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Johnson C. Smith University

Object Year: 
1918
Photographer: 
C. C. Moon

First known as Biddle University, Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1870 on Beatties Ford Road. Colonel W.R. Myers donated the land. The school was first named for its financial benefactor, Mary Biddle. On March 1, 1923, the school changed its name to Johnson C. Smith University in honor of another donor. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

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Donated By: 
Lyman H. Hoyt
Image Collection Category: 
Charlotte Postcard Collection
Image Collection Format: 
Postcard