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Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 85.
Patterson lists at 2830 Lafayette in 1917 Directory with James Moores Ball, MD, as Dean Patterson's College and School Directory, 1917.
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1914 and 1917.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 53.
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914, and 1917.
Avalon College Trenton Missouri 1869 1899 United Brethren in Christ began as academy in Avalon, MO, assumed college status in 1881 and relocated to Trenton, MO in 1890; merged with Lane University in Kansas in 1899 Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Don W. Holter. Fire on the Prairie: Methodism in the History of Kansas. 1969.
Baird College Clinton Missouri 1890 1898 nonsectarian college for women; Cummins gives founding date as 1885; reopened in 1902 as Clinton College for Young Ladies; buildings later acquired by Seventh Day Adventists; housed Clinton Theological Seminary (German Seminary) from 1910-1925; The Seminary also offered preparatory, normal and commercial courses. Enrollment was 99 in 1910, 114 in 1911 and 141 in 1912. Faculty grew from nine to eleven during the same period with J. F. Simon serving as president. Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901.
Baptist founded as Columbia Female Academy; became Baptist Female College in 1857, Stephens Female College in 1870, and finally, Stephens College in 1917 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Baptist founded as Lexington Female Seminary; Baptist assumed control two years later; Dr. E.S. Dulin was president until the Civil War (later served as president of William Jewell College); reopened after the war with Reverend Selph as president; A.F. Fleet served as president from 1873-79 (he later served on faculty of University of Missouri and in 1890 established Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, MO and in 1901 was in charge of Culver Military Institute, Indiana); John F. Lanneau (previously president of Alabama Central Female College (1873-79)) served as president in 1879-1887 (later serving as president of Pierce City College (MO) from 1887-90); he was followed by Flourney Menefee (later president of Washington Ladies College in Washington, DC), R.E. Binford (served one year), W.A. Wilson (later president of Baylor Female College, TX), W.H. Buck (from 1896-1898), and James A. Beauchamp. Clark, James G. History of William Jewell College. 1893.
Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 133.
911 Locust St. Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
St. Louis Post Dispatch, November 14, 2004, p. D4.
dates to 1883 and the first black high school in Missouri, a boarding school for grades 9-12; brainchild of N.C.Bruce, who had studied under Booker T. Washington; laterDalton Vocational School began in 1931 Down Home Missouri. Joel M. Vance, 2000.
founded in old church on 16th & Walnut; after fire, moved to 2600 Pine St.; Patterson indicates merger with Marion-Sims Medical College in 1901 Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 190.
located Franklin and Grand Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of Missouri History, vol. I. 1901. p. 326.
proprietary founded by Pierre Soule Brown; 7 teachers and 550 students in 1900; 1114 Grand Ave. Encyclopedia of Missouri History, vol. I. 1901. p. 406.
804 1/2 Pine Street Patterson's College and School Directory, 1914, and 1917.
proprietary founded by Thomas J. Bryant The Daily News' History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, 1899.
Century Building Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Presbyterian founded as Butler Academy; first teacher was Presbyterian minister, E.V. Campbell; first degrees conferred in 1881 under presidency of James N. Naylor; five teachers and 85 pupils in 1900 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 454.
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 492.
Carlton College Springfield Missouri 1848 1861 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) school for women; operated at College Street and Main Avenue by Charles Carlton; after death of his wife, he moved to Texas and started another institution a few years later…see entry for Carlton College in Texas Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
Carthage College Carthage Missouri 1886 1908 Presbyterian founded under auspices of Ozark Presbytery with W.S. Knight as initial president; succeeded by J.G. Reaser, Dwight S. Hanna, Salem G. Pattison, H.S. Halleck, L.E. Robinson (resigned in January 1900 to accept position at Monmouth College) and W.S. Knight. Knight served for six years until his death in November, 1905. His wife and later his son, D.M. Knight continued to operate the institution for a couple of years before it closed. Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 516.
Stringfield, E.E. Presbyterianism in the Ozarks, 1834-1907. 1909. pp. 81-83.
1222 Oak Street Patterson's College and School Directory, 1914 and 1917.
proprietary founded by C.W. Robbins; 9 teachers and 200 pupils in 1900 Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 551.
proprietary founded by Willard Morris, H.E. Hazard and Frank Morris; 6 teachers and 400 students in 1900; 8th and Wyandotte Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 552.
