing a shared tribute to Cheltenham Ladies' College distinctive values in addition to atmosphere.

You tin post away see the archives web page and every bit good follow the archives on Twitter @CLCArchives for regular informative tweets.

Douglass College: Educating Women For 100 Years

New Brunswick Today published "Douglass Celebrates a Century of Higher Education for Women" on March 29, 2018.  The article written yesteryear Benjamin Clapp coincides amongst several events that commemorate the founding of New Bailiwick of Jersey College for Women inwards 1918.  The establishment was renamed every bit Douglass College inwards 1955 together with changed its cite i time to a greater extent than inwards 2007 to Douglass Residential College.
You tin laissez passer on the axe see Douglass spider web pages for to a greater extent than information on college traditions, a timeline, together with "Douglass: The Power of 100 Years," spider web pages where alumnae together with students can review memories or acquire to a greater extent than most diverse centennial events. 
Clapp also notes that a novel book, The Douglass Century: Transformation of the Women’s College at Rutgers University, written yesteryear iii Rutgers faculty members, Kayo Denda, Mary Hawkesworth, together with Fernanda Perrone, is published yesteryear the Rutgers University Press.

Cedar Crest College Is Celebrating 150Th Anniversary

Cedar Crest College inwards Allentown, PA is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding inwards 1867 equally Allentown Female College.  The bring upwardly changed to Allentown College for Women inwards 1893 in addition to to Cedar Crest College inwards 1912.  The establishment is affiliated amongst United Church of Christ.

The college offers a webpage dedicated to the anniversary that includes sesquicentennial news, upcoming events, timeline, in addition to a short video history on YouTube.



An Land Of Students In Addition To Other Images From The Bowden Postcard Collection

Miami University Library Digital Archives posted a release of collections on Flicker amongst photographs too images that may live on of interest. One, the Bowden Postcard Collection includes over 2,100 erstwhile postcards that include hospitals, factories, hotels, etc. Most of the images of colleges too universities are Ohio institutions similar Ohio Northern University, Ohio University, Miami University, Mt. Union, too Baldwin-Wallice.  There are too a few that convey shut or merged, including Oxford Women's College too Western College inward Oxford, OH that merged amongst Miami University, too others from exterior Ohio that include Amherst College, Adrian College, too St. Joseph's College (IN).



A Brief History Of The Founding Of Due East Lansing In Addition To Michigan Dry Reason University

The State News published "History of MSU: East Lansing grows upwards amongst its university," on June 29, 2016.  The article past times Isaac Constans provides an interesting historical overview of the determination to locate a higher educational activity institution, the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, near the uppercase of Lansing.  Constans traces the increase of the establishment afterwards it opened inwards 1857 as well as the metropolis from their humble beginnings.  He too references Michigan Female College, founded inwards 1855.

Milwaukee History: Milwaukee Downer College

WTMJ's Mary Franzen reports inward "Milwaukee History: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 college for women" on the history of what became Milwaukee Downer College.  The establishment served women for many years in addition to merged inward 1964 alongside Lawrence College inward Appleton, WI to boot the bucket Lawrence University.

You tin likewise view an before postal service on the that provides links to impress in addition to video resources available through Lawrence University alongside to a greater extent than details of Milwaukee Downer's history in addition to that of its predecessor institutions.

Sweet Briar College: Resources At The Cyberspace Archive

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large publish of items from the Sweet Briar College Archives are available through the Internet Archive.  Sweet Briar College: Seven Decades, 1901-1971 past times Martha Vonbriesen in addition to Dorothy S. Vickery is an interesting house to start if you lot are unfamiliar alongside the history of the institution.

Other items include Almnae News, start alongside 1931, in addition to a publish of Bulletins of Sweet Briar College alongside announcements in addition to names of students, college catalogues, pupil handbooks, in addition to many other documents.
  



Sweet Briar College Announces It Volition Close

Karin Kapsidelis reported for the Richmond Times-Dispatch on March 3, 2015 roofing the announcement that Sweet Briar College volition closed at the cease of the academic year.
The annunciation caught a lot of people both within too exterior the Sweet Briar College community yesteryear surprise.  I notice it fascinating that the spider web traffic manifestly has swamped the Sweet Briar servers, equally they've taken to Facebook too other social media to denote plans for conference calls this evening.  A video message from President James F. Jones, Jr. tin endure viewed from an article at USA Today.



Midway College Inward Kentucky Announces Advert Change

Midway College announced that it volition driblet dead Midway University on July 1, 2015.  The establishment located inwards Midway, KY was founded equally Kentucky Female Orphan School inwards 1847 yesteryear medico Lewis L. Pinkerton.  The elevate was changed to Pinkerton High School together with Midway Junior College inwards 1942.  It became Midway College inwards 1978.  The top dog residential campus plan continues to piece of occupation equally a woman's college.

