LC control no. | n 50059000 |
---|---|
Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Lawrence University |
See also | Lawrence College (Appleton, Wis.) Milwaukee-Downer College Lawrence Institute |
Located | Appleton (Wis.) |
Found in | Idea, Apr. 1967- Lawrence University website, viewed Oct. 24, 2018: History (Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin; the Territorial Legislature, on January 15, 1847, granted a charter to Lawrence Institute, a name that was changed to Lawrence University when classes first began on November 12, 1849; in 1913, the institution adopted the name Lawrence College to underscore its commitment to undergraduate liberal education; Under the leadership of President Curtis W. Tarr (1963-69), Lawrence once again assumed the name Lawrence University, when it was consolidated in 1964 with Milwaukee-Downer College for Women) |