The institution was founded as Illinois Conference Female College in 1846. The name was shortened to Illinois Female College in 1863 and then changed to Illinois Woman's College in 1899. It became MacMurray College for Women in 1930 and MacMurray College in 1953. In 1955, trustees established MacMurray College for Men which later merged with MacMurray College in 1969.
The Internet Archive offers digital versions of A History of MacMurray College: The First Hundred Years written by Mary Watters and published in 1947.
You can also find other digital collections for MacMurray hosted by various archives:
- Digital Images
- Scrapbooks
- Yearbooks
- College Greetings
- Alumnae News and Record
- Madrigal & Choir Audio Recordings
If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page. There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions. Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.
Emma Whitford reports for Inside Higher Ed, "How Much Did Coronavirus Disruptions Affect 2 Closing Colleges?"
ReplyDelete"'I'll still have that Highlander smile': Closing of MacMurray College hits Bloomington-Normal-area alumni hard," published May 29,2020 by the Bloomington, IL Pantagraph.
ReplyDelete"Closure: MacMurray College shuts its doors after 174 years," reporting by David Blanchette for Illinois Times on June 11, 2020.
ReplyDelete"MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association Created To Carry On School’s Legacy" posted September 11, 2020.
ReplyDelete“It’s a Painful Process” MacMurray Prepares for Campus Auction, by Jeremy Coumbes posted on November 7, 2020.
ReplyDelete"Auction brings finality to MacMurray College closing," posted by Jacksonville Journal Courier on November 13, 2020 with reporting by Marco Cartolano.
ReplyDeleteThe MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association announced that the closing ceremony, "Hail to MacMurray: A Fond Farewell," is now available on the Foundation’s YouTube channel.
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