Date Original
1910-1989
Description
This collection contains bulletins, catalogs, programs, newsletters, and other documents related to Henderson State Teachers College, now known as Henderson State University, from 1910 to 1989.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henderson State University is a public liberal arts university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It was founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College. The name was changed in 1905 to Henderson College after Charles Christopher Henderson who was a prominent businessman and trustee in Arkadelphia. It was renamed Henderson-Brown College in 1911, to include the name of another trustee, Walter William Brown. It was established as a teachers college in 1929 and renamed Henderson State Teachers College. In 1967, its name changed again to Henderson State College, and finally it became Henderson State University in 1975.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkadelphia, Clark County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000914
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Henderson State University/Henderson State Teachers College/ Henderson-Brown College/Arkadelphia Methodist College (Arkadelphia, Ark.) collection, MS.000914
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Henderson State University/Henderson State Teachers College/Henderson-Brown College/Arkadelphia Methodist College (Arkadelphia, Ark.) collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
