Shaw University. Office of Records and Registration

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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 Office of Records and Registration records, 1929-1978. (Shaw University). WorldCat record id: 70970036

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creatorOf Shaw University. Office of Records and Registration. Office of Records and Registration records, 1929-1978. Shaw University, James E. Cheek Learning Resources Center
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Active 1929

Active 1978

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