The Intercontinental Correspondence University (sometimes called the Intercontinental University) was an educational institution founded in

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, in 1904 by several nationally prominent figures including U.S. Senators

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of New York and George F. Hoar of Massachusetts, Chaplain of the United States Senate

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, and Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer,To Furnish Knowledge For The Whole World
, ''Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette'' (August 11, 1904), p. 2. remaining active for the rest of the 1900s and into the 1910s. The institution was unable to turn a profit, and went into receivership in 1913,School Is Not Able to Make Any Profit
, ''Washington Evening Star'' (August 11, 1913), p. 6. before ultimately being dissolved in 1915.''In re'' Dissolution of the Intercontinental Correspondence University
, ''Washington Evening star'' (June 14, 1915), p. 18.

History

The Intercontinental Correspondence University was announced to have been incorporated in Washington, D.C., in August 1904, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The report of its establishment noted: Channing Rudd, as manager of the corporation, said that they expected to build "a great educational institution of world-wide extent with headquarters in Washington". It was further asserted that the many prominent men involved in the establishment of the entity were "interested because of the possibilities they saw in the scheme for diffusing knowledge and education".

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, ''The Washington Post'' (October 29, 1909), p. 9.

Receivership and dissolution

On August 11, 1913, nine years to the day from the announcement of its incorporation, Associate Justice

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of the

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appointed Edwin C. Dutton as receiver of the Intercontinental Correspondence University, pursuant to a petition for voluntary dissolution. At that time, the assets of the institution were described as consisting of "furniture valued at $685 and accounts receivable estimated at $5,000". Dissolution of the institution was completed in 1915, with creditors being publicly notified to "present their claims to said receiver at the Columbian building, Washington, D. C., on or before the 5th day of July, 1915".

References

{{reflist 1904 establishments in Washington, D.C. Defunct schools in Washington, D.C. 1915 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.