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Campus History Trail Of Emory Academy Campus


Emory University offers a mobile tour of the campus using historical materials from the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, together with Rare Book Library.  The web interface provides an overview ofEmory's history yesteryear linking text, videos, together with photographs amongst a map.

The online tour allows users to toggle betwixt the map persuasion together with the text of each tour stop.
Users tin every bit good access an expanded carte du jour to acquire to a greater extent than virtually the tour together with other campus history resources.
Emory College wasestablished yesteryear the Methodist Episcopal Church inwards 1836.  After 1915, Emory College would deed from itsoriginal campus to a novel academy inwards Druid Hills. 

Tour stops include:
  • Haygood-Hopkins Memorial Gateway was built inwards 1937. 
  • The Quadrangle
  • Old Theology Building
  • Cannon Chapel
  • Michael C. Carlos Hall & Museum
  • Bowden Hall
  • Candler Library
  • Woodruff Library
  • Cox Hall
  • Dobbs University Center
  • Woodruff Physical Education Center
  • Residence Halls
  • Goizueta Business School
  • Schwartz Center for Performing Arts


Oregon Terra Firma Academy Celebrates 150Th Anniversary

Oregon State University is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding inward 1868 equally Oregon State Agricultural College.  At the time, an existing mortal establishment founded past times Methodists 10 years earlier, Corvallis College, was designated equally Oregon's the world grant institution.  
KLCC world radio's spider web site offers a brusk well clip as well as corresponding transcript, "Oregon State University: 150 Years of Growth as well as Change," of an interview past times Tiffany Eckert equally she walks some the OSU campus amongst Larry Landis, archivist as well as writer of A School for the People: H5N1 Photographic History of Oregon State University.
The Peoples School: H5N1 History of Oregon State University, written past times William G. Robbins, was published inward 2017 as well as is likewise available from Oregon State University Press.

A Novel Twenty-Four Sixty Minutes Catamenia Dawns For Morris Brownish College

Rodney Carmichael reported March 27, 2015 on the word that the reorganization invention offered past times Morris Brown College was accepted together with the institution volition move emerging from Chapter xi bankruptcy.  Statements from the chair for the Board of Trustees, Rt. Rev. doc Preston W. Williams II together with from the institution's president, Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, Sr., are available on the Morris Brown website.

Buard History Trail Features Wiley College As Well As Bishop College Inward Marshall, Tx

An Bishop College moved to Dallas, TX inward 1961 together with ultimately unopen inward 1988.

The documentary on the Buard History Trail is available on YouTube inward 2 segments.  Part 1-A Field Trip Through History includes images of Wiley together with Bishop College together with their founders.  
Part 2-Eyewitnesses to History focuses on a local instructor together with historian, Rebecca Buard, together with community efforts to exercise the driving trail that bears her name.



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.


Louisville Woman Someone College Catalogue

The Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collection includes a catalogue of Louisville Female College for the 1873 academic year.  Louisville Female College operated from 1853 to 1880 too was affiliated amongst the Methodist Church.


History Of Soule College Inwards Murfreesboro, Tn

The Rutherford County Historical Society offers a history of Soule College written past times Eugene H. Sloan.  Soule College was located inwards Murfreesboro, TN as well as was affiliated amongst the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.  


Louisville Woman Someone College Catalogue

The Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collection includes a catalogue of Louisville Female College for the 1873 academic year.  Louisville Female College operated from 1853 to 1880 too was affiliated amongst the Methodist Church.


A History Of Due West Virginia Wesleyan College Available At The Cyberspace Archive

A History of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1965 is available at the Internet Archive inwards a diversity of formats.  The writer is Kenneth M. Plummer together with the mass was published to coincide alongside the 75th anniversary of the institution.  West Virginia Wesleyan was founded by the West Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

I sure enough encourage those who are able to regard making a donation to assistance back upward the access to many wonderful historical resources at the Internet Archive.

Used copies of Plummer's mass are likewise available for buy through Abe Books at minimal cost.

United Methodist Institutions, 1784-1976


To Give the Key of Knowledge: United Methodists as well as Education, 1784-1976 includes a wealth of information as well as it is available every mo a .pdf file through ERIC.  The mass was published inwards 1976 past times the National Commission on United Methodist Higher Education inwards Nashville, TN.  T. Michael Elliott, Diane Dillard, Renee Loeffler, as well as Kent M. Weeks were the authors.

The authors initially offered a historical sketch of Methodist interest inwards higher education.  This is followed past times chronological histories of institutions affiliated alongside the United Methodist Church.  There are too histories of institutions currently as well as formerly related to the Church as well as histories of institutions in ane lawsuit related to the Methodist Church that were no longer operating at the fourth dimension the mass was written.

