Ingham University | Holland Land Office Museum

“Ingham University” is a new mini-exhibit featuring artifacts from the women’s university that spent much of its 65 year history in LeRoy, 1837-1892.

It grew over time, graduated hundreds of students. It was the first women’s college New York State, and the first chartered women’s university in the United States. Though designated as a women’s university, men were also enrolled it its highly regarded Fine Arts program. Many of its alumni went on to teach at institutions like Wellesley and Vassar College.

The exhibit features catalogs and bound histories from the 1880s.

Members: Free
Children: $1
Students/Veterans/Seniors: $3
Adults: $5
Family (4 People): $10