Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross
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Dunbarton College of Holy Cross, Washington, D.C. was one of three now-defunct women's colleges sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, along with College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch in Salt Lake City and Cardinal Cushing College in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dunbarton College of Holy Cross operated from 1935 to 1973.
In 1974, Howard University purchased the campus to house the Howard University School of Law, which still occupies the campus on Van Ness Street Northwest.[1]
Notable faculty include novelist Elizabeth Mansfield.[2][3]
References
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Paula Schwartz, 78; Romance Novelist". Washington Post. 25 December 2003. ProQuest 409584453.
- ^ "Paula Schwartz, romance novelist". Washington Jewish Week. 1 January 2004. ProQuest 220901932.
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- Defunct private universities and colleges in Washington, D.C.
- Defunct Catholic universities and colleges in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1935
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1973
- 1935 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- 1973 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.
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