Universities and colleges--Finance; Universities and colleges--Endowments; Women's colleges; Lewisburg (W. Va.); Lewisburg Female Institute (Lewisburg, W. Va.); Carnegie Hall (Lewisburg, W. Va.)
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Origin Information
1902-06-02
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
digitized microfilm
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 73
Note (Status of gift)
Promised and made
Note
PDF may contain multiple grant documents.
Date based on grant approval.
Note (Historical note)
found: A brief history of Greenbrier College, 1812-1949, 1949: p.31 (Lewisburg Female Institute; built 1810 and chartered 1812 as Lewisburg Academy; transferred to a corporation chartered as Lewisburg Female Institute in 1876); p. 32, etc. (by 1911, b y common usage the school had become the Lewisburg Female Seminary, later (by 1913) shortened to Lewisburg Seminary; name changed in 1923 by the Synod of West Virginia to Greenbrier College for Women) found: NUCMC data from Bluefield State College for Greenbrier Community College Center of Bluefield State University records, 1970-1993 (name changed to Lewisburg Female Institute in 1874; to Lewisburg Seminary in 1892 when control passed to the Presbytery of Greenbrier of the Synod of Virginia; and to Greenbrier College for Women in 1923 when control passed to the Synod of West Virginia; purchased by an independent corporation in 1933 and known as Greenbrier College; control of the college passed to Bluefield State College in 1975 and became Greenbrier Community College Center a two year branch of Bluefield State College)" [SOURCE: "Lewisburg Female Institute (Lewisburg, W. Va.)." Library of Congress Name Authority File, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97015382. Accessed 22 Aug. 2018.] "Since its founding in 1812, the school had been associated with the Presbyterian Church, first the Synod and then the Presbytery, not faring well under either. On October 16, 1929, the college assets were transferred to an independent corporation, and it was chartered in 1933 as just Greenbrier College. French W. Thompson was president for the major part of this time, and the college prospered as a women’s junior college. Greenbrier College closed in 1972, but its buildings remain Lewisburg landmarks. Its Greenbrier Hall, an impressive red brick structure, now serves as the Greenbrier Campus of the New River Community and Technical College. Carnegie Hall and North House, once part of the campus, also remain an active part of community cultural life." [SOURCE: "Greenbrier College for Women." The West Virginia Encyclopedia, https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2165. Accessed 22 Aug. 2018.] "Named for Andrew Carnegie, the philanthropic steel tycoon, Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, West Virginia, is one of only four Carnegie Halls in the world that is still in continuous use as a performance venue. The structure was built in 1902 with the generous contribution of $26,750 from Andrew Carnegie and the community’s contribution of $10,000. Carnegie Hall replaced one of two buildings at the Lewisburg Female Institute that burned down in 1901. Carnegie Hall provided the Lewisburg Female Institute, later and most commonly known as Greenbrier College for Women, with classroom space, studios, a laboratory, and an auditorium. After Greenbrier College closed in 1972, the college campus was bought by the state of West Virginia to be used briefly as the Greenbrier Center, a facility for individuals with special needs. With risk of demolition in the early 1980s, local residents formed Carnegie Hall, Inc. in 1983 and saved the building, repurposing it to serve the community with a performance venue, gallery space, and arts education programming." [SOURCE: "History." Carnegie Hall, http://www.carnegiehallwv.com/about/history. Accessed 22 Aug. 2018.]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University