Reid Hall
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Reid Hall is a complex of academic facilities owned and operated by Columbia University that is located in the Montparnasse quartier of Paris, France. It houses the Columbia University Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall in addition to various graduate and undergraduate divisions of over a dozen American colleges and universities. For over a century, Reid Hall has served as a link between the academic communities of the United States and France.
Overview
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In 1964, the property was bequeathed to Columbia University,
- American Graduate School in Paris
- Barnard College
- City University of New York
- Dartmouth College
- Hamilton College
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Smith College
- Tulane University
- The University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- Vassar College
- Wesleyan University
- University of Kent Paris School of Arts and Culture
As well as other intercollegial programs.
History
Porcelain factory
Reid Hall's origins date to the mid-eighteenth century, when it served as a
Keller Institute
In 1834, the site became the home of the
Elizabeth Mills Reid
By 1893,The Keller Institute was forced to close its doors, and the complex was purchased by the
World War I hospital
At the outbreak of
Academic rebirth
In 1922, Reid began converting the complex to house a center for advanced and university studies for American women. Reid Hall became important to American women's academics in
References
- ^ a b "Gifted to Columbia University". Columbia Global Centers. Columbia University. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Mariea Caudill Dennison, Woman's Art Journal "The American Girls' Club in Paris: The Propriety and Imprudence of Art Students, 1890-1914" Vol. 26, No. 1 (Spring - Summer, 2005), pp. 32-37
- ^ "A Cultural and Educational Hub". Columbia Global Centers. Columbia University. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Columbia Global Centers". Retrieved 17 June 2019.