The appendix includes a timeline as well as several summary tables.  The merged information for colleges as well as universities follows:


Summary for the United Methodist Church (UMC)


1784 - 18281829 - 18601861 - 18991900 - 1976Totals
# Foundings:
Current UMC Colleges as well as Universities7578716167
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Currently Operating41820345
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Now Closed816914318338
# Closings
Current UMC Colleges as well as Universities- -- -- -- -- -
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Currently Operating- -- -- -- -- -
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Now Closed34320288336
# Disaffiliations
Current UMC Colleges as well as Universities- -- -- -- -- -
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Currently Operating0073037
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Now Closed05152040
# Mergers
Current UMC Colleges as well as Universities06154061
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Currently Operating01326
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Now Closed00112
# Remaining alongside UMC at End of Period
Current UMC Colleges as well as Universities759130170366
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Currently Operating42131056
Former UMC Colleges as well as Universities Now Closed5131710207

Waco Tribune Highlights Local Higher Teaching History

Terri Jo Ryan of the Waco Tribune offers fascinating articles highlight local history.  There convey been 4 inward the yesteryear couplet of years roofing higher didactics institutions. Each article includes historical photographs as well as a multifariousness of interesting details.

Robert H. Hill as well as Hill's Business College were featured on June 9, 2012.  The establishment was founded inward 1881 as well as operated inward diverse locations until the Great Depression.

An article on Toby's Practical Business College ran on July 7, 2012.  Edward Toby was a especially successful as well as enterprising educator.  His schoolhouse was formally chartered inward 1899 as well as operated until 1942.

Waco Female College was the focus on March 15, 2014.  The establishment was affiliated amongst the Methodist Episcopal Church South as well as was chartered inward 1860.  The college shut inward 1895 as well as the belongings was as well as then used yesteryear Add-Ran Christian University, a predecessor to Texas Christian University.
An article on Central City Commercial College appeared on March 29, 2014.  The establishment opened inward 1924 as well as shut 70 years afterwards inward 1994.



Waco Tribune Highlights Local Higher Teaching History

Terri Jo Ryan of the Waco Tribune offers fascinating articles highlight local history.  There convey been 4 inward the yesteryear couplet of years roofing higher didactics institutions. Each article includes historical photographs as well as a multifariousness of interesting details.

Robert H. Hill as well as Hill's Business College were featured on June 9, 2012.  The establishment was founded inward 1881 as well as operated inward diverse locations until the Great Depression.

An article on Toby's Practical Business College ran on July 7, 2012.  Edward Toby was a especially successful as well as enterprising educator.  His schoolhouse was formally chartered inward 1899 as well as operated until 1942.

Waco Female College was the focus on March 15, 2014.  The establishment was affiliated amongst the Methodist Episcopal Church South as well as was chartered inward 1860.  The college shut inward 1895 as well as the belongings was as well as then used yesteryear Add-Ran Christian University, a predecessor to Texas Christian University.
An article on Central City Commercial College appeared on March 29, 2014.  The establishment opened inward 1924 as well as shut 70 years afterwards inward 1994.



Wilberforce Academy (Oh)

Charlie Tyson authored a postal service for Inside Higher ED on June 30, 2014 providing context for the problems confronting Wilberforce University.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh)

Charlie Tyson authored a postal service for Inside Higher ED on June 30, 2014 providing context for the problems confronting Wilberforce University.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh) Receives Abide By From Hlc


Arundi Venkayya reported June 25, 2014 on the WHIO spider web site that Wilberforce University received a "Show-Cause" guild from the Higher Learning Commission this week.



An before article yesteryear Afi-odelia E. Scruggs on the Eye on Ohio spider web site provides a detailed description of problems Wilberforce faced this yesteryear fall.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh) Receives Abide By From Hlc


Arundi Venkayya reported June 25, 2014 on the WHIO spider web site that Wilberforce University received a "Show-Cause" guild from the Higher Learning Commission this week.



An before article yesteryear Afi-odelia E. Scruggs on the Eye on Ohio spider web site provides a detailed description of problems Wilberforce faced this yesteryear fall.

Bulletins Of Charles Metropolis College (Ia) As Well As Catalogue For German-English College (Il)

The Internet Archive offers a duo of College Bulletins published past times Charles City College (IA) inwards a diversity of formats...the Bulletin from 1911 and a subsequently ane from October, 1912 is focused on the concern department in addition to provides an interesting thought of the curriculum in addition to faculty.


Charles City College was initially founded equally the German-English College inwards 1868 inwards Galena, Il.  It moved to Charles City, IA, inwards 1891 in addition to merged amongst Morningside College inwards 1914.  The Internet Archive too has an 1889-1890 Catalogue from this predecessor institution.


Bulletins Of Charles Metropolis College (Ia) As Well As Catalogue For German-English College (Il)

The Internet Archive offers a duo of College Bulletins published past times Charles City College (IA) inwards a diversity of formats...the Bulletin from 1911 and a subsequently ane from October, 1912 is focused on the concern department in addition to provides an interesting thought of the curriculum in addition to faculty.


Charles City College was initially founded equally the German-English College inwards 1868 inwards Galena, Il.  It moved to Charles City, IA, inwards 1891 in addition to merged amongst Morningside College inwards 1914.  The Internet Archive too has an 1889-1890 Catalogue from this predecessor institution.


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