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Reference code
US US-IaGG RG-SCI
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Collection
Title
RG-SCI: Science Division
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Administrative history
Iowa College was founded in Davenport, Iowa in 1846, by a group of ministers from Andover Seminary. This group of eleven misters called themselves The Iowa Band. The college opened its doors in 1848, admitted its first students in 1850, and graduated its first two students in 1854. The college relocated to Grinnell, Iowa, in 1858 and reopened its doors in 1861. The name of the college changed to Grinnell College in 1909.