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The Jacksonville (TX) Progress published, " Lon Morris College: Pieces of history come home ," written by Deborah Burkett, representing the Cherokee County Historical Commission (CCHS). Burkett provides a historical sketch for the institution and describes a recent discovery of many items from the former institution that have been in storage since it closed in 2012. Returned items include diplomas, photographs, yearbooks, paintings and other memorabilia and these are now stored in the CCHS archives. A College History Garden post in September 2013, "   Lon Morris College ," followed the closure.  There are also links to a couple of more recent articles in the comment section below the post where you can read about use of the former campus and the transfer of remaining funds to support scholarships at Texas Wesleyan University. Interested readers might also read, " Lon Morris College, a storied academic history ," that was published by the Jacksonville ...

Emory University offers a mobile tour of the campus using historical materials from the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.  The web interface provides an overview ofEmory's history by linking text, videos, and photographs with a map . The online tour allows users to toggle between the map view and the text of each tour stop. Users can also access an expanded menu to learn more about the tour and other campus history resources. Emory College wasestablished by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1836.  After 1915, Emory College would move from itsoriginal campus to a new university in Druid Hills.  Tour stops include: Haygood-Hopkins Memorial Gateway was built in 1937.  The Quadrangle Old Theology Building Cannon Chapel Michael C. Carlos Hall & Museum Bowden Hall Candler Library Woodruff Library Cox Hall Dobbs University Center Woodruff Physical Education Center Residence Halls Goizueta Business School Schwartz Center for Performing Arts...

Oregon State University is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1868 as Oregon State Agricultural College.  At the time, an existing private institution founded by Methodists ten years earlier, Corvallis College, was designated as Oregon's land grant institution.   KLCC public radio's web site offers a short audio clip and corresponding transcript, " Oregon State University: 150 Years of Growth and Change ," of an interview by Tiffany Eckert as she walks around the OSU campus with Larry Landis, archivist and author of A School for the People: A Photographic History of Oregon State University . The Peoples School: A History of Oregon State University , written by William G. Robbins, was published in 2017 and is also available from Oregon State University Press.