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A finding aid for material in the Wilberforce University Archives related to Central State University and Payne Theological Seminary

Collection Overview

Collection Name: WU ARC 2022-11 Central State and Payne Theological Materials

Content Overview: The collection contains materials related to neighboring institutions Central State and Payne Seminary. It includes event programs, academic catalogues, campus newspapers, and institutional reports. Collection materials span from 1861-2009

Collection Size: 2.01                                                                                                             

Linear Feet (4 Boxes)

Historical Overview: Central State University started as the Combined Normal and Industrial Department within Wilberforce University in 1887. This department was established by the State of Ohio. The department grew and in 1947, differences caused the two institutions to split. Central State was founded as Wilberforce College in the aftermath and has operated since 1947, officially changing its name to Central State University in the 1950s.

Payne Theological Seminary traces its origins to Union Seminary in 1844. The Union Seminary was forced to close and most of its material was sent to Wilberforce in the 1850s. The Wilberforce Seminary was officially named the Payne Theological Seminary in 1891 and ultimately became a separate institution from Wilberforce. The two schools share a library and maintain a close relationship.

Container List

 

Container List

Box

Folder

Content

Date

1

1

Payne Seminary Documents

1956-2003

1

2

Payne Reports/Minutes

1936-1977

1

3

Wilkerson’s Travels and Labors

1861

1

4

Payne Seminary Library Dedication and Board Report

1947/2009

1

5

Payne Catalogues/Events

1948-1988

1

6

Payne Seminary Materials

1948-2013

1

7

Payne Catalogue and Convocation Material

2004-2008

1

8

CSU Community Health Syllabus

n.d.

1

9

Crisis Magazine

1948

1

10

Memo to the 66th General Assembly of Ohio

1885

2

1

CNI/CSU Reports                                                                                                                               

1901-1986

2

2

CSU Events

1959-2002

2

3

CSU Publications 1

1976-1998

2

4

CSU Publications 2

1998-2006

2

5

John Garland Testimony

2001

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1950-1951

1950

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1961-1962

1961

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1967-1968

1967

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1979-1981 Volume 1

1979

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1979-1981 Volume 2

1979

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1981-1983 Volume 1

1981

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1981-1983 Volume 2

1981

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1990-1992

1990

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 1999-2000

1999

3

N/A

Central State University Catalogue 2004-2005

2004

3

N/A

Schedule of Classes Winter Term

1996

3

N/A

Lionel H. Newsom Institute Pamphlet

n.d.

3

N/A

Central State university Right Place Right time Pamphlet

n.d.

3

N/A

CSU Information for Prospective Students 1971-1972

1971

3

N/A

CSU Information for Prospective Students (1973-1975) (2 Copies)

1973

3

N/A

Central State Student Handbook 1970-1971

1970

3

N/A

Teaching of African History and Culture by Wilhelmena S. Robinson publication

n.d.

4

N/A

Issues of Central State’s “The Gold Torch” Newspaper

1979-2009

4

N/A

Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles about Central State

1980-2010

 

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