McKenzie College Catalog, 1860–1861

McKenzie College Catalog, 1860–1861

McKenzie Institute opened in Clarksville, Texas, in 1839 as a private, co-educational, primary school. Under the direction of owner-President Rev. Dr. J. W. P. McKenzie (1806–1881), the institute became a secondary school, then achieved college status in 1848. In 1859 Dr. McKenzie donated the college to the East Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. McKenzie College closed in 1868.

The first item documenting the history of McKenzie College is a printed 1860–1861 catalog.