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This black and white postcard shows a view of the Washburn campus and library in Topeka, Kansas. The campus is located on 160 acres of land, donated by abolitionist John Ritchie, in the central portion of the capital city. Established in February of 1865 by the Congregational Church, the school was named Lincoln College in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1868, the board of trustees changed the institution's name to Washburn College to honor Ichabod Washburn, a wealthy industrialist from Worcester, Massachusetts, who gave a $25,000 donation to the college's endowment program. The school was later renamed, in 1952, Washburn University of Topeka.
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
Item Number: 225057
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.76 WU *11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225057
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Education
Built Environment - Function - Education - College or University
Built Environment - Function - Education - Library
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1920s
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Lincoln College
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Washburn University
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Postcards
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