Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College
Variant namesPrairie View A & M University had its beginnings in 1876 as a Texas state institution under the provisions of the Morrill Land Grant College Act; on Mar. 11, 1878, The Agricultural and Mechanical College for Colored Youth opened with eight young Negro men and two professors; the first baccalaureate degrees were granted in 1903; name changes include Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College in 1889, Prairie View University in 1945, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1947, and Prairie View A & M University in ca. 1970.
From the description of Agriculture records, [196-]. (Prairie View A&M University). WorldCat record id: 70972006
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Prairie View A & M University. Office of the President records, 1967-1990. | Prairie View A&M University, John B. Coleman Library | |
| referencedIn | Prairie View A & M University. General historical records, 1935-1989. | Prairie View A&M University, John B. Coleman Library | |
| referencedIn | Money, Frances Chaney, 1939-. Oral history interview with Frances Chaney Money, 2006 April 20. | University of North Texas Library, UNT | |
| referencedIn | Prairie View A & M University. College publications, 1913-[ongoing]. | Prairie View A&M University, John B. Coleman Library | |
| referencedIn | Rhone Family Papers, 1886-1971, 1910-1971 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| creatorOf | Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College. Agriculture records, [196-]. | Prairie View A&M University, John B. Coleman Library |
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| associatedWith | Money, Frances Chaney, 1939- | person |
| associatedWith | Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College. School of Agriculture. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College. School of Agriculture. Office of the Dean. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Prairie View A & M University. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Prairie View A & M University. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Prairie View A & M University. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rhone Family (Calvin Lindley Rhone, 1867-1921) | family |
| associatedWith | United States. Soil Conservation Service. | corporateBody |
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