The Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University offers an interesting special digital exhibit featuring 32 private preparatory academies. The academies served a critical role during Vanderbilt's early years. While most ultimately closed, five are still operating. A map and timeline are also available.
A chronological list of schools is provided by founding date and each is linked to a separate page with a brief historical sketch, usually accompanied by one or more photographs:
McTyeire School, 1867-1931
Montgomery Bell Academy, 1867
Webb School, 1870
Tennessee Military Institute, 1874-1988
Pleasant Hill Academy, 1884-1947
Morgan School, 1885-1950
Wallace School, 1886-1941
Battle Ground Academy, 1889
McFerrin School, 1890-1924
Howard Institute, 1890-1917
Branham & Hughes Military Academy, 1892-1932
Cedar Hill Institute, 1892-[1908]
Memphis University School, 1893-1936, refounded 1955
Cumberland City Academy, 1893-1921
Brandon Training School, 1896-1918
Bowen School, 1897-1919
Fitzgerald & Clarke Military Academy, 1899-1921
Robert B. Jones School, 1900-1914
Castle Heights Military Academy, 1902-1986
Massey Military School, 1903-1925
Ruskin Cave College Preparatory School, 1904-1918
Hawkins School, 1904-1926
Columbia Military Academy, 1905-1979
McCallie School, 1905
Peoples-Tucker School, 1908-1925
Baxter Seminary, 1908
Duncan School, 1908-1952
Tate School, 1908-1933
Price-Webb School, 1913-1925
University School of Nashville, 1915
Cumberland Mountain School, 1921-1938
Brentwood Academy, 1969
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