Antioch College (OH) #9

An interesting article by Gordon Flagg covers the reopening of Antioch's Olive Kettering Library in preparation for the Oct. 4th opening of the institution.

Diane Chiddister introduces some of the students and faculty, along with an overview of the curricular approach that will be used in "Class of 2015 to arrive at Antioch," an article published September 29, 2011 in the Yellow Springs News. 

 

The Antioch College web site is also available.

Tennessee: Transcripts of Institutions that have Closed

The webpage of the Division of Postsecondary State Authorization for the Tennessee Higher Education Commission offers links for requesting transcripts of institutions that have closed in the state.

Western & Leander Clark Colleges (IA)

An article on Leander Clark College written by Mike Donahey is included in the August 2009 issue of the past times supplement to the Marshalltown, Iowa Times-Republican.

Western-Leander Clark College, is also available through the Open Library. The history was written by Henry W. Ward and published by Otterbein Press in 1911. Ward covers the founding of the institution as Western College in 1856 and the later move to Toledo, IA and the name change to Leander Clark College. The college closed after 1919 following a devastating fire and merged with Coe College.

Voorhees College (SC)

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg, SC has an article from September 18, 2011, "Voorhees students learn history of founder" that highlights an exhibit exploring the life of the institution's founder, Elizabeth Evelyn Wright. The article includes historical details from the exhibit and reflects several years of research by archivist Richard Reid.

The institution was founded as the Denmark Industrial School in 1897. The name was changed to Voorhees Industrial School in 1902. The first post-secondary instruction began in 1929 and the name was changed to Voorhees Normal and Industrial School. Other name changes followed, Voorhees School and Junior College in 1947 and then, Voorhees College in 1962. The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in 1969.