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Southern Association Of Colleges And Secondary Schools - Etsu 1925 Accreditation Application, East Tennessee State University

Establishment of ETSU

East Tennessee State officially became a college in 1925 with a name change to East Tennessee State Teachers College. During this same time, East Tennessee State began applying for accreditation from the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States. The institution would eventually achieve accreditation in 1927. This is a hand written draft of an early accreditation application completed in 1925 by President Charles C. Sherrod, of whom the current ETSU main campus library is now named.

The physical copy of this item can be found in the President Correspondences Collection of the Archives of Appalachia at …

Annual Report Of The Tennessee Department Of Education For The Scholastic Year Ending June 30, 1925 (Etsu Portion), Tennessee Department Of Education

Establishment of ETSU

East Tennessee State University formally became a college in 1925 with the institution changing its name to East Tennessee State Teachers College. It would subsequently gain accreditation in 1927. Included here is the East Tennessee State University portion of the Annual Report of the Tennessee Department of Education for the scholastic year ending June 30, 1925. Outlined in this report is the general description of events that happened over the course of that year including details surrounding the name change as well as enrollment statistics and financial data. This serves as a snapshot in time as the institution was beginning …