Massey Business College was a chain of business colleges in the southern United States in the late 19th and 20th century. Richard W. Massey established the first Massey Business College in Birmingham, Alabama in 1887.[1] He served as president of the "Massey System" of colleges for fifty years, and died in Birmingham in 1949.[2]

A 1900 school directory lists Massey's located in Houston, Birmingham, Montgomery (Alabama), and Columbus, Georgia.[3] By 1914, locations had been added in Richmond, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, and Jacksonville, Florida.[4] A 1973 school directory also listed locations in Lufkin, Texas and Nacogdoches, Texas.[5]

Massey Business College maintained that name at some locations between 1953-1988. In 1958, the name was changed at various locations to Massey College until 1964. In 1964, the name was changed yet again at various locations to Massey Junior College.[6]

Locations

  • The original Birmingham college closed in 1960.[7]
  • The Richmond location was opened in 1897. In 1932, it merged with the Smithdeal Business College (founded in 1867) to form Smithdeal-Massey Business College,[8] which closed in 1982[9] after its accreditation was withdrawn.[10]
  • There were 2 Atlanta Locations: The original Atlanta location was opened in 1949 and was located at 56 Marietta Street, NW in Atlanta. It later became the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975.[11] A second Atlanta location, at 5299 Roswell Road in Atlanta, became part of the Herzing Institute system of colleges on 12/28/1988[12] but remained as Massey Business College until 1996 when the name was changed to Herzing College and then Herzing University in 2009.[13] The current location is 50 Hurt Plaza SE, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.[14]
  • The Jacksonville location lasted into the 1970s.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Birmingham and Jefferson County Alabama, p. 114 (1998)
  2. ↑ (6 August 1949). Richard W. Massey (brief obituary), The New York Times (subscription required)
  3. ↑ American School Guide, p. 32 (1900)
  4. ↑ Patterson's American Education, Volume 24, p. 748 (1914)
  5. ↑ Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, p. 84 (1973)
  6. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/regent/oclc/83978422&referer=brief_results
  7. ↑ Tomberlin, Michael (15 July 2014). Historic downtown Birmingham building being sold to highest offer among renovation plans, The Birmingham News
  8. ↑ (22 October 1965). Proctor, Eileen. Education for the Business World Offered, The Monocle, Vol. 36, No. 4
  9. ↑ Close Institutions Archived 2013-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Retrieved 4 May 2016
  10. ↑ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  11. ↑ Insiders' Guide® to Atlanta, p. 291 (2010)
  12. ↑ Georgia Corporations Division, Office of the Secretary of State. Georgia Business Information: Massey Business College Retrieved 2019-09-18
  13. ↑ Herzing University History
  14. ↑ Herzing University Atlanta Campus
  15. ↑ Jacksonville in Vintage Postcards, p. 42 (2001)
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