Early documents, 1783-1865.

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Early documents, 1783-1865.

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These are the earliest records of Transylvania University and its affiliated institutions, Transylvania Seminary, Kentucky Academy, and Bacon College. Included are financial and legal records, correspondence, reports, minutes, and other materials which document the development and administration of these institutions, and the students, faculty, and administrators affiliated with them.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Transylvania University. Board of Trustees.

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Transylvania University

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Historical note: The principal responsibility of the Dean of Students at Transylvania University has been the coordination of offices and programs directly related to non-academic activities of students and student organizations. From the description of Dean of students records, 1930-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917646 Historical note: Administration of student admissions and the recording of scholastic records has at various times been the responsibility of the T...

Kentucky Academy

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Old Morrison (Transylvania University)

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Transylvania Seminary

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Bacon College

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Historical note: Bacon College was chartered in 1837 in Georgetown, Kentucky. Its founder was Thornton F. Johnson, a member of the Disciples of Christ who resigned from Georgetown College in order to establish an institution independent of the Baptists who administered Georgetown. Bacon College moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in 1839 and graduated its first students two years later. Suffering from limited financial resources throughout its existence, the college closed in 1850 having granted only...

Shryock, Gideon, 1802-1880

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Shryock was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1802. His parents were Mathias and Mary Elizabeth Shryock. Gideon Shryock apprenticed with his father, who was a contractor and builder, then studied for a year in Philadelphia with the famous architect, William Strickland. In 1824 Shryock returned to Kentucky and opened an office in Lexington. The following year, the state's second Capitol building went up in flames just as its predecessor had and plans were requested for a new building. Shryock origin...