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Collection Overview

Title: Shepardson College

ID: UA/RG-22/ALL

Extent: 3.2 Linear Feet. More info below.

Abstract

Materials relating to Shepardson College, including its administration, its student body, and its alumnae.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains materials relating to Shepardson College for Women while it operated as an independent entity outside of Denison University between the years of 1886-1900. Materials specifically relate to its administration, its operations, its student body, and its alumnae.

Collection Historical Note

Incorporated in 1886, Shepardson College for Women was an institution that provided both preparatory and collegiate education to female students.

From the point of its conception, it had been an idea to make it a female division of Denison University in order to make the University coeducational, however that did not officially occur until 1900. From 1887-1900, Shepardson College operated as an independent school, named for Dr. Daniel Shepardson in recognition of his work in furthering women's education in the Young Ladies' Institute, another Granville female college.

In 1900, Shepardson was incorporated under the Denison University umbrella, which included the following divisions: the Granville College department (men), the Shepardson College department (women), Doane Academy (preparatory/high school students), a Conservatory of Music, The School of Art, and The School of Military Science.

Dr. Daniel Shepardson's son, Francis Shepardson, would later be the author of Denison's 1931 centennial history, in which he gives a detailed account of its history in chapter 12, available as an e-book via HathiTrust. Further information can be found in Wally Chessman's history of the University, also available as an e-book via HathiTrust.

Administrative Information

Repository: Denison University Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 7 boxes

Related Materials: Related collections: Images, Series 22: Shepardson College; the Adytum yearbooks; and P&B files and Personal Papers on the Shepardson family.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series A: Publications],
[Series E: Finance],
[Series H: History],
[Series GC: Grade Reports by Course, 1887-1900],
[Series L: Student Life],
[Series M: Minutes],
[Series R: Registrar / Register],
[Series S: Alumnae Association],
[Series V: Programs],
[Series Z: Not Otherwise Classified (N.O.C.)],
[All]

Series GC: Grade Reports by Course, 1887-1900

Box 3

Folder 1: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1887-1888
Folder 2: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1888-1889
Folder 3: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1889-1890
Folder 4: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1890-1891
Folder 5: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1891-1892
Folder 6: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1892-1893
Folder 7: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1893-1894
Folder 8: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1894-1895

Box 4: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1895/1896-1899/1900

Folder 1: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1895/96
Folder 2: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1896/97
Folder 3: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1897/98
Folder 4: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1898/99
Folder 5: Fall, Winter, Spring, 1899/1900