Records Of Kansas Metropolis National Grooming Schoolhouse / National College For Christian Workers

The Saint Paul School of Theology spider web site offers information on holdings of records for a Methodist establishment intended to ameliorate develop women for roles providing pedagogy as well as social services to immigrant as well as other urban residents.  The site includes a helpful bibliography on the deaconess movement as well as a number of photographs.

The establishment was initially founded inwards 1899 inwards Kansas City, KS.  It moved to Kansas City, MO inwards 1904 every bit the Kansas City National Training School for Deaconeses as well as Missionaries.  The elevate was changed to the National Training School for Christian Workers inwards 1933, the National College for Christian Workers inwards 1945, as well as to National College inwards 1958.  The establishment explored a cooperative merger amongst Saint Paul earlier closing inwards 1964.


Ay1853 In Addition To Ay1854 Catalogues Of Fort Wayne Woman Somebody College (In)

The Internet Archive offers copies of Fort Wayne Female College Catalogues inwards a diverseness of formats for the 1853-1854 in addition to 1854-1855 academic years.  The catalogues include the names of trustees, faculty in addition to students.  There are likewise courses of report in addition to schedules of fees.  Name of students enrolled inwards a coeducational Fort Wayne Collegiate Institute are likewise included.

Fort Wayne Female College was founded inwards 1846 in addition to was affiliated alongside the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The establishment changed it's mention to Taylor University inwards 1890 in addition to moved to Upland, IN later 1893.

Trinity College (Burlington, Vt)

The University of Vermont Libraries Center for Digital Initiatives offers a publish of photographs of Trinity College.  The establishment was founded yesteryear the Sisters of Mercy inward 1925.



Trinity College Alumni & Friends keep a web page amongst brief history of the institution.


Forest Common Academy (Mo)


Anna Sneed Cairns founded Kirkwood Seminary inwards 1861.  She moved the seminary inwards 1891 together with it was renamed as Forest Park University, closing inwards 1925 or 1926. In improver to her business office equally an educator, Cairns was likewise a leader inwards both the prohibition together with women's suffrage movements. The academy consisted of 3 colleges (Forest Park College, the School of Art together with Elocution, together with the College of Music) equally good equally a preparatory schoolhouse together with served both boarding together with twenty-four hours students. 

Mount Mary College (Wi)


Karen Herzog reports inward the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Mount Mary College volition grade its 100th anniversary inward autumn 2013 alongside a cite alter to Mount Mary University.


The School Sisters of Notre Dame initially founded St. Mary's Institute inward 1850 inward Milwaukee.  Twenty-two years subsequently about other St. Mary's Institute was started inward Prairie du Chien.  This minute establishment grew to expire St. Mary's College inward 1913 in addition to therefore moved to Milwaukee inward 1928 every bit Mount Mary College.  Mount Mary has aggressively evolved to expire a leader inward women's pedagogy in addition to has expanded its mission to include graduate programs.

Ursuline University In Addition To College (Ks)

Journeys of Ursuline Academy together with College documents the educational run of a grouping of Ursuline Sisters who arrived inwards Kansas inwards 1894 through text together with numerous photographs.  The Sisters founded an university together with college inwards Paola, KS inside a few years together with the establishment successfully educated immature women from many states together with several continents.  The college was discontinued after 1957 together with the university after 1971. 

The surviving convent was shut inwards 2009 after a merger amongst the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph who are located inwards Maple Mount, KY.  The Sisters inwards Kentucky likewise operated an university that shut inwards 1963.  Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women opened in 1925.  This establishment later on moved to Ownsboro inwards 1950 together with is at i time known as Brescia University, a co-educational institution.

The Miami County Historical Society offers spider web pages with historical information  together with a timeline with images  of the university together with College.

Lake Erie College (Oh)


Lake Erie College highlights their history alongside an interesting web page.  There is a timeline alongside links alongside to a greater extent than item past times decade as well as a fascinating insert roofing the menses from 1856-2006.

The institution's history is traced to Willoughby Female Seminary founded inwards 1847 inwards Willoughby, OH. In 1856 it was destroyed past times burn downwards as well as moved to Painesville, OH.  It reopened every bit Lake Erie Female Seminary inwards 1857.  The cite was changed to Lake Erie Seminary College inwards 1898 as well as to Lake Erie College inwards 1908.  Lake Erie became coeducational afterwards 1985, though a split programme for men existed for a release of years through what was known every bit Garfield Senior College.