Universities and colleges--Finance; Universities and colleges--Endowments; Women's colleges; Danville (Ky.); Kentucky College for Women (Pewee Valley, Ky.)
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Date
23-Jul-14
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 77
Note (Status of gift)
Promised and made
Note
PDF may contain multiple grant documents.
Date based on grant approval.
Note (Historical note)
The Caldwell Institute for Young Ladies was founded in 1860. It became Caldwell Female College in 1876, Caldwell College in 1904, Kentucky College for Women in 1913, and merged into Centre College in 1926." [SOURCE: "Danville, Kentucky." Wikipedia, ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky. Accessed 2 Aug. 2018.] "President J.C. Acheson received this morning a letter from Mr. Carnegie stating that he would give the last $20,000 of the $80,000 in cash now being raised for the establishment of the 'Woman's College of Kentucky' at Danville...Some months ago James A. Shuttleworth, of Louisville, offered a tract of land adjoining the present site of Caldwell College to a new corporation to be known as the 'Woman's College of Kentucky'..." [SOURCE: "WOMAN'S COLLEGE IN KENTUCKY ASSURED." Courier-Journal (1869-1922), Apr 25, 1907, pp. 2. ProQuest, http://ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1035274337?accountid=10226. Accessed 9 Aug. 2018.]" "Charlotte A. Campbell took over as president in 1886, and served until 1897, when she was succeeded by Dr. John C. Ely. Ely remained until 1902, to be succeeded by John C. Acheson - the only Caldwell president to serve two terms. During Acheson's first term, the school grew and a major building program was instituted which resulted in the construction of the gymnasium, Morgan Hall, and East Hall. In addition, the curriculum was expanded beyond elementary and college preparatory work to include fully accredited Junior College work. In 1913, the charter was amended and the school renamed Kentucky College for Women. During the same year Princeton Collegiate Institute of Princeton, Kentucky, consolidated with KCW in Danville. Acheson resigned in 1914, and M. Marshall Allen assumed the presidency in 1915." [SOURCE: "Collection Overview - Kentucky College for Women Records,1854-1945." University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center, https://nyx.uky.edu/fa/findingaid/?id=xt73ff3kwq11#fa-heading-collection-overview. Accessed 10 Sep. 2018.]