Central Female College Lexington Missouri 1869 1924 Methodist Episcopal South Patterson uses Central College for Women in 1914 and 1917; assets acquired by Central College, now Central Methodist College in Fayette; initially incorporated as Marvin Female Institute in honor of Bishop E.M. Marvin; Dr. William F. Camp, pastor of church in Lexington was president during first year; he was followed by Dr. J.O. Church (two years), Dr. W.T.J. Sullivan (four years), M.G. McIlhany (two years), Wesley G. Miller (one year), William F. Kerdolff, Jr. (nine years), A.A. Jones, and Zachariah M. Williams (president in 1900); the institution was initially located on South Street and then moved to the site of the old Masonic College and the Masons deeded their property to the newer institution Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of History of Missouri. Vol. I. 1901. pp. 552-3.
founded by portion of faculty from Northwestern Medical College when that institution closed; located at Ninth and Felix streets; later joined Ensworth Medical College A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans. William E. Connelley. Revised edition, 1919.
Central Wesleyan College Warrenton Missouri 1864 1941 Methodist Episcopal initiated by German Methodist Conference; merged German College of Mount Pleasant, Iowa in 1909; inherited records of Ozark Wesleyan College (Carthage, Missouri) in 1932 Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1917.
Phillips, Paul N. A History of the Chillicothe Business College. Kirksville, MO: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. 1948.
Catholic 414 W. 12th St. Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Catholic Williams indicates opened in 1850 & chartered in 1885. The Order of Christian Brothers took charge of a parochial school in 1850 at the corner of Eighth & Walnut; moved to Eighth & Cerre and then in 1851 to 16th & Chestnut; in 1855 incorporated as Academy of the Christian Brothers & was the first institution of the order to operate at the collegiate level in the U.S.; in 1882 moved to property on Easton Avenue; there have been several addition moves since then and the institutions now operates as a college preparatory school Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 595.
Snow, Marshall S. Higher Education in Missouri. 1901.
Catholic Thirteenth and Henry streets; classes were suspended during the Civil War and the school reopened in 1867 The Daily News' History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, 1899.
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) two year institution; founded as Christian Female College, the first college for women charted by a state legislature west of the Mississippi River; name changed to Christian College in 1929; name later changed to Columbia College after 1970 Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) name changed to Culver Stockton College in 1917 Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
Clarksburg College Clarksburg Missouri 1876 1912 Baptist public high school occupied the building after the closing until a fire Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Clinton Normal Business College Clinton Missouri 1895 19??
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 35.
located in former Christian Church bldg on Third and Robidoux streets; faculty included W.I. Heddens, Jacob Geiger, E.A. Donelan, J.W. Heddens and P.J. Kirschner; institution merged with St. Joseph Hospital Medical College after 1888 to become Ensworth Hospital Medical College The Daily News' History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, 1899.
founded by Louis Bauer; dissension among faculty led to closure; located on Locust Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 46.
founded by J.L. Robinson, W.F. Morrow, P.C. Palmer, J.E. Moses, G.W. Lilley and J.H. Johnson Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 63.
Lutheran after organization of Missouri Synod, moved to St. Louis in 1849; in 1863 the classical department was moved to Fort Wayne, IN and the Practical Theological Seminary was moved from Fort Wayne to St. Louis Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. pp. 82-83.
Daughters College of the Christian Church of Missouri Fulton Missouri 1899 1900 Christian Church founded as Female Orphans School of the Christian Church in northwestern Missouri in 1870; changed name with move to Fulton; after 1900, William Woods College and in 1992 became William Woods University Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Fairchild, Myldred Fox. Thru the Woods: William Woods from Orphan School to University. 1998.
Churches of Christ title vested in Christian Convention of Missouri; Albert Buxton was president for a time, he'd previous served as president of Northwest Christian College and Add Ran Christian University Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
Pattrson gives 8th and Wyandotte as address in 1905 directory and 912 Grand as address in 1914 and 1917 directories; Olive and 10th in St. Louis in 1905 Directory and Washington and Broadway in 1914 and 1917 directories; Springfield listed in 1914 and 1917 directories Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Hamlin. In Faith and History: The Story of William Woods College. 1965.
established in the Nelson Building; Theodore Doyle, first president; successor of the Missouri Eclectic Medical College that graduated one class; 1400 Grand Ave. Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 347.
