Official Charter
- When
- January 15, 1844
- Where
- Indiana legislature
The Indiana legislature officially chartered the University of Notre Dame on January 15, 1844; the Indiana General Assembly granted the college charter in 1844.
The Indiana legislature officially chartered the University of Notre Dame on January 15, 1844. Notre Dame had begun as a primary and secondary school, and in 1844 it received its official college charter from the Indiana General Assembly under the name of the University of Notre Dame du Lac (University of Our Lady of the Lake). The first building, completed in 1844, constituted the entire college until 1865.
Sources
- Edward Sorin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
- University of Notre Dame Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
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