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The Mount Vernon Seminary and College was a private women's college in Washington, D.C. It was purchased by George Washington University in 1999, and became the Mount Vernon Campus of The George Washington University.
For over 120 years, Mount Vernon Seminary and, later, Mount Vernon College were private institutions for the education of women in D.C. In 1997, Mount Vernon College became part of GW; its grounds are now known as the Mount Vernon Campus.
9 de mar. de 2015 · Founded in 1877, the Mount Vernon Seminary and College—now the George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus — hit its stride in the 1930s, producing hundreds of women scholars and making plans to expand its campus and programs.
As the first school of higher education available to women in Washington, D.C, Mount Vernon Seminary and College has an important place in this city’s heritage, in higher education, and in American women’s history.
The Mount Vernon Seminary and College archives were acquired by GWU upon merger with Mount Vernon College. The collection was transferred to the Foggy Bottom campus in 2009.
Learn about the history and architecture of this campus, which was a female boarding school and a Naval cryptographic center. See images, map, and nomination details of the 16 brick buildings with Georgian or Colonial Revival style.
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, invitations, speeches and memorabilia, most of which pertain to Post’s relationship to Mount Vernon Seminary and College. The material dates between 1901 and 1999, with the bulk of the material dating between 1937 and 1973.