Blandin. The History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
successor of St. Joseph Hospital Medical College (founded in 1876) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons (founded in 1879); two institutions were consolidated when Samuel Ensworth left an endowment of $100,000; possibly also known previously as Central Medical College; building at Seventh and Jule streets; Patterson gives 1872 for date established A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans. William E. Connelley. Revised edition, 1919.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 380.
Assemblies of God name changed to Evangel University in 1998 Brenner. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories, 2003.
Lutheran see entry for Concordia College Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Farmington College Farmington Missouri 1886 1900 Baptist burned twice and finally closed in 1900; Conrad refers to institution as an academy under principalship of E.J. Jennings in 1900; building used as Baptist Sanitarium in 1903 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 140 and vol. II, p. 417.
Floral Hill College Fulton Missouri 1876 1878 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) merged with Christian College, Columbia, MO Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
Parrish, William E. Westminster College: An Informal History, 1851-1999. 2000. p. 53.
Roman Catholic name changed to Fontbonne University in 2002 Brenner. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories, 2003.
college for women; founded by Anna Sneed Cairns as Kirkwood Seminary; incorporated after move to St. Louis as Forest Park University; Conrad states it was the first university chartered solely for women in the United States Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 485.
Presbyterian became Westminster College in 1853 with adoption of the institution by the Presbyterian Synod Parrish, William E. Westminster College: An Informal History, 1851-1999. 2000. pp. 6-7.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p.42.
Clark, James G. History of William Jewell College. 1893.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p.140.
Municipal founded as St. Louis Normal School, became Harris Teachers College in 1910, merged with Stowe Teachers College in 1954 to become Harris-Stowe College; joined state system in 1979 as Harris-Stowe State College; name changed to Harris-Stowe State University in 2005 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Christian Church three-story building; purchased in 1890 by Catholic order that operated school as St. Cecilia's Seminary Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 265.
operated briefly then closed from 1860-64; predecessor of St. Louis College of Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons that began in 1880 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 283-84.
Howard-Payne Junior College Fayette Missouri 1844 1927 Methodist Episcopal South successor to an academy founded in 1828 by Archibald Patterson; acquired by William T. Lucky in 1844 and was known for a time as Howard High School; chartered as Howard Female College in 1859; accumulated heavy debt and was purchased by Moses U. Payne in 1869 who deeded the property to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; name changed to Howard-Payne College in 1892; first accredited by NCA in 1923; college for women; merged with Central College after 1922, now Central Methodist College Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. pp. 314-315.
organized as German Medical College; founded by Dr. Adam Hammer; graduated two classes prior to Civil War then closed; re-opened briefly in 1866 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 325.
Michael M. Fisher, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Independence and president of IFC was called to be acting president of Westminster College in Fulton, MO in 1873; reorganized as Kansas City Ladies' College in 1884 in association with Presbyterian Church, North and South; ownership passed to George F. Ayres and the institution closed two years later Parrish, William E. Westminster College: An Informal History, 1851-1999. 2000. p. 45.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 350 and 496.
N. Broadway Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
became Jasper County Junior College in 1964 and Missouri Southern State College in 1965 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus founded as Convent of the Sacred Heart; later Maryville College of the Sacred Heart after 1927, name change to Maryville College in 1972; then Maryville University of Saint Louis in 1991; religious affiliation discontinued in 1972 Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
proprietary locations in St. Joseph, Atchison, Lawrence and Kansas City; managed by Coonrad and Smith; Patterson gives 10th and Walnut in K.C. as address in 1905 and 1020 McGee St. as address in 1914 and 1917 directories Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 493.
Eclectic Burlingame, Marilyn. A Brief History of Kansas City Medical Schools. 2005.
Name changed in 1970 to Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine and in 1980 to University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in 2004 Burlingame, Marilyn. A Brief History of Kansas City Medical Schools. 2005.
initially the dental department of Kansas City Medical College; independent after 1890; Patterson gives address as 628 Washington in 1905, and as 10th and Troost in 1914 and 1917 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 493.
located initially in the Schutte Building on Grand Avenue, near Twelfth Street; occupied a residence at 421 East Sixth Street for one one year, then located with Kansas City Homeopathic Hospital on West Seventh Street; in 1892 was in a building at 1020 East Tenth Street; merged with Kansas City University (KS) College of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgury to form Kansas City Hahnemann Medical College; Patterson gives 916 Troy for address in 1914 and 1917 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 494.
