Kansas City University was a private
Methodistuniversity in
Kansas City, Kansas that was founded in 1896[1][2] and that ceased operations in 1933. It was the successor-in-interest to
Campbell College in
Holton (which in turn had been the successor-in-interest to
Lane University in
Lecompton).[3][4] In 1906, newspapers noted that the college president D. S. Stephens spoke in favor of a controversial merger between the United Brethren and
Methodist church conferences.[5]
The university was based out of Mather Hall, a large brick and mortar building that held the school's library, administrative offices, and numerous classrooms. Today, the building is still standing and is owned by the Central States Conference of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church, who use the building as a conference and retreat center.[6]
^Blackmar, Frank (1912).
"Kansas City University". Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History.
Chicago: Standard Pub. Co. p. 53. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^Blackmar, Frank (1912).
"Campbell College". Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History.
Chicago: Standard Pub. Co. p. 275. Archived from
the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.