Date Original
1929-1936
Description
This collection contains a typed history of Hendrix College, a brochure of the Hendrix College Centennial Fund, and a letter regarding the Centennial Fund brochure from John Hugh Reynolds.
Biographical/Historical Note
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. It was founded by a Methodist minister as a primary school called Central Institute in 1876 in Altus, Arkansas. In 1881, secondary and collegiate departments were added, and the name was changed to Central Collegiate Institute. It was renamed again in 1889 as Hendrix College, and the primary school was discontinued. Secondary Education at the college continued until 1925. In 1890, the Hendrix Board of Trustees voted to move Hendrix College to Conway, Arkansas. The college briefly became known as Hendrix-Henderson College in 1929, after merging with Henderson-Brown College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The name went back to Hendrix College two years later. In 1933, Hendrix College absorbed Galloway Woman's College in Searcy, Arkansas. Hendrix College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church; however, it offers a secular curriculum and students come from a variety of different religious backgrounds.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Conway, Faulkner County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.108.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Hendrix College collection, SMC.108.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Hendrix College collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
