January 29, 2004

Lists of Colleges that have Closed or Changed their Names

Researcher: Ray Brown brownr@westminster-mo.edu

Project Description: Lists of colleges and universities that have closed, merged, or changed their names.

A set of lists is offered at http://www2.westminster-mo.edu/wc_users/homepages/staff/brownr/ClosedCollegeIndex.htm. The intent of the exercise is to offer a place where interested individuals can check to see if an institution is now closed or if the name has been changed due to a merger or for other reasons.

The entire list is available in both .html (2,000+ KB) and .pdf (500+ KB) formats. These files include over 2,500 institutions. Separate files are included for each of the states and the District of Columbia in the United States. A list of international institutions has also been added recently.

Each entry includes the name of the institution, location, dates of operation if they are known, affiliation, brief historical sketch, and the sources of the information.

The lists are maintained as a hobby and any updates, corrections, links to additional information, or suggestions to improve the usefulness of the list(s) is appreciated. Also, any contributions or suggestions from those with knowledge of institutions outside the United States are especially welcome!!

The Future? It would be great to include information about the location of academic records for specific institutions and to convert all the information to a database that would allow more flexible searching. Unfortunately, I may have to retire before this becomes a reality!!

Posted by RayBrown at January 29, 2004 05:19 PM