Name Change (1977)

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Control #: Namec01 Date: Pre 1985 Location: Campus Size: 5 x 7 Condition: Good Comments: Written on back: Before name change to University in 1977
Control #: Namec02 Date: 1977 Location: Campus Size: 5 x 8 Condition: Good Comments: Written on back: Name Change 1977
Control #: Namec03 Date: 1977 Location: Campus Size: 8 x 10 Condition: Good Comments: Written on back: Madison College became James Madison University on July 1, 1977
Control #: Namec04 Date: Pre 1985 Location: Campus Size: 8 x 10 Condition: Good Comments: See also Pres. Carrier’s file, Pcar17. Written on back: Gov. Mills E. Godwin signs bill to change name of Madison College to JMU. Present: Mrs. Althea Loose Johnston, a member of the faculty when the school first opened in 1909, & her son-in-law, Tom Rice of Richmond.