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Source Collection
Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0452.01.026_007.001
Description
Owen College opened in 1954 on Vance Avenue. In 1958, the college secured accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and offered two-year associate degrees in general education, business, home economics and religious education. In 1968, Owen College merged with LeMoyne College at their campus on Walker Avenue.
Date Created
7-6-2021
Date
1964 June 27
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
"Owen College, Memphis, TN, 1964" (2021). Memphis. 103.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-commercialappeal4/103
Keywords
Owen College (Memphis, Tenn.), Historically black colleges and universities.
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