Campbell College (Kansas)
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Campbell College was a former college in Holton, Kansas
. It was initially planned in 1870 and opened in 1880 with a large part of the funding provided by A. G. Campbell a wealthy Utah mine owner and former Jackson County, Kansas resident, for whom it was named. It initially operated under the name of Campbell Normal University. Campbell was approached for money to start a college. Campbell offered to match up to $20,000 and $10,000 was raised locally. Eleven acres of land was purchased and a stone building was erected in 1880.
In 1902 the United Brethren purchased Campbell and merged it with Lane University
and the combined institution became Campbell University. It received another $100,000 donation from Mr. Campbell at this point. It then received pledges of financial support from the United Brethren
churches in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
By 1910 there were 500 students. Thomas D. Crites was the president of the college.
In 1913 there were merger talks between the United Brethren and Methodist Protestants, trustees of Campbell agreed to merge with Kansas City University
in Kansas City, Kansas
.
Kansas City University failed in 1933 due to financial difficulties.
Holton, Kansas
Holton is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,329. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. It was initially planned in 1870 and opened in 1880 with a large part of the funding provided by A. G. Campbell a wealthy Utah mine owner and former Jackson County, Kansas resident, for whom it was named. It initially operated under the name of Campbell Normal University. Campbell was approached for money to start a college. Campbell offered to match up to $20,000 and $10,000 was raised locally. Eleven acres of land was purchased and a stone building was erected in 1880.
In 1902 the United Brethren purchased Campbell and merged it with Lane University
Lane University
Lane University was a college located in Lecompton, Kansas. It was founded in 1865 by Rev. Solomon Weaver, the first president, and was named after U.S. Senator James H. Lane. Jim Lane was a main free-state leader, and Lecompton was previously the capital of the opposing pro-slavery faction...
and the combined institution became Campbell University. It received another $100,000 donation from Mr. Campbell at this point. It then received pledges of financial support from the United Brethren
United Brethren
United Brethren may refer to:*Apostolic United Brethren, a Mormon fundamentalist group headquartered in Bluffdale, Utah*Church of the United Brethren in Christ, an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana...
churches in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
By 1910 there were 500 students. Thomas D. Crites was the president of the college.
In 1913 there were merger talks between the United Brethren and Methodist Protestants, trustees of Campbell agreed to merge with Kansas City University
Kansas City University
Kansas City University was a private Methodist university in Kansas City, Kansas that was founded 1896 and into the 1930s. During the term of college president D. S. Stephens, the university was the site of a church conference between United Brethren and Methodist church conferences where a...
in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
.
Kansas City University failed in 1933 due to financial difficulties.