Biddle University

Material Information

Title:
Biddle University
Alternate Title:
Johnson C. Smith
Publisher:
S. H. Kress & Company
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
Picture Postcard; 14 cm.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
African American universities and colleges-North Carolina-Charlotte ( LCSH )
Genre:
Postcard ( sobekcm )
Spatial Coverage:
Mecklenburg County-NC

Notes

Abstract:
Mary D. Biddle of Philadelphia, Pa. who, through appeals in one of the church papers, pledged $1,400 to the school. In appreciation of this first and generous contribution, friends requested Mrs. Biddle name the newly established school after her late husband, Major Henry Biddle. From 1867 to 1876, the school was named Biddle Memorial Institute and chartered by the state legislature.
General Note:
Divided Card; 2 Cent Benjamin Franklin Stamp.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Holding Location:
Queens University of Charlotte Institutional Collection
Rights Management:
All rights reserved by the source institution.

Postcard Information

Format:
Postcard