Centre College diplomas and certificates, 1839-1966.

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Centre College diplomas and certificates, 1839-1966.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191918530

This is a collection of diplomas and certificates awarded by Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and the institutions which were consolidated into it. These include Kentucky College for Women and its predecessor Caldwell College in Danville, and Central University in Richmond, Kentucky.

1.4 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Central University (Richmond, Ky.)

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When the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky split into northern and southern branches in 1867, both factions claimed control of Centre College in Danville. A judgment in a federal court in favor of the northern branch led the southern synod to establish Central University in Richmond in 1873. Despite small enrollments and persistent financial problems, Central ran a law school, medical and dental schools (located in Louisville), and an on-campus preparatory department. Thre...

Centre College (Danville, Ky.)

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The literary societies at Centre College began with the formation in 1828 of the Chamberlain Philosophical and Literary Society, named in honor of the College's first President, Rev. Jeremiah Chamberlain. The Society apparently died out around 1927, but then was revived around 1939 for only two years.The Deinologian Literary Society was founded in 1835 by students who were dismayed with the Chamberlain Society, and continued in existence until about 1940. The Athenaean Literary Society was an of...

Caldwell College (Danville, Ky.)

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Kentucky College for Women (Danville, Ky.)

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