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   When did Downer College merge with Milwaukee College?

   • In July 1895, Milwaukee College and Downer College merged to become Milwaukee-Downer College with Downer College's Ellen Clara Sabin as president. A new site was chosen on a tract of about ten acres on the northern end of the city of Milwaukee, halfway between Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River.

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   What is Milwaukee-Downer College?

   • Milwaukee-Downer College was a women's college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in operation from 1895 to 1964. Milwaukee-Downer College was established in 1895 with the merger of two institutions: Milwaukee College and Downer College of Fox Lake, Wisconsin.

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   What happened to Milwaukee-Downer College?

   • Milwaukee-Downer College moved north to merge with Lawrence University, whereas Milwaukee-Downer Seminary returned to the UWM campus in 1964, merging with Milwaukee University School and Milwaukee County Day School to form the University School of Milwaukee. Kieckhefer, Grace Norton.

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   What happened to Downer College?

   • In the 1880s, Judge Jason Downer left $50,000 to Wisconsin Female College in his will, provided that it remained open to women only. Wisconsin Female College accepted the funds and renamed the school Downer College. The merger of Milwaukee College and Downer College was precipitated by Ellen Sabin’s arrival as president of Downer College in 1890.

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   Milwaukee-Downer College was a women's college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in operation from 1895 to 1964. History. Milwaukee-Downer College was established in 1895 with the merger of two institutions: Milwaukee College and Downer College of Fox Lake, Wisconsin.

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   Milwaukee-Downer College was a pioneering women's college in the Midwest, with roots dating back to the 1850s. It was formed in 1895 with the consolidation of two women's colleges: Milwaukee College and Downer College of Fox Lake, Wisconsin.

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   A new building was erected at 1120 North Milwaukee Street. In 1855 the Wisconsin Female College, later named Downer College, was chartered at Fox Lake. Both schools experienced financial difficulties until they merged to become Milwaukee Downer College in 1899.

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   Milwaukee-Downer College moved north to merge with Lawrence University, whereas Milwaukee-Downer Seminary returned to the UWM campus in 1964, merging with Milwaukee University School and Milwaukee County Day School to form the University School of Milwaukee.

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   Presidents of Milwaukee-Downer College. 1895–1921 Ellen Sabin; 1921–1951 Lucia Russell Briggs; 1951–1964 John Johnson; Academics Seeley G. Mudd Library contains over 420,000 volumes. The student/faculty ratio at Lawrence is 9:1. The college offers majors in most of the liberal arts.

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   Sep 15, 2021 · After the bequest of Judge Jason Downer, the name was officially changed to Downer College in 1889. Milwaukee-Downer College merged with Lawrence University in 1964 and the buildings are now part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus.

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   Sep 16, 2014 · Milwaukee College was founded as a women’s college in 1851 under the guidance of Catharine Beecher. The Wisconsin Female College, later renamed Downer College for Judge Jason Downer, was founded at Fox Lake in 1854. These two colleges merged in Milwaukee in 1895 to form Milwaukee-Downer College.