Clinton College (Kentucky)

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Clinton College was a Baptist college in Clinton, Kentucky established in 1873 [1] and opening in 1874, [2] until its closure in 1915. [1] Originally a girls' school called Clinton Female College, it became coeducational in 1876. [1] [2] The campus covered eight acres. [2] The school's founder was Willis White, [1] [2] a Baptist preacher who had served as superintendent of schools of Hickman County. [2] The school operated under the auspices of, first, the West Union Baptist Association, [1] [2] and, later, the West Kentucky Baptist Association. [1] Students came "mainly from western Kentucky, northwestern Tennessee, and southeastern Missouri and could receive instruction from "primary to collegiate" levels." [2] After its closure, the campus was used for Clinton High School from 1918 until 1935. [3] In 1949, the campus was used by the West Kentucky Baptist Institution.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blair, R. Charles (1992). "Clinton College". In John E. Kleber (ed.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 208. ISBN   0-8131-1772-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lewis, Alvin Fayette (1899). "Clinton College, Clinton". History of Higher Education in Kentucky. Johns Hopkins University. pp.  210–214. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky colleges that have closed, merged, changed names". Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.


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