Winston-Salem State University. Office of the Chancellor

Winston-Salem State University was founded as the Slater Industrial Academy on 28 Sept. 1892; began in a one-room frame structure with 25 pupils and one teacher; first postsecondary level instruction was offered in 1925; awarded the first baccalaureate degree in 1927; 1972 it became a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina System; name changes include Slater Industrial Academy, 1892; Slater Industrial and State Normal School, 1897; Winston-Salem Teachers College, 1925; Winston-Salem State College, 1963; Winston-Salem State University, 1969.

From the description of Simon Green Atkins records, 1913-1934. (Winston Salem State University). WorldCat record id: 70968851

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