Preston and Olin Institute (Blacksburg, Va.)
Organization
Historical Note
The Preston and Olin Institute was a Methodist school created in 1851. In 1972, due to financial distress, the institute was restructured as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College to receive land-grant funding. Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College was renamed in 1970 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Preston and Olin Institute Records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1964-001
Abstract
This collection contains an agent’s book for Olin and Preston Institute, five copies of reports from the Committee on Seminaries, and programs from the Alpha Literary Society and Preston Literary Society.
Dates:
1852-1871, n.d.
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