University of Nashville
Variant namesThe University traced its beginnings to Davidson Academy chartered by North Carolina in 1785. Its name was changed in 1806 to Cumberland College. The name was again changed in 1826 to the University of Nashville. In 1855, the Western Military Institute of Georgetown, Kentucky, joined with the Univ. to become the Literary Department. In February 1862 the buildings were taken over and used as a Federal hospital. After the Civil War the preparatory school, Montgomery Bell Academy, was established.
From the description of [Records] [microform]. 1808-1950. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 33144054
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| creatorOf | University of Nashville. [Records] [microform]. | Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library | |
| referencedIn | Rose, Wickliffe, 1862-1931. Papers, 1902-1933. | Rockefeller Archive Center | |
| referencedIn | Robert Owen Collection, 1805-1858 | National Co-operative Archive | |
| referencedIn | Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Edmund Kirby-Smith papers, 1776-1906 (bulk 1840-1866) [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Douglass. Douglass Diary, 1841. | Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library | |
| referencedIn | American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIe. 1845-1865. | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | William Harold Payne papers, 1853-1933 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Armstrong, Martin. Murdock collection of Overton papers : addition. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| referencedIn | Parr, Alice. Alice Parr Collection, 1899-1902. | Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library | |
| referencedIn | Payne, William Harold, 1836-1907. William H. Payne papers, 1853-1933. | Bentley Historical Library |
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| associatedWith | Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. | person |
| associatedWith | Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Owen, Robert., 1777-1858 | person |
| associatedWith | Parr, Alice. | person |
| associatedWith | Payne, William Harold, 1836-1907. | person |
| associatedWith | Rose, Wickliffe, 1862-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Western Military Institute (Georgetown, Ky.) | corporateBody |
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