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Medical College of Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia)Medical College of Pennsylvania, formerly in Philadelphia; chartered and opened 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania; became Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania 1867, Medical College...

Franklin and Marshall College

(Encyclopedia)Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pa.; United Church of Christ (Evangelical-Reformed); coeducational; est. 1787 as Franklin College, reorganized 1853 when it merged with Marshall College (c...

Saint Mary's College

(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's College, at Notre Dame, Ind., near South Bend; Roman Catholic; for women; est. 1844 as St. Mary's Academy, chartered 1850 at Bertrand, Mich.; moved and chartered 1855. The school shares c...

Randolph-Macon Woman's College

(Encyclopedia)Randolph-Macon Woman's College: see Randolph College. ...

Mary Washington College

(Encyclopedia)Mary Washington College, mainly at Fredericksburg, Va.; state supported; chartered 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women; first given its present name in 1938; coeducational since 1...

Trinity College Library

(Encyclopedia)Trinity College Library, in Dublin, the library of the Univ. of Dublin and the largest library in Ireland, est. 1592. Its Old Library building (1712–32) by Thomas Burgh includes the Long Room, housi...

King's College, University of

(Encyclopedia)King's College, University of: see Dalhousie Univ. ...

Massachusetts State Teachers College

(Encyclopedia)Massachusetts State Teachers College: see Framingham State Univ. ...

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia)Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania: see Medical College of Pennsylvania. ...

New Jersey College for Women

(Encyclopedia)New Jersey College for Women: see Rutgers Univ. ...