page_title: Widener University
section_title: Libraries and museums
hierarchical_section_title: Widener University / Academics / Libraries and museums
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Alfred O. Deshong Memorial in Deshong Park, Chester, Pennsylvania in 2018
context_page_description: Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania and one in Wilmington, Delaware.
  Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school was established in Wilmington, Delaware. It became The Alsop School for Boys from 1846 to 1853, and then Hyatt's Select School for Boys from 1853 to 1859. Military instruction was introduced in 1858, and the school changed its name in 1859 to Delaware Military Academy. It moved to Pennsylvania in 1862 and became Chester County Military Academy. It was known as Pennsylvania Military College after 1892 and adopted the Widener name in 1972.
  About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools. The university offers associate's, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees in areas ranging from traditional liberal arts to professional programs. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities" and a "Community Engagement Institution".
context_section_description: The Wolfgram Memorial Library contains 242,000 volumes, 175,000 microfilms, 12,000 audio-visual materials and 1,960 serial subscriptions.
  In 1979, Widener University leased and restored the Deshong Art Museum located on Edgemont Avenue in Chester.  The Deshong Art Museum was built in 1914 after the death of the art collector and wealthy industrialist Alfred O. Deshong left his trust and land to the city of Chester.  Deshong donated over 300 pieces of art to the museum including carved Japanese ivory figures, Chinese carved hard stone vessels and 19th century American and European paintings.
  Over the years, the museum fell into disrepair and in July 1984 the trustees that managed the art museum dissolved the trust.  The Asian and impressionistic art collection were given to Widener University and are displayed in their permanent collection.
  The PMC Museum highlights the legacy of the Pennsylvania Military Academy of Cadets with exhibits of sabres, uniforms, scrapbooks, newspapers and yearbooks.
caption: Alfred O. Deshong Memorial
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