EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Absorbed into Vanderbilt University in 1979 due to financial difficulties.

Location:
Nashville, TN

Founding Date:
1875

Official Website:
http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Theodore Bilbo	Government	13-Oct-1877	21-Aug-1947	Archangel of white supremacy
William Hill Boner	Politician	14-Feb-1945		Congressman from Tennessee, 1979-87
Bobby Bowden	Football	8-Nov-1929		FSU Head Football Coach, 1976-2009
Robert H. Bruininks	Educator	22-Feb-1942		President, University of Minnesota
William Inge	Playwright	3-May-1913	10-Jun-1973	Come Back, Little Sheba
John Seigenthaler	Editor	27-Jul-1927	11-Jul-2014	Tennessean editor, RFK aide

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Terry Sanford	Judge	23-Jul-1865	8-Mar-1930	US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-30

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