Elizabeth College, Charlotte, NC
Title
Elizabeth College , Charlotte , NC
Subject
Elizabeth College (Charlotte, N.C.) Women's colleges--North Carolina--Charlotte Elizabeth College (Charlotte, N.C.). Gerard Conservatory of Music
Description
View of Elizabeth College in Charlotte , NC [15029 - Souvenir Post Card Co. ; green tone ; undivided back ; fine] Elizabeth College and Conservatory of Music for Women was founded in 1896 under the auspices of the Lutheran Church . It was a four-year institution for women . Citizens of Charlotte contributed money and land to build the College . It was located on Elizabeth Avenue and was renowned for the Gerard Conservatory of Music (building on right side of picture) . The college moved to Salem in 1915 , when it absorbed Roanoke Women's College , a Lutheran women's college . Presbyterian Hospital purchased the property in 1917 . The first buildings were built in 1896/97 on land that had once been a plantation . The music conservatory was a popular event center for music and theater .
Object Type
Still Image
Subject - Location
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Date of material
1899-1979
Publisher
Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre
Picture postcards
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
mb121_3_10_37f
Source
Mary Boyer Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Relation
Forms part of: Mary Boyer Collection, 1899 - 1979
Language
eng
Contact
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: http://specialcollections.uncc.edu
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