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- Westmoorland, University of San Antonio
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In 1860, members of the Methodist Episcopal Church Rio Grande Conference acted to incorporate governing boards and the institutions, Alamo College and the San Antonio Female College, through the state of Texas. Additionally they incorporated the University of San Antonio as a society in 1888. In 1890, the West End Town Company granted 100 acres of land near what would be called Woodlawn Lake with the intention of developing a women's college. In 1894 the college actualized with the help Rev. William Washington Pinson who was pastor of Travis Park Methodist Church , John Ellis Harrison and Harrison's sister-in-law Sarah Walton. The institution and board were rechartered in 1896. Harrison served as President and Walton as Associate until Harrison gave his resignation of president in 1917. At a subsequent board meeting, it was voted to drop "female" from the name, but by 1919 the name was further changed to Westmoorland. According to Virginia Joiner, alumnus and faculty of the campus, the name was due to the western location of the campus and the fact that then president, Dick O. Terrell's mother was from Westmoreland, Virginia. In 1936 Westmoorland became a co-education senior college and changed its name to the University of San Antonio to align with the already established charter. University of San Antonio merged with Trinity University in 1942.
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Aniol, Brandon. "San Antonio Female College, 1898-1918." NowCastSA. November 27, 2012. Accessed December 10, 2021. https://nowcastsa.com/blogs/san-antonio-female-college-1898-1918
Frances Donecker. “San Antonio Female College.” Handbook of Texas Online. June 1, 1995. Accessed December 10, 2021, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/san-antonio-female-college.
San Antonio Female College Collection. UA0310. Box 2, Folder 9. Special Collections and Archives. Coates Library. San Antonio (Tex.).