Sinsinawa Mound College for men (1846-1852) was located in

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History

The college was founded in 1846 by

Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.P. (November 4, 1806 – February 23, 1864) was a pioneer Italian Dominican friar and Catholic missionary priest who helped bring the church to the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin tri-state area. He founded several parishes ...

, an Italian Catholic missionary. Dominican sisters were brought to the college in 1847. The college was sold in 1852. The Dominican center was relocated to

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. The

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bought Sinsinawa after Mazzuchelli's death in 1864. They

"moved the school and motherhouse back to the Mound. The academy expanded into a women's college, awarding its first degrees in 1901, although the women's college moved in 1922, and the girls' academy closed in 1970."

The organizational records for the college are in the Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli Papers, 1825-1869, held by the

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Notable alumni

* Thomas T. Duffy, politician *

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References

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