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  2. Pratt Institute - Wikipedia

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    From his fortunes with Astral Oil and Charles Pratt and Company, in 1886 he endowed and founded Pratt Institute. In May 1887, the New York State Legislature granted Charles Pratt a charter to open the school; on October 17, 1887, the institute opened to 12 students in the Main Hall.

  3. Charles Pratt - Wikipedia

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    Charles Pratt is credited with recognizing the growing need for trained industrial workers in a changing economy. In 1886, he founded and endowed the Pratt Institute, which opened in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn in 1887. Originally a technical institute, it has become a renowned art, design and architectural college.

  4. Charles Pratt and Company - Wikipedia

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    Charles Pratt is credited with recognizing the growing need for trained industrial workers in a changing economy. In 1886, he founded and endowed the Pratt Institute, which opened in Brooklyn, New York in 1887. Pratt settled in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York about 1890. In an effort to keep his family near him, he purchased large tracts of ...

  5. List of longest-serving higher education presidents in the ...

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    Frederic B. Pratt: 44 years 1893 1937 Pratt Institute: Brooklyn, NY Frances Shimer: 43 years 1853 1896 Shimer College: Chicago, IL Founded Mount Carroll Seminary, which later became Shimer College. Clarence W. Daugette 43 years 1899 1942 Jacksonville State University: Jacksonville, AL State of Alabama's longest serving university president.

  6. Pratt Institute School of Information - Wikipedia

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    Pratt Institute School of Information is the information school of the Pratt Institute, a private university in New York City. The school administers the oldest Library and Information Science program in North America. It was created in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1890 shortly after Melvil Dewey created such a program at Columbia University in ...

  7. John Teele Pratt - Wikipedia

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    Pratt was born in Brooklyn, ... and a trustee in the Pratt Institute which was founded by his father. ... Virginia Pratt (1905–1979), [8] ...

  8. George Lincoln Rockwell - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, he entered the commercial art program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. [6] He and his wife Judith moved to New York City so he could study at Pratt. He did well at Pratt, winning the $1,000 first prize for an advertisement he did for the American Cancer Society.

  9. List of Pratt Institute alumni - Wikipedia

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    The Pratt Institute is a private college in Brookyn, New York City, New York. Following is a list of some of its notable alumni. Academia.