Atlanta University Center (Ga.)

The Atlanta University Financial Records are a part of the Atlanta University Presidential Records series. The charter establishing Atlanta University was approved October 16, 1867. The University was part of the movement to educate Negroes at the end of the Civil War, and an extension of educational efforts spearheaded by freedmen and abolitionists, and was supported by black and white churches and organizations such as the American Missionary Association and the Freedmen's Bureau. The first students of the University began classes in April 1869 and by October 1869 there were eighty-nine students enrolled. By the 1920s the literacy rate improved and the University was able to phase out its pre-college level courses. In 1929, Atlanta University affiliated with Morehouse and Spelman Colleges in a cooperative plan to eliminate duplication in their educational programs. Under this plan, known as the Atlanta University System, Atlanta University devoted its resources to graduate and professional education. During the next six decades Atlanta University established graduate programs in Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Library and Information Science, and Social Work. On July 1, 1988, Atlanta University merged with Clark College to form Clark Atlanta University.

From the description of Atlanta University Financial Records. 1856-1991. (Australian National University). WorldCat record id: 51769803

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