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A Winthrop Chronology

Images from Winthrop's History. 1923-present.
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  • 1823 - The Little Chapel, Winthrop University’s First Home, was Built in Columbia SC by Winthrop University

    1823 - The Little Chapel, Winthrop University’s First Home, was Built in Columbia SC

  • 1856 - David Bancroft Johnson, Winthrop’s Founder, was Born in La Grange, Tennessee. by Winthrop University

    1856 - David Bancroft Johnson, Winthrop’s Founder, was Born in La Grange, Tennessee.

  • 1873 - Woodrow Wilson Makes His Confession of Faith in the Little Chapel by Winthrop University

    1873 - Woodrow Wilson Makes His Confession of Faith in the Little Chapel

  • 1883 - David Bancroft Johnson is Appointed Columbia, S.C. School Superintendent by Winthrop University

    1883 - David Bancroft Johnson is Appointed Columbia, S.C. School Superintendent

  • 1886 - Johnson Receives $1,500 Appropriation from the Peabody Education Board Headed by Robert Charles Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1886 - Johnson Receives $1,500 Appropriation from the Peabody Education Board Headed by Robert Charles Winthrop

  • 1886 - The Institution Begins Classes as Winthrop Training School in Columbia under the Tutelage of Winthrop’s First Instructor - Mary Hall Leonard by Winthrop University

    1886 - The Institution Begins Classes as Winthrop Training School in Columbia under the Tutelage of Winthrop’s First Instructor - Mary Hall Leonard

  • 1887 - Fourteen Students Graduated at Winthrop’s First Commencement by Winthrop University

    1887 - Fourteen Students Graduated at Winthrop’s First Commencement

  • 1887 - South Carolina Grants Winthrop Training School a Charter and Provides $150 per month Scholarship to One Student from Each County in the State by Winthrop University

    1887 - South Carolina Grants Winthrop Training School a Charter and Provides $150 per month Scholarship to One Student from Each County in the State

  • 1887 - Winthrop Moves to a House on Marion Street in Columbia, SC by Winthrop University

    1887 - Winthrop Moves to a House on Marion Street in Columbia, SC

  • 1888 - Winthrop Literary Society, the First Student Group, was Organized by Winthrop University

    1888 - Winthrop Literary Society, the First Student Group, was Organized

  • 1890 - Future President’s House Built in Rock Hill by Winthrop University

    1890 - Future President’s House Built in Rock Hill

  • 1891 - Former President Rutherford B. Hayes Visits Winthrop by Winthrop University

    1891 - Former President Rutherford B. Hayes Visits Winthrop

  • 1891 - South Carolina General Assembly Establishes the South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College and Considers Offers from Towns Competing to be the College’s Permanent Site by Winthrop University

    1891 - South Carolina General Assembly Establishes the South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College and Considers Offers from Towns Competing to be the College’s Permanent Site

  • 1892 - First Winthrop College Catalog Published by Winthrop University

    1892 - First Winthrop College Catalog Published

  • 1893 - Name Changed to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina by Winthrop University

    1893 - Name Changed to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina

  • 1894 - Robert C. Winthrop, the College’s First Benefactor, Dies by Winthrop University

    1894 - Robert C. Winthrop, the College’s First Benefactor, Dies

  • 1894 - Stewart House was Built by Winthrop University

    1894 - Stewart House was Built

  • 1894 - The Cornerstone of Tillman Administration Building was Laid by Winthrop University

    1894 - The Cornerstone of Tillman Administration Building was Laid

  • 1895 - Blue Line Tradition Begins by Winthrop University

    1895 - Blue Line Tradition Begins

  • 1895 - Curry Literary Society was Organized by Winthrop University

    1895 - Curry Literary Society was Organized

  • 1895 - Margaret Nance Hall was Built by Winthrop University

    1895 - Margaret Nance Hall was Built

  • 1895 - Uniform Dress Code Goes Into Effect by Winthrop University

    1895 - Uniform Dress Code Goes Into Effect

  • 1895 - Uniform Dress Code Goes Into Effect by Winthrop University

    1895 - Uniform Dress Code Goes Into Effect

  • 1895 - Winthrop Begins Classes in Rock Hill, SC by Winthrop University

    1895 - Winthrop Begins Classes in Rock Hill, SC

  • 1896 - Crawford Infirmary was Built by Winthrop University

    1896 - Crawford Infirmary was Built

  • 1896 - Winthrop YWCA Chapter Organized by Winthrop University

    1896 - Winthrop YWCA Chapter Organized

  • 1898 - First Yearbook (Tatler) Published by Winthrop University

    1898 - First Yearbook (Tatler) Published

  • 1898 - Winthrop's First Summer School was Held by Winthrop University

    1898 - Winthrop's First Summer School was Held

  • 1899 - First Faculty Meeting Held by Winthrop University

    1899 - First Faculty Meeting Held

  • 1900 - Enrollment Tops 500 by Winthrop University

    1900 - Enrollment Tops 500

  • 1900 - Winthrop Kindergarten Opens by Winthrop University

    1900 - Winthrop Kindergarten Opens

  • 1901 - McLaurin Hall was Built by Winthrop University

    1901 - McLaurin Hall was Built

  • 1902 - President David Bancroft Johnson Marries Mai Rutledge Smith (Class of 1898) by Winthrop University

    1902 - President David Bancroft Johnson Marries Mai Rutledge Smith (Class of 1898)

  • 1902 - Winthrop Journal First Published by Winthrop University

    1902 - Winthrop Journal First Published

  • 1903 - Daisy Chain Tradition Begins by Winthrop University

    1903 - Daisy Chain Tradition Begins

  • 1905 - Carnegie Library was Built by Winthrop University

    1905 - Carnegie Library was Built

  • 1907 - The South Carolina General Assembly Extends Students’ Christmas Holiday From One Day to Ten by Winthrop University

    1907 - The South Carolina General Assembly Extends Students’ Christmas Holiday From One Day to Ten

  • 1909 - Bancroft Hall was Built by Winthrop University

    1909 - Bancroft Hall was Built

  • 1909 - Home Management Program Began by Winthrop University

    1909 - Home Management Program Began

  • 1909 - The Dining Hall Is Built by Winthrop University

    1909 - The Dining Hall Is Built

  • 1909 - Wade Hampton Literary Society is Organized by Winthrop University

    1909 - Wade Hampton Literary Society is Organized

  • 1911 - Student Government Association Formed by Winthrop University

    1911 - Student Government Association Formed

  • 1912 - The Winthrop Training School Building was Built by Winthrop University

    1912 - The Winthrop Training School Building was Built

  • 1913 - The Play Titled Old English Pageant was Held by Winthrop University

    1913 - The Play Titled Old English Pageant was Held

  • 1913 - Tillman Science Building was Built by Winthrop University

    1913 - Tillman Science Building was Built

  • 1914 - An Agreement with Clemson College was Signed Whereby Winthrop Would Be Responsible For Home Economics Extension in South Carolina by Winthrop University

    1914 - An Agreement with Clemson College was Signed Whereby Winthrop Would Be Responsible For Home Economics Extension in South Carolina

  • 1914 - First Alma Mater Was Adopted by Winthrop University

    1914 - First Alma Mater Was Adopted

  • 1915 - Winthrop Weekly News, College’s First Newspaper, Published by Winthrop University

    1915 - Winthrop Weekly News, College’s First Newspaper, Published

  • 1916 - "Fairest Flower Of The Southland" was Written by Winthrop University

    1916 - "Fairest Flower Of The Southland" was Written

  • 1916 - Peabody Gymnasium Built by Winthrop University

    1916 - Peabody Gymnasium Built

 
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