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East Alabama Male College, sponsored by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was chartered in May 1856. Classes opened in 1859 in Auburn, Alabama, but the college closed during the Civil War. Reopening in 1866, the college became a land-grant institution in 1872 and changed its name to Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. The college was known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1899 to 1960, when it became Auburn University.

From the description of Founders Day collection, 1979-1981. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 34777041

The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama in Auburn, Alabama, became Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1899, and Auburn University in 1960.

From the description of Scrapbooks, 1875-1947. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 29616022

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