Annhurst College

Annhurst College
Former name
 Ker-Anna Junior College
Motto Deus Primus Serviatur[1]
Active 1941 (1941)–1980 (1980)
Founder Mother Louis du Sacré-Coeur, D.H.S.
Religious affiliation
 Catholic
Location South Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
41°55′41″N 71°57′25″W / 41.928°N 71.957°W / 41.928; -71.957

Annhurst College was a private Catholic college in South Woodstock, Connecticut, which operated from 1941 to 1980. The college's curriculum was career-focused.

History

A vintage postcard of Annhurst College.

Annhurst College was founded by Mother Louis du Sacré-Coeur, D.H.S., the Provincial of the American Province of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in 1940 as an all women's college. The college was officially dedicated on September 23, 1941, as Ker-Anna Junior College[2] and changed its name two years later.[3] Annhurst was a women's college for most of its history, and began accepting male students in the fall of 1972.[4] At the time of its closing in May 1980,[5] the college had approximately 400 full-time students, of which 25 were male.

Notable faculty and alumni

There are many notable faculty from Annhurst College including the anthropologist, Wilson D. Wallis and his wife Ruth Sawtell Wallis. One of its notable former students is the fugitive Victor Manuel Gerena.

Later use of the campus

After Annhurst College closed in 1980, the rural 200-acre (0.81 km2) campus was sold to Data General Corporation, headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.[6] The Data General Facilities group, led by Roland Quillia, converted the college to a Field Engineering training center. The converted Data General field engineering training center opened in November 1981.

In 1997, the campus was sold to Hyde School, based in Bath, Maine.

In 2017, the campus was purchased by the locally-based Woodstock Academy.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Annhurst College in Connecticut Among Few In Nation Offering Lithuanian Courses". The Anchor. Diocese of Fall River. February 1, 1962. p. 15. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via issuu.
  2. ↑ "KER-ANNA". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. April 28, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "New Women's College". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. April 7, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Annhurst Opens College to Men". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. July 25, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ McGrath, Mark (May 26, 1980). "Annhurst College Closes With 36th Graduation". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Bettis, Rebecca M. (November 26, 1981). "Data General Taking Hold At Annhurst". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. B5. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "History of Woodstock Academy". Retrieved September 12, 2018.

Further reading

  • Guillet, D.H.S. Sister Gertrude Emilie (1984). A Chronicle of Annhurst College. Putnam, Connecticut: Daughters of the Holy Spirit. OCLC 752194507.
  • "Annhurst College". Lost Womyn's Space. November 20, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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