Shaw University. Board of Trustees

Oldest historically black university in the South founded in 1865 as Raleigh Institute; renamed Shaw Collegiate Institute in 1870 in honor of benefactor, Elijah Shaw, of Wales, Mass.; in 1875 an act of the North Carolina General Assembly chartered the university as The Shaw University; originally founded to teach freedmen theology and Biblical interpretation, however within 15 years of its founding the institution began to broaden its curriculum.

From the description of Board of Trustees records, 1898-1957 (bulk 1940-1950). (Shaw University). WorldCat record id: 70970019

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