Eastman Business College
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The Eastman Business College was a business school
located in Poughkeepsie, New York.
It was founded in 1859 by Harvey G. Eastman
, and was for a time one of the largest commercial schools in the United States
.
Rather than merely being a theoretical school, students gained practical experience in the business arts of the time by actually performing the tasks that would be expected of them in their working careers. This approach was novel at the time, and Eastman Business College might be considered an early example of a laboratory school.
The 1898 catalog of the Eastman Business College and its affiliated school, the New York Business Institute, stated that "These schools do not receive students of the Negro Race".
In 1905 S. V. Daniels, a 17-year-old from St. Thomas, withdrew from the main college following the petition of 160 southern students alleging that he was partially of African descent, and transferred to the Harlem branch.
The college closed on June 10, 1931.
I have a Diploma belonging to my Grandfather, Juan Mansfield, who graduated at the Eastman Business College in 1889.
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
located in Poughkeepsie, New York.
It was founded in 1859 by Harvey G. Eastman
Harvey G. Eastman
Harvey Gridley Eastman was an educator, a former mayor of Poughkeepsie, New York and a member of the New York State Assembly.Born in Marshall, New York, Eastman was the son of Horace Haveland Eastman and Mary A...
, and was for a time one of the largest commercial schools in the United States
United States
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Rather than merely being a theoretical school, students gained practical experience in the business arts of the time by actually performing the tasks that would be expected of them in their working careers. This approach was novel at the time, and Eastman Business College might be considered an early example of a laboratory school.
The 1898 catalog of the Eastman Business College and its affiliated school, the New York Business Institute, stated that "These schools do not receive students of the Negro Race".
In 1905 S. V. Daniels, a 17-year-old from St. Thomas, withdrew from the main college following the petition of 160 southern students alleging that he was partially of African descent, and transferred to the Harlem branch.
The college closed on June 10, 1931.
Notable alumni
- S. S. KresgeS. S. KresgeSebastian Spering Kresge , was the founder of the S. S. Kresge Company, one of the 20th century's largest and best-known retail organizations...
, retail businessman - Lee Emmett ThomasLee Emmett ThomasLee Emmett Thomas was an attorney and banker who served as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1922–1930. He was also from 1912–1916 the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.-Background:...
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politician
I have a Diploma belonging to my Grandfather, Juan Mansfield, who graduated at the Eastman Business College in 1889.