The records in this collection document the founding of the College in Clarksville, Tennessee and the affiliations and names changes that the College has had.
The "Plan of Union" was' a series· of resolutions formulated in 1873 and adopted by the Synods of Nashville, Memphis, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas as a basis of cooperation in the reorganization of Stewart College after the Reconstruction Era as the single Presbyterian college for these six Synods. The Synods of Arkansas and Texas subsequently withdrew to maintain colleges within their own boundaries.
