Historedia
Group or institution

Baptist ministers

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1833–1855

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Baptist ministers, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Foundation of Kalamazoo College

    1833–1855

    Role: Founders (collective group; no individual named in cited passages)

    1. April 22, 1833 · Michigan Territorial Legislative Council action; institutional context of the Michigan and Huron InstituteCharter Grant

      The Michigan Territorial Legislative Council granted the charter for the Michigan and Huron Institute on April 22, 1833.

    2. June-September 1836 · Kalamazoo, MichiganClassroom Construction

      Village pledges funded the construction of the first classroom building for the Michigan and Huron Institute.

    3. 1837 · Kalamazoo, MichiganName Change to Literary Institute

      The institution changed its name to the Kalamazoo Literary Institute in 1837.

    4. 1840-1850 · Kalamazoo, MichiganMerger and Branch Operation

      The two schools merged in 1840, operating as the Kalamazoo Branch of the University of Michigan.

    5. 1855 · Kalamazoo, MichiganFinal Charter and Name

      The school received an educational charter from the State of Michigan in 1855 and became Kalamazoo College.

Sources

  1. Kalamazoo College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02