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Title	Radnor College, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1910
Corporate name	Radnor College (Nashville, Tenn.)--History
Topical entry	Education Colleges and Universities Buildings Architecture Schools Private Schools Women Capital City Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville Women's colleges--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Education--Tennessee--Nashville Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville School facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Women--Tennessee--Nashville Educational facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Universities & colleges--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources, Nolensville Pike (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Intellectual life Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. McClellan Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A postcard of Radnor College in Nashville, Tennessee. Radnor College was started in 1906 on a hill overlooking Nolensville Pike by Presbyterian minister Andrew Nelson Eshman. Famous for its free four-week travel program, this women's college sent students on a trip each year that encompassed stops in New York, Washington, D.C., Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Albany, Atlantic City, Baltimore and Philadelphia, before returning back to campus for regular schoolwork. While it was only in operation until 1914, the school had a lasting impact on the surrounding community, as numerous businesses, churches, a South Nashville neighborhood, and a state natural area bear now encorporate the name "Radnor." It is uncertain as to where Eshman came up with the name, though it is speculated that he may have brought it back from a trip to the Radnor township in Pennsylvania. The school's main building burned in 1921. An historical marker was erected at the corner of Nolensville Road and McClellan Avenue in 1995 to commemorate the school. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 1910
Type	Still Image; Postcards
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Nash - 87 - Radnor College, Nashville, Tenn.
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Room Postcard Collection
Coverage	1910-1919
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Nash-87-Radnor College, Nashville, Tenn.