Burlingame, Marilyn. A Brief History of Kansas City Medical Schools. 2005.
graduated forty-one men and twelve women before closing Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 495.
after 1870, joined with faculty of College of Physicians and Surgeons (also founded in late 1869); reverted to name of Kansas City Medical College after 1880 at corner of Washington and Seventh Streets; merged with University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1905 Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. pp. 497-99.
729 Troost Avenue; closed by Missouri Stat Board of Health in 1943 for inadequate instruction, students were not able to take exams for practice in Missouri or most states; never recognized by AMA or the Association of American Medical Colleges Burlingame, Marilyn. A Brief History of Kansas City Medical Schools. 2005.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 523.
Baptist founded as LaGrange Male & Female Seminary; name changed to LaGrange Male & Female College in 1860; first president was Joshua Flood Cook who served roughly thirty years; J.W. Muir became president in 1897; closed for a few years during the Civil War; in 1928, citizens of Hannibal, MO pledged money for establishment of Baptist College and the merged school opened in Hannibal, MO and took the name of Hannibal-LaGrange College; name changed to Hannibal LaGrange University in 2010 Hunt and Carper, eds. Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996.
Moore, Kenneth R. History of LaGrange College, vol. I. 2002.
known initial as Missouri Polytechnic Institute for three years with leadership by James K. Hull; sold and acquired in 1897 by Lamar Educational Association Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 580.
Baptist Patterson uses Lexington College for Young Ladies in 1914 and 1917 Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Tom and Christine Buchanan. Sterling College: Co-worker with God. 1987.
state supported name changed to Lincoln University in 1921 Brenner. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories, 2003.
Aaron, Marvin Ray. The Higher Education of African Americans in Kansas City, Missouri: A History of Lincoln Junior College, 1936-1954. Ph.D. dissertation. 1999.
name changed to Lindenwood Female College in 1853, to Lindenwood College in 1970, and to Lindenwood University in 1997 Brenner. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories, 2003.
Sisters of Loretto later Webster College in 1925, Webster University after 1983; religious affiliation ended in 1967 Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
McCune College Louisiana Missouri 1867 1895 Baptist first opened under the name of the Baptist College around 1864-1865, but went under quickly and was sold to Old School Presbyterians in 1867. The school was then renamed Pardee college and the first session began on Sept. 10, 1867. Pardee college operated until 1881 when it was sold once again sold back to the Baptists and renamed McCune College. McCune college operated until 1895 when it was sold for a private residence. The building still stands, though changed through the years, as a private residence.
Lamkin, Charles F. A Great Small College: Narrative History of Westminster College. 1946.
first Masonic college in U.S.; Graduates included Governor John S.
Marmaduke, Senator Stephen F. Boyle, and Stephen B. Elkins, a Congressman from New Mexico; closed for two years during the Civil War; After the war, the Grand Lodge transferred the property to the State of Missouri which briefly converted it into a military school. In 1871 the property was transferred back to the Grand Lodge-which immediately donated the building to the M.E. Church South, on condition that the church operate a female college and provide free tuition for a limited number of daughters of deceased Masons, see entry for Central Female College; building later restored and used by Lexington College for Women; building burned in 1932 Clark, James G. History of William Jewell College. 1893.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. II. 1901. p. 46.
Violette, E.M. The History of Adair County. 1911. pp. 394-396.
1971 Sisters of Mercy merged with Maryville College; was previously conducted by St. John's Hospital Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Burke lists Camden Point College, "a military and female acadmy chartered in 1856 by the Disciples"; Patterson gives 1848 for start date Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
created after closure of Kemper College from Kemper College Medical Department that was founded and led by Joseph N. McDowell; also known as McDowell's College; McDowell became a surgeon with the Confederacy during the Civil War and the medical college building was occupied by the Union forces and used as a barracks and later as the notorious Gratiot Street Prison; McDowell returned to St. Louis following the war and began rebuilding the college; Missouri Medical College merged with St. Louis Medical College to form St. Louis-Missouri Medical College that later merged with Washington University Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Missouri Wesleyan College Cameron Missouri 1887 1930 Methodist Episcopal first accredited by NCA in 1919; accreditation withdrawn in 1926; merged with Baker University, Baldwin City, KS in 1930 Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Methodist Episcopal South see also entry for Scarritt-Morrisville College Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Roman Catholic Patterson refers to St. Clement's College in 1914 and 1917. Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Patterson gives 1897 for start in 1905 directory and 1888 for start in 1914 and 1917 directories Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
800 Pine Patterson's College and School Directory, 1914 and 1917.
state supported became First District Normal School in 1870, Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, Northeast Missouri State College in 1978, Northeast Missouri State University in 1972, now Truman State University Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Northwest Missouri College Albany Missouri 1893 1922 Methodist Episcopal South merged with Central College, now Central Methodist College Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
state supported founded as Fifth District Normal School; name changed to Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, to Northwest Missouri State College in 1949, and to Northwest Missouri State University in 1972 Bremmer. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans. William E. Connelley. Revised edition, 1919.
