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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)

LC control no.n 79056815
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Corporate name headingNorthwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
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Variant(s)Northwestern Univerziteta (Evanston, Ill.)
See alsoPredecessor: North Western University (Evanston, Ill.)
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Other standard no.Q309350
154193841
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Beginning date1867
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedEvanston (Ill.)
Field of activityEducation, Higher
Special noteOld catalog heading: Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Found inNUCMC data from Univ. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign Archives for Siebert, F.S. Papers, 1932-1979 (Northwestern University)
Am. coll. and univ., c1973 (under Illinois: Northwestern University; Evanston, Ill.; chartered as North Western University 1855; present name adopted 1867)
Training Seminar in Transportation and United States Railroads, 1962: glossary (Northwestern Univerziteta)
Northwestern University, a history 1850-1975, c1976: p. 5 (Act of Incorporation designated the school as "The North Western University"; in February 1863, "'North' and 'Western' were combined to form a single word in the university Catalogue. Thereafter, this became the official title of the university, though the earlier spelling continued to appear in newspapers and magazines for many years.")
Associated languageeng