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Allentown Female College of The Reformed Church – Today Known as Cedar Crest College

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Allentown Female College of The Reformed Church – Today Known as Cedar Crest College
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1871, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Stock certificate for 1 share. Black. Vignette of a Globe, compass, book and other implements. Litho. Today, the college is known as Cedar Crest College and has been rated by Forbes Magazine to be one of the top ten liberal arts colleges for women in the United States. A brief history taken from a recent publication of Cedar Crest College: From Clover Nook to Cedar Crest On September 5, 1867, nine young women gathered in a classroom located in the basement of Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. They were the first students of the recently established Allentown Female College. Within days, classes moved to the second floor of a building on Hamilton Street. In 1869 the institution again moved, this time to a two-acre campus at the intersection of Fourth and Turner Streets. The College owned only one structure, which served as a classroom building and dormitory. Founded by the Reformed Church, Allentown Female College promised a collegiate education in a Christian environment. Some students sought a three-year program that stressed the liberal arts; others trained to become school teachers; and still others desired only a finishing school education. In 1893 the institution changed its name to Allentown College for Women. But most students affectionately referred to their little campus by its nickname, “Clover Nook.” A scarce and early certificate from this long-lived women’s college. Small loss of paper at lower left corner. Some light toning at upper margin. Fine.