founding physicians included F.A. Simmons, S.F. Carpenter, J.P. Chesney and J.T. Berghoff; initially housed on second story of court house that later burned; later located at Eighth and Sylvanie streets; after closing, a portion of faculty taught at Central Medical College Encyclopedia of History of Missouri. Vol. I. 1901. p. 555.
The Daily News' History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, 1899.
founded by W.N. Doyle Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 1.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p.41.
Christian Church founded in LeGrand, Iowa as Le Grand Christian College; name changed after gift from H.A. Palmer; moved to Albany, MO in 1912; Charles M. Correll. A Century of Congregationalism in Kansas: 1854-1954.
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1914.
Presbyterian name changed to Park University in 2000 Bremmer. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Baptist led by C.S. Sheffield in 1880; brick three-story building; John F. Lanneau served as President from 1887-90. He had previously served as President of Alabama Central Female College (1873-79), Baptist Female College (Lexington, MO from 1879-??); in 1898 there five teachers and 103 students; Clark, James G. History of William Jewell College. 1893.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 134.
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914, 1917.
business college, also with department of telegraphy; average of 125 students Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 155.
initially operated by John Ellis until 1897 when it was acquired by the local German Baptist Brethren Church; Solomon Zook Sharp who served as founding president of Ashland College and later, McPherson College, became president of Plattsburg College in 1897 and served for three years before resigning following disagreement with members of the local church who opposed operation of the college Cummins, D. Duane. The Disciples Colleges: A History. 1987.
founded by Jesse and Brice Vineyards Hamlin. In Faith and History: The Story of William Woods College. 1965.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 148.
Patterson gives 1904 for start date in 1905 directory and 1912 as start date in 1914 and 1917 directories Patterson's College and School Directory, 1905, 1914 and 1917.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p.237.
Owen, Helen. Ruskin College, 1900-1903. Kirksville, MO: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. 1971.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 422.
occupies rooms in Y.M.C.A. building; average of 300 students Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 442.
St. Joseph Female College St. Joseph Missouri 1877 1881 Baptist opened by Rev. E. S. Dulin in the Patee house The Daily News' History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, 1899.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 442.
Saint Joseph's College Springfield Missouri 1892 1897 Catholic founded by Charles Heer; later property was used for parochial school Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 442.
located on Second street; faculty included C.F. Knight, Joseph D. Smith, J.M.D. France, Thomas H. Doyle, J.M. Richmond, C. J. Siemens and A.V. Banes; institution merged with College of Physicians and Surgeons after 1888 to become Ensworth Hospital Medical College The Daily News' History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, 1899.
public became Missouri Western College in 1969, Missouri Western State College in 1977, and Missouri Western State University in 2005 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Baptist became Missouri Baptist College in 1963 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Roman Catholic founded as Saint Louis Academy; name changed to Saint Louis College in 1820, to Saint Louis University in 1832 Bremmer. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
struggled for first few years; in 1892 dedicated a building on south side of Lucas Place near Twenty-first Street; ninty-nine students in senior class during 1897-98 academic year; Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. pp. 102-06.
erected a building on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Gamble Street Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 457.
founded as the Medical Department of St. Louis University; separated in 1855; joins Missouri Dental College in 1866; in 1892 merged with Washington University and the dental college became the Dental Department of Washington University; the medical college became the Medical Department of Washington University after 1900 Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 394.
