Voorhees College
Denmark Industrial School, a school for blacks, founded 1897 by Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a Tuskegee Institute graduate, with one teacher, Jessie Dorsey, and fourteen students in a rent free, old store in Denmark, S.C.; M. Ralph Voorhees, a white philanthropist from Clinton, N.J., donated $4500 to buy a plot of land and $500 to erect the first building; in 1902 the school was renamed Voorhees Industrial School in his honor; school became affiliated with the Episcopal Church in 1924; became junior college in 1929 and was called Voorhees Normal and Industrial School; in 1947 name changed to Voorhees School and Junior College; in 1962 became Voorhees College; first baccalaureate degrees awarded 1968.
From the description of Audit reports, 1955-1968. (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968212
From the description of Administration records, 1894-1987. (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968211
From the description of Departmental records, 1900-1980 (bulk 1961-1980). (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968213
From the description of Students records, 1953-1984. (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968228
From the description of Yearbooks, 1959-1985 (bulk 1968-1995). (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968226
From the description of Faculty and staff records, 1941-1988 (bulk 1960-1980). (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968215
From the description of Financial reports, 1953-1969. (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968216
From the description of General records, 1947-1989 (bulk 1970-1982). (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968217
From the description of Personnel policy handbook for Voorhees College, 1969-1979. (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968219
From the description of Scrapbooks, 1956-1978 (bulk 1969-1975). (Voorhees College). WorldCat record id: 70968222
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| referencedIn | Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Letters, 1897-1907. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. General records, 1947-1989 (bulk 1970-1982). | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Parker, Ethelyn Murray, 1895-1995. Ethelyn Murray Parker papers, ca. 1899-1992 (bulk 1920-1980). | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Students records, 1953-1984. | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Septima P. Clark papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990. | Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture | |
| referencedIn | Morris, J. Kenneth. J. Kenneth Morris papers, 1872-1983. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Scrapbooks, 1956-1978 (bulk 1969-1975). | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Clement, A. J. (Arthur J.). A. J. Clement papers, 1926-1986. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Benedict College. College Freshman English Curriculum Development Institute : a 7 college cooperative program, 1968. | Benedict College, Benjamin F. Payton Learning Resources Center | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Personnel policy handbook for Voorhees College, 1969-1979. | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Potts, John F. John Foster Potts, Sr. papers, 1885-2005 (bulk 1935-1991). | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Moore, Theodore H. (Theodore Harrison). Theodore and Catherine W. Moore papers, 1922-1988 (bulk 1928-1931). | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Administration records, 1894-1987. | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Sellers, Cleveland, 1944-. Cleveland L. Sellers, Jr. papers, 1934-2003 (bulk 1960-1980). | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Audit reports, 1955-1968. | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Yearbooks, 1959-1985 (bulk 1968-1995). | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Faculty and staff records, 1941-1988 (bulk 1960-1980). | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Departmental records, 1900-1980 (bulk 1961-1980). | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1957-1993 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Voorhees College. Financial reports, 1953-1969. | Voorhees College, Wright-Potts Library | |
| referencedIn | Grant, Henry L. (1925-1990). Henry L. Grant papers, ca. 1964-1990. | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Manning, Richard Irvine, 1859-1931. Richard Irvine Manning papers, 1896-1932. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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