Lander College

Lander College

Most images of the original Greenwood campus show all three buildings or highlight the iconic tower.  This postcard showcases Willson Hall with the tower in the background. After Williamston Female College moved to Greenwood in 1904, the school was renamed Lander College and Dr. John O. Willson, Samuel Lander’s son-in-law (married to Kathleen), became the first president at the Greenwood campus. At commencement in 1911, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new dormitory to be to be named Willson Hall and joined to the NW end of Laura Lander Hall.  Laura Lander, the widow of Samuel Lander, officiated.*  Willson Hall was dedicated on Sunday, February 11, 1912.**

*The Story of Lander: 1872-1922, author unknown, p. 17
**Greenwood Daily Journal, 10 Feb 1912, p. 1

1930s Greenwood Postcard Accordion

David Mash, archivist

Series: Photos
Box #3
File #7