Universities and colleges--Finance; Women's colleges; Women--Education (Higher); Albert Lea (Minn.); Albert Lea College
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Origin Information
1906-03-12
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
digitized microfilm
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 69
Note (Status of gift)
Promised and made
Note
PDF may contain multiple grant documents.
Date based on grant approval.
Note (Historical note)
The college has just received notice from Mr. Andrew Carnegie of a gift of $25,000, conditional on the college raising another $25,000. This amount has now been secured and the college is free of debt, with an endowment of $50,000." [SOURCE: "EDUCATIO NAL." New York Observer and Chronicle (1833-1912), vol. 84, no. 14, Apr 05, 1906, pp. 446. ProQuest, http://ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/136291505?accountid=10226. Accessed 8 Aug. 2018.] "There are still four significant reminders of Albert Lea College serving as nostalgic legacies of a local women’s school that was a part of city life from 1884 to 1916. The most obvious part of this former college and its campus area is a three-story building once known as Cargill Science Hall. This building was constructed in 1909 with funds donated by famous grain merchant W.W. Cargill, a former Albert Lea resident. This building at 913 Abbott St. and at the corner of Summer Avenue was later used as a temporary hospital during a 1918 flu epidemic, then became the Abbott Grade School from 1921 to 1966. This structure is now the Abbott Apartments. A nearby tan brick building at the corner of Abbott Street and Winter Avenue was originally used as the central heating plant for what was known as the Albert Lea College for Women. This structure cost $10,000, was dedicated on Sept. 29, 1908, and built with funds donated by James J. Hill, the famous railroad builder. In later years this building was used by the Henrichs family for a laundry building. An apartment and storage area are now located in this century-old structure..." [SOURCE: Shannon, Ed. "Remnants of an old college." Albert Lea Tribune, 8 May 2010, https://www.albertleatribune.com/2010/05/remnants-of-an-old-college/. Accessed 29 Aug. 2018.]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University