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Temple University

LC control no.n 79120709
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingTemple University
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Variant(s)Philadelphia. Temple University
TU
See alsoPredecessor: Temple College (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Other standard no.Q1420239
127396206
0000000122483398
Beginning date1907
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Field of activityEducation, Higher
Found inNUCMC data from Temple Univ. Libr., Urban Archives Center for Barkas, B.W. Papers, 1921-1968 (Temple University)
Amer. Univ. and Colleges, c1940 (Temple University; Philadelphia, Pa.; first instruction 1884; chartered as Temple College 1888; name chgd. to Temple University 1907 because of addition of professional schools)
Wikipedia, viewed June 30, 2020 (Temple University (sometimes referred to as Temple or TU) is a public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell. On May 12, 1888, it was renamed the Temple College of Philadelphia. By 1907, the institution revised its institutional status and was incorporated as a university)
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Associated languageeng