Massey Business College

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Massey Business College was a chain of business colleges in the southern United States in the late 19th and 20th century. Richard W. Massey established the first Massey Business College in Birmingham, Alabama in 1887. [1] He served as president of the "Massey System" of colleges for fifty years, and died in Birmingham in 1949. [2]

A 1900 school directory lists Massey's located in Houston, Birmingham, Montgomery (Alabama), and Columbus, Georgia. [3] By 1914, locations had been added in Richmond, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, and Jacksonville, Florida. [4] A 1973 school directory also listed locations in Lufkin, Texas and Nacogdoches, Texas. [5]

Massey Business College maintained that name at some locations between 1953 and 1988. In 1958, the name was changed at various locations to Massey College until 1964. In 1964, the name was changed yet again at various locations to Massey Junior College. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Birmingham and Jefferson County Alabama, p. 114 (1998)
  2. ↑ (6 August 1949). Richard W. Massey (brief obituary), The New York Times (subscription required)
  3. ↑ American School Guide, p. 32 (1900)
  4. ↑ Patterson's American Education, Volume 24, p. 748 (1914)
  5. ↑ Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, p. 84 (1973)
  6. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/regent/oclc/83978422&referer=brief_results [ bare URL ]
  7. ↑ Tomberlin, Michael (15 July 2014). Historic downtown Birmingham building being sold to highest offer among renovation plans, The Birmingham News
  8. ↑ (22 October 1965). Proctor, Eileen. Education for the Business World Offered, The Monocle, Vol. 36, No. 4
  9. ↑ Close Institutions Archived 2013-08-11 at the Wayback Machine , State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Retrieved 4 May 2016
  10. ↑ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  11. ↑ Insiders' Guide® to Atlanta, p. 291 (2010)
  12. ↑ Georgia Corporations Division, Office of the Secretary of State. Georgia Business Information: Massey Business College Retrieved 2019-09-18
  13. ↑ Herzing University History
  14. ↑ Herzing University Atlanta Campus
  15. ↑ Jacksonville in Vintage Postcards, p. 42 (2001)
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