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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}[[File:Agnes Scott College Mission Statement Sign.jpg|thumb|Agnes Scott College Mission Statement]]

 

 

==History==

Agnes Scott is considered the first higher education institution in the state of Georgia to receive regional accreditation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agnes Scott College|url=http://www.liberalartscolleges.com/schools/agnes-scott-college/|website=Liberal Arts Colleges|access-date=July 26, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060608/http://www.liberalartscolleges.com/schools/agnes-scott-college/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Member List |url=http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/webmemlist.pdf |website=Southern Association of Colleges |access-date=July 26, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722052001/http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/webmemlist.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> The ninth and current president since July 2018 is [[Leocadia I. Zak]], who previously worked as director of the [[United States Trade and Development Agency|U.S. Trade and Development Agency]] (USTDA).

 

 

The Reverend Frank Henry Gaines served as the first President of Agnes Scott, formally known as Decatur Female Seminary School, for 27 years (1896–1923). During his 27-year presidency, he ensured stability and success for the school, including the transition to the collegiate level, accreditation by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]], acquisition of 20 acres of land and 21 buildings and an increase in assets from $5,000 to $1.5 million.

American poet [[Robert Frost]] was first invited to speak at Agnes Scott in 1935, by English professor [[Emma May Laney]], and he visited the college every winter from 1945 until his death in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agnesscott.edu/writersfestival/previous-guests.html|title=Agnes Scott College – Previous Guest Writers|website=www.agnesscott.edu|access-date=December 5, 2016|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818000811/https://www.agnesscott.edu/writersfestival/previous-guests.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During his visits, he would read poetry in Presser Hall. A statue of the poet sculpted by George W. Lundeen sits in the alumnae gardens. A collection of Robert Frost's poetry and letters can be viewed on the second floor of the McCain Library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agnes Scott College Special Collections and Archives: Robert Frost at Agnes Scott College |url=https://dspace.agnesscott.edu/handle/123456789/1051 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=dspace.agnesscott.edu}}</ref>

 

 

Agnes Scott (Main) Hall, named after Agnes Irvine Scott, is located at the center of "the main loop" and is a one among many Agnes Scott buildings that was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project |url=http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=hcap.artstor.org}}</ref> Main was built in 1891, making it the oldest building on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project |url=http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=hcap.artstor.org}}</ref> Main once housed the entire school. This is documented in the history of Agnes Scott by Dr. McNair entitled ''Lest We Forget'' published in 1983. As technology became more advanced so did Main.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project |url=http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=hcap.artstor.org}}</ref> Main Hall was the first building on campus and in the neighborhood to have electric lighting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project |url=http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=hcap.artstor.org}}</ref> Some say that people would gather outside of Main at night just to admire the light shining within the building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project |url=http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=hcap.artstor.org}}</ref>

 

 

 

Jennie D. Inman Hall, known commonly as Inman Hall, was built in 1911 and is the oldest building at Agnes Scott College which is used exclusively for student housing. In 1985, Inman had major renovations and the third floor was converted into study spaces for students. Jennie D. Inman Hall is 170 by 50 feet. It is made from Indiana limestone and is three stories high. The building faces west and has a large veranda which stretches along the front of the building. Jennie D, Inman Hall was gifted to Agnes Scott College by Samuel. M. Inman in memory of his wife, Jennie D. Inman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westerman |first=Casey |title=LibGuides: McCain Library Special Collections and Archives: Jennie D. Inman Hall (Inman) |url=https://libguides.agnesscott.edu/speccoll/inman_hall |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=libguides.agnesscott.edu |language=en}}</ref>

 

 

The [[Bradley Observatory]] at Agnes Scott houses the Beck Telescope, a {{convert|30|in|mm|adj=on}} [[Cassegrain reflector]], as well as a planetarium with 70-seat capacity and a radio telescope. Recently Agnes Scott College and the [[Georgia Tech Research Institute]] have collaborated on a project that added a [[LIDAR]] facility to the observatory.<ref>{{citation |title=Lidar Projects at GTRI |url=http://eosl.gtri.gatech.edu/Capabilities/RemoteSensing/LidarResearch/LidarProjects/tabid/220/Default.aspx |access-date=June 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929014018/http://eosl.gtri.gatech.edu/Capabilities/RemoteSensing/LidarResearch/LidarProjects/tabid/220/Default.aspx |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |publisher=Georgia Tech Research Institute}}</ref>

 

The college's science building, the Bullock Science Center, contains a three-story rendering of part of the nucleotide sequence from Agnes Scott's mitochondrial DNA. The DNA came from a blood sample of an ASC alumna who is a direct descendant of the college's namesake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agnes Scott College - Bullock Science Center |url=https://www.agnesscott.edu/physics/facilities/index.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.agnesscott.edu}}</ref>

 

A new library was authorized by the board of trustees in 1935 and opened in the fall of 1936. This new library was called the "Carnegie Library" and the original library was turned into a student center. It was renamed in 1951 for James McCain, on the occasion of his retirement as the 2nd President of the college. In 1974-1977 and again in 1999–2000, the library underwent renovations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Library|url=https://www.agnesscott.edu/library/about-the-library/index.html|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Agnes Scott College website|language=en|archive-date=October 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003233144/https://www.agnesscott.edu/library/about-the-library/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

 

== Student life ==

The college's campus has been used in many films and televisions shows:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Movies at Agnes Scott |url=https://www.agnesscott.edu/about/history/campus-films.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Agnes Scott College website |language=en}}</ref>

 

 

=== Films ===

 

* A Season In Purgatory (1996)

* [[Tell Me Lies (TV series)|Tell Me Lies]] (2022–present)

 

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