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The Lafayette , newspaper of Lafayette College, posted an interesting article this past week, " A historic legacy: archivist Diane Shaw retires after three decades of growing college’s collections ."  Reporter Morgan Sturm provides details of Shaw's efforts to expand collections after joining the campus community in 1985.  Shaw preserved the history of the college and focused attention on the collection of artist’s books, rare books, manuscripts and anti-slavery works.  Shaw is also praised for her work on the Marquis de Lafayette Collection. Consider visiting Lafayette's  Special Collections & Archives web pages  that contain an extensive array of resources and digital exhibits. The College Archives documents and familiarizes visitors with the history of Lafayette College from its founding in 1824 to the present day.  Lafayette also partners with Archive-It to provide public access to resources through the Internet Archive's Wayback Ma...

Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA announced this week that it will seek university status and  become Messiah University in July 2020 . The institution was founded as Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home in 1909 . The name changed to Messiah Bible College in 1924 and to Messiah College in 1951.  Messiah merged with Upland College of Upland, CA in 1965. You can read more about the history of Messiah and its foundation with the Brethren in Christ Church or follow links to an institutional timeline by visiting the college website . There are also several histories of Messiah that will be of interest.  Evangel Press published E. Morris Sider's Messiah College: A History . More recently, Paul W. Nisly authored Shared Faith, Bold Vision, Enduring Promise: The Maturing Years of Messiah College .  You can read a interesting  review by Devin Manzullo-Thomas published on The Search for Piety & Obedience blog .           ...

Keystone College in La Plume, PA, near Scranton, is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1868 .  It was  founded as Keystone Academy and then rechartered as Scranton-Keystone Junior College in 1934. The name changed to Keystone Junior College in 1944 and to Keystone College in 1995. The 150th Anniversary web pages offer an extensive array of resources including a schedule of events, historical images and information, and an excellent short YouTube video, " Keystone College Past and Present ." The Times-Tribune of Scranton also published " Keystone College celebrates 150 years of changes ," by Sarah Hofius Hall that includes an historical sketch of institutional changes.

The York (PA) Daily Record published a brief historical sketch, " First freshman class seeking four-year degrees entered York College of Pa. 50 years ago ," on August 8, 2018.  The article coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of baccalaureate programs at the institution and highlights the impact on the community. York College of Pennsylvania traces its roots to the York County Academy founded in 1787 and York Collegiate Institute founded in 1870.  The name of York Junior College was adopted in 1941 and then changed to York College of Pennsylvania in 1968. The webpage of the college  Archives and Special Collections  offers links to many historical photographs, college catalogs from 1856 to the present, yearbooks from 1901-2005, and other interesting resources.

The Antonelli Institute, a for-profit located in Erdenheim, PA announced last fall that it would close .  A new  announcement on the closing indicates that the institution's legacy will continue at Harcum College . Program directors, Ed Zawora and Drew Simcox, will join Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA and will oversee two new associate’s degree programs, photography and digital design. The Antonelli Institute was founded in 1938 in Philadelphia by internationally renowned photographer and artist Severo Antonelli. He served as the Institute’s president until his retirement in 1974. The institution relocated several times over the years and joined the Bradford Schools organization in 2010. Antonelli enrolled 150 students. You can also read more in an article published by  The Ambler Gazette  and written by Amanda Gallagher, " Antonelli Institute in Springfield closes after 80 years, Institute’s legacy to continue at Harcum College ."  Gallagher inter...

The Margaret M. Tobin Center for Archives and Special Collections of the Saint Francis University Library announced that it now offers the Saint Francis University digital repository .  Historic photographs, campus publications, and student research papers are included in the digital collection . Users can choose to browse by title or use the search box to enter search words.   Three images from the collection documenting a tragic October 30, 1942 fire on the campus that destroyed the historic Old Main are inserted below in the Google Slides presentation. The institution is located in Loretto, PA and was founded as St. Francis Academy in 1847.  The name changed to St. Francis College in 1920 and to St. Francis University in 2001.  Visit the university web site for more information about the history and traditions . You can also find a digital version of  The Stewards of the Vision Saint Francis College 1947-1997 , an institutional  history of the coll...

The Atlas Obscura web site offers a fascinating post by Anika Burgess from January 4, 2018, " Student Life at the First Medical College for Women: The pioneering women who faced jeers and discrimination to become doctors ."  Burgess incorporates numerous historical photos and other items to both describe student life and also highlight some of the significant contributions of the women as they pursued their professional lives.  The medical institution was founded in 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania.  It was renamed as the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1867 and the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1970 when it became coed.  It then merged with merged with Hahnemann University to become McP Hahnemann University School of Medicine as part of Allegheny University of Health Sciences.  This university later declared bankruptcy in July 1998 and Drexel University took over management of MCP Hahnemann University of Health Sciences a...