Clinton College was a Baptist college in
Clinton,
Kentucky
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established in 1873
and opening in 1874,
until its closure in 1915.
Originally a girls' school called Clinton Female College, it became coeducational in 1876.
The campus was eight acres in size.
The school's founder was Willis White,
a Baptist preacher who had served as the superintendent of schools of
Hickman County.
The school operated under the auspices of, first, the West Union Baptist Association,
and, later, the West Kentucky Baptist Association.
Students came "mainly from western Kentucky, northwestern
Tennessee
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, and southeastern
Missouri
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and could receive instruction from "primary to collegiate" levels."
After its closure, the campus was used for
Clinton High School from 1918 until 1935.
In 1949, the campus was used by the
West Kentucky Baptist Institution.
Notable people
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Jean Gurney Fine Spahr
Jean Gurney Fine Spahr (, Fine; 1861 – September 25, 1935) was an American social reformer. A pioneer in the
Settlement and community houses in the United States, U.S. settlement movement, she was a co-founder and officer of the College Settleme ...
(1861-1935), teacher, social reformer
See also
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Marvin College Boys Dormitory and President's House
The Marvin College Boys Dormitory and President's House, in Clinton, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing includes two contributing buildings, at 404 and 416 N. Washington St.
The president's house was bu ...
: Also in Clinton, Kentucky
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List of Baptist colleges and universities in the United States
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List of colleges and universities in Kentucky
References
1873 establishments in Kentucky
1915 disestablishments in Kentucky
Baptist Christianity in Kentucky
Baptist universities and colleges in the United States
Hickman County, Kentucky
Defunct private universities and colleges in Kentucky
Educational institutions established in 1873
Educational institutions disestablished in 1915
History of women in Kentucky
Former women's universities and colleges in the United States
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