Description: Ohio Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, is located in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca.1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00337
Subjects: Ohio Wesleyan University; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Delaware (Ohio); Delaware County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Greene County - Wilberforce University, Oct. 20, 1936. Old power house to be demolished. Project not yet approved. Near Xenia, Ohio." Wilberforce University is located on US 42, three miles from Xenia, Ohio on land that at one time occupied the Tawawa Springs summer resort. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African American access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States. Its founders named the institution after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African-American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African-American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. Wilberforce University has experienced steady growth throughout the twentieth century. During the last decades of the twentieth century, the institution built a new residence hall, a student health center, a recreation and sports facility, and an administrative center. The university offers more than twenty degree programs and has exchange programs with universities around the world. In 2003, enrollment was more than 1,200 students. Arson fire damaged some of the buildings in 1865 and tornado in destroyed much of the campus 1974. Below is a partial list of buildings that have been or are on campus: Galloway Hall - Built in 1905, as an impressive administration building and auditorium. It was destroyed by a tornado in 1974 and was rebuilt as part of the Central State University campus. The new building name is Galloway Alumni Tower. Bundy Hall (recitation building) – built 1917 Arnett Hall (girls dormitory and classrooms) - built 1901 Kenzia Emery Hall (girls dormitory) - built 1913 Shorter Hall (boys dormitory, classrooms and administration) – built 1867 (fire caused remodeling 1922) – survived 1974 tornado - demolished 1999 Carnegie Library - built 1907 (1909?) – survived 1974 tornado - National Register of Historic Places 2004 J.G. Mitchell Hall (boys dormitory and classrooms) - built 1891 S.T. Mitchell Hall (girls dormitory – Model home for senior girls) - built 1912 - Samuel T. Mitchell, President 1884-1900. Mitchell Hall, which once stood where Central State University's Hallie Q. Brown Library and Education Building stands today, was named for President Mitchell. O’Neill Hall (boys dormitory and classrooms – first of the state funded buildings) - built 1890 Model School - built 1889 Howell’s Hall - built 1900 Light, Heat and Power Plant – built 1904 Poindexter Hall (built for the printing and drawing departments) - built 1904 Mechanic Arts (built to house carpentry, blacksmithing and machine shops) – built 1914 Tawawa Hospital – built 1916 Beacom Gymnasium – built 1918 Charles Leander Hill Gymnasium – built 1958 - survived 1974 tornado Margaret Ireland Hall (girls dormitory) – built 1963 – destroyed 1974 Central State University In 1887, the Ohio General Assembly established a separate institution to be housed on the Wilberforce campus known as the Combined Normal and Industrial Department. The state-supported school was to focus on training blacks for work in industrial trades and as school teachers. Although the Combined Normal and Industrial Department imposed no restrictions on the race or sex of its students, it was understood that the Department was intended primarily to serve Ohio's African American community. For six decades the Department was administered as part of Wilberforce University. It was set apart, however, by having its own board of trustees which was responsible for administering the state funding of its activities. In 1941, the Department became the College of Education and established a four year program. In 1947 it was declared legally separate from Wilberforce. Although still sharing its campus with Wilberforce, the institution was now the College of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce. In 1951 the Ohio State Legislature added a liberal arts program and renamed the institution Central State College. Former Wilberforce president Charles H. Wesley served as the first president of Central State from 1947 until 1965. Central State became a university in 1965. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_021_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Education; Universities and colleges; Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio); Power-plants United States
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Bill Moss, a long-time local political figure and member of the Columbus Board of Education, taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper, ca. 1990. Heavily involved in politics, Moss ran for multiple offices, including a run for Columbus mayor in 1995. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F07_02
Subjects: Education; African American Ohioans; Democratic Party; Political campaigns;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing University Hall, located on the main campus of the Ohio State University. Built in 1874, University Hall was the first and main building on the OSU campus, housing classrooms as well as faculty and student housing. The building was demolished in 1971 but replaced with a replica by 1976 that is still in use today. The photograph was taken by the Baker Art Gallery of Columbus, Ohio, a major photographic studio from the 1880s through World War II. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P51_B01F01_001
