| LC control no. | n 79064543 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Howard University |
| Variant(s) | Howard University, Washington, D.C. United States. Department of the Interior. Howard University United States. Federal Security Agency. Howard University |
| See also | Hierarchical superior: United States. Department of the Interior Hierarchical superior: United States. Federal Security Agency Hierarchical subordinate: Afro Blue (Musical group) |
| Other standard no. | Q1068752 122477152 0000000123154633 |
| Beginning date | 1867 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Washington (D.C.) |
| Field of activity | Education, Higher |
| Found in | Info. converted from 678, Mar. 12, 2015 (Incorporated 1867) Howard Univ. website, viewed Mar. 12, 2015 (Howard University is a four-year, comprehensive, private, co-ed doctoral/research-extensive institution. It was chartered in 1867 "for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences." The school was first named Howard Normal and Theological Institute for the Education of Teachers and Preachers [no publs. in LC database], named for General Oliver Otis Howard, one of the founding members and commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The school was renamed Howard University in recognition of the much broader educational scope envisioned for the institute) |
| Associated language | eng |
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