UE receives grant for Moores Hill College history project
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The University of Evansville has received a grant from Indiana Humanities to develop a series of exhibits that explore the history of the school.
Under the project, called “A Day in the Life at Moores Hill College,” students and other participants in the university’s ChangeLab program will examine archival collections to uncover stories of daily life at Moores Hill College, the university’s predecessor. The university said local organizations and high school students also will participate.
The findings will become public exhibits that are expected to “breathe new life” into the history of the university, the university said.
“This project represents the best of what we do at the University of Evansville—bringing history to life in a way that engages and educates the broader community,” UE library director Kristen Strandberg said in a news release. “We are excited to see our students uncover the stories of Moores Hill College and share them with new audiences.”
The amount of the grant from Indiana Humanities, a statewide nonprofit organization, was undisclosed in the release. The Carnegie Historic Landmarks Preservation Society and the UE Center for Innovation & Change are providing matching funds toward the effort.
What is now the University of Evansville began in 1854 after Moores Hill, Indiana, resident John C. Moore led the effort to create the Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute. It became Moores Hill College in 1887, the university said in the news release.
The school was relocated to Evansville and reopened as Evansville College in 1919 after Evansville business leader George Clifford persuaded the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church to relocate there. At that time, Evansville was the largest city in Indiana without an accredited college within 50 miles.
The school was renamed the University of Evansville in 1967.