Subjects: Ohio State University--History; College campuses; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Print of Buchtel College from "Catalogue of Buchtel College," 1883-1884. Buchtel College was founded in 1870 in Akron, Ohio, and was named after industrialist John Buchtel, a prominent community figure associated with the Universalist Church. Because of financial problems, the college was turned over to the city of Akron in 1913 and renamed the University of Akron. Written at bottom: BUCHTEL COLLEGE, AKRON, OHIO. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03867
Subjects: Universities and colleges Ohio; University of Akron; Education, Higher; College campuses
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a group portrait of the first graduating class of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, ca. 1855-1860. The Christian Church founded Antioch College in 1852. The college admitted its first students (both male and female) the following year. Antioch's first president was Horace Mann, a nationally-known expert on education in the nineteenth century. Although the Christian Church was instrumental in the college's start, Antioch soon became known for providing a nonsectarian education. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00147
Subjects: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Education; Universities and colleges; Students
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1940-1949, this photograph shows the Horace Mann Memorial at Antioch College in Yellow Springs in Greene County, Ohio. The memorial reads: "Horace Mann. 1796 - 1859. First President and Founder of Antioch College. This memorial is erected to perpetuate the memory of an able lawyer, a great statesman and a pioneer in education. May his life and example ever inspire and exalt the students of Antioch College. Hugh Taylor Birch, Donor - 1936." The Christian Church, a Protestant denomination, founded Antioch College in 1852 as a coeducational, nonsectarian college. A congressman, abolitionist, and reformer, Horace Mann became the first president of Antioch College in 1852. Under Mann, Antioch College adopted a radical new curriculum including study of sciences in addition to liberal arts and classroom discussion. The college also adopted many of Mann's social ideals. It was one of the first to allow women students to study the same curriculum as white men. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00349
Subjects: Monuments & memorials; Education; Universities and Colleges
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated June 16, 1897, this is a diploma for Arthur Kelton Lawrence from The Ohio State University for earning a degree in pharmacy. The document is signed by Vice President of the Board of Trustees William I. Chamberlain, President of the University James Hulme Canfield, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Alexis Cope. Arthur Kelton Lawrence (1877-1954) was the son of Thomas Lawrence and Martha Hartway Lawrence. Martha escaped from slavery and was taken in by the Kelton family in Columbus, for whom Thomas worked. Shortly after earning this degree, Arthur mustered into volunteer service with the 9th Battalion, Ohio Infantry, as a hospital steward during the Spanish American War. Following his service, he moved to Kansas and began practicing medicine before returning to Columbus and continuing his practice. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS7365
Subjects: Education, Higher; Pharmacy; Ohio State University--History; African American Ohioans
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The campus of Toledo University. Toledo University was founded on October 12, 1872 by Jessup Wakeman Scott. It was originally a private arts and trades school called Toledo University of Arts and Trades. Scott was the editor of the Toledo Blade. It is now know as the University of Toledo. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06546
Subjects: University of Toledo; Education, Higher
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial view of Findlay College. On January 28, 1882, Findlay College was founded by the Church of God and the city of Findlay. In 1989 the name was changed to the University of Findlay. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06547
Subjects: Universities and colleges Ohio; Education, Higher
Places: Findlay (Ohio); Hancock County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the campus of Wilmington College. The college was formed by Quakers in 1870 as a private career oriented liberal arts college. The building in the photograph is College Hall, built in 1870. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06548
Subjects: Universities and colleges Ohio; Education, Higher; National Register of Historic Places; Quakers
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Sketch of the Worthington Female Seminary in 1846. The seminary was run by the Ohio Methodist Conference and was located in downtown Worthington, Ohio. In the 1850s, more women chose to go to the new Ohio Wesleyan Female College in Delaware and the seminary was closed. In the 1870s, it became a "Normal School" that trained teachers, as Ohio realized the need to have better trained teachers in the state. This image is from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1952. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04060
Subjects: Women--Education - Ohio; Worthington (Ohio); Education, Higher; Teachers--Training of
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)