Founded in 1849, this private liberal arts college first opened its doors in Huntsville and is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas still operating under its original name and charter. The college moved to Sherman following three yellow fever epidemics, the Civil War, and financial troubles.
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Clark, Shirley; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.The Clock and the Storyteller: Memoirs of Shirley Clark,
book,
2017;
Denton, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846142/:
accessed April 27, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Austin College.