Hartshorn Memorial College

[8] Geoffrey W. Rigler replaced Tefft as president in 1912 while Dyer became dean for two years before resigning.

The faculty was mostly women, including Dr. Lyman Beecher Tefft's daughter Mary who worked for free given the school's small budget.

[8] The students had to follow a strict dress code, were not allowed to use the streetcars, or go on dates on the weekends.

[8] Shortly after merging with Virginia Union University, Hartshorn's buildings were demolished.

[8] The records of the Hartshorn Memorial College are held at the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center at Virginia Union University and include catalogs and reunion materials.

1901 photo of Hartshorn Memorial College graduates. Image found in the Richmond Planet newspaper - Volume 18, Number 24, 1 June 1901.
Hartshorn Memorial College and Virginia Union University at the Negro Building at the 1907 Jamestown Exposition