college for women Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Saint Mary's of the Barrens Perryville Missouri 1818 1985 founded by Vincentian missionaries first institution of higher education in Missouri and possibly the first west of the Mississippi River; seminary closed in 1863 and students moved to Philadelphia; reopened in 1888; first accredited by NCA in 1967; Songe state name changed to St. Vincent's Seminary in 1862 with move to St. Louis and to Mary Immaculate Seminary in 1939 after move to Germantown, PA Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Saint Vincent's College Cape Girardeau Missouri 1843 1910 Lazarist Fathers outgrowth of St. Mary's Seminary founded near Perryville in 1819; when St. Vincent's was founded, St. Mary's became a preparatory school; in 1866 fire destroyed some of the building of St. Mary's and the school was moved to Cape Girardeau and absorbed by St. Vincent's; prior to the Civil War most students came from the south, roughly 50% from Louisiana each year, after the war in 1866-67 only three students were from Louisiana; in 1893 the theology department moved to St. Louis and was renamed Kenrick Theological Seminary; the classical and commercial departments remained on the campus in Cape Girardeau; became a college-prep high school until closing in 1979; served as an evangelization center until 1989; purchased by Southeast Missouri State University in 1998 and coverted into a performing arts center Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. pp. 197-210.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 498.
outgrowth of Sedalia Seminary (founded in 1876 by J.B. Van Patten) and the Missouri Central Normal School and Collegiate Institute (founded by E. R. Booth); these two institutions merged in 1877; absorbed the Queen City Seminary; then merged into Sedalia University under patronage of the Presbyterian Church Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 558.
state supported founded as Third District Normal School of Southeast Missouri; name changed to Southeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, to Southeast Missouri State College in 1945, to Southeast Missouri State University in 1973 Bremmer. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 31.
proprietary operated by Allen Moore of Chillicothe after 1898, he also operated similar institutions in Chillicothe and Stanberry; sixteen teachers and 170 students in 1900; two three-story buildings; initially founded by John A. Taylor, who continued as manager Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 51.
Municipal merged with Harris Teachers College in 1954 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Synodical College Fulton Missouri 1842 1928 Presbyterian successor institution of Fulton Female Academy opened by William W. Robertson; under auspices of Presbyterian Church after 1871; first president of the college was T.O. Rogers in 1873; he was succeeded by W.W. Hill for three years and then by B.H. Charles from 1877-88; H.C. Evans was president until 1893; John W. Primrose for three years and then Thomas Peyton Walton (previously president of Elizabeth Aull Seminary at Lexington, MO) Williams, Walter. The State of Missouri. 1901. p. 342.
Parrish, William E. Westminster College: An Informal History, 1851-1999. 2000. pp. 51, 165.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. pp. 147-8.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. III. 1901. p. 534.
merged with Kansas City School of Law in 1938, Western Dental College in 1941, Kansas City College of Pharmacy in 1943, and the Conservatory of Music of Kansas City in 1963; name changed to University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1963; Bremmer. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. V. 1901. p. 149.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. pp. 273-75.
Ursuline Academy Arcadia Missouri 1878 1892 Ursuline Sisters acquired property of defunct Arcadia College Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 53.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. pp. 320-21.
founded as Eliot Seminary; name changed to Washington Institute in Saint Louis in 1854, to Washington University in 1857, and to Washington University in St. Louis in 1976 Bremmer. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Weaubleau Christian College Weaubleau Missouri 1867 1914 Christian founded as Weaubleau Christian Institute, name changed in 1893; Trustees of the school were William R. Davies, J. P. Ware, T. J. Tucker, W. E. Crouch, T. Durnell, I. Wiggins, John Monroe, Joseph Whitaker, and S. W. Whitaker. The faculty included J. Whitaker (President), W. D. Webber, Mrs. Lulu (Wilson) Whitaker, S. W. Whitaker, Martin C. Schricker, and J. B. Orr. Located on a three-acre campus convenient to a branch of the St. Louis and San Francisco (“Frisco) Railroad, the school offered Bachelor of Science (“scientific course”) and Bachelor of Accounts (“commercial course”) degrees, plus a “Master’s Degree” after three years’ experience after graduation.
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. I. 1901. p. 140and vol. VI, pp. 418-19.
Patterson gives 1890 for start date in 1914 and 1917 directories Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 449.
Western Bible and Literary College Odessa Missouri 1905 1916 Churches of Christ J.N. Armstrong was one of the founders who also later served as president of Harper College, Cordell Christian College, and Harding College Hunt and Carper, eds. Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996.
founded as Western Academy Harding, Alfred Dwain. Western College, a Chapter in Northeast Missouri's Educational History. Kirksville, MO: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. 1960.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 444.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 502.
grew out of the Rachel Obstetrical School directed by W. H. Mayfield and Garland Hunt; headed by G.W. Broome Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 502.
occupied the old St. Louis University building on the corner of Sixteenth and Pine Streets; graduated twenty-five students during it's existence Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 502.
Conrad, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, vol. VI. 1901. p. 514.

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