Trinity College

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predecessor institution of Duke University private liberal arts college

Trinity College was the earlier name of Duke University, a private research institution in Durham, North Carolina, before its expansion and renaming in the early 20th century.

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	predecessor institution of Duke University → private liberal arts college →
academicFocus	liberal arts →
associatedFamily	Duke family →
associatedPerson	Benjamin N. Duke → James B. Duke → Washington Duke →
campusMovedTo	Durham, North Carolina →
campusPreviouslyIn	Randolph County, North Carolina NERFINISHED →
city	Durham →
country	United States →
earlierName	Normal College → Union Institute →
foundedAs	Union Institute Academy →
governedBy	Board of Trustees →
historicalRole	foundation for the later research university Duke University →
languageOfInstruction	English →
laterName	Duke University →
locatedIn	American South → Durham, North Carolina → North Carolina →
partOf	Duke University (historical lineage) →
predecessorOf	Duke University →
region	Southeastern United States →
religiousAffiliation	Methodist Episcopal Church, South →
renamedAs	Duke University →
renamingReason	expansion and major endowment from the Duke family →
sector	higher education →
state	North Carolina →
type	private college →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Duke University →	formerName