Miskatonic University
Miskatonic University is a prestigious research university located in the town of Arkham, Massachusetts. It's one of the few educational institutions in the United States to offer magical studies as part of the curriculum. It's most well known, however, for being a recurring setting in the various works of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.
Structure
Miskatonic University is divided into four main educational departments: Liberal Studies, Sciences, Medicine, and Business and Law.
Assets
Miskatonic's most important asset is the Orne Library. It contains over 400,000 books, including the entire Orne collection, and also houses an extensive collection of artifacts from past research expeditions.
History
Miskatonic University was originally Arkham College, founded in 1690. It wasn't until 1765 that it was reinvigorated via the assets of Jeremiah Orne, a local seafaring merchant and purveyor of occult texts and artifacts. Miskatonic University grew steadily over the years, adding graduate courses throughout the 1880s, a women’s college in 1889 (Pembroke College, which merged with the men's college in 1971), a graduate school in 1927, and a medical education program in 1973 (now the Miskatonic Medical School). It gained more publicity in the 1920s as a recurring setting in the works of author H. P. Lovecraft, most notably in Herbert West: Re-Animator and The Dunwich Horror. Today, Miskatonic University has capitalized greatly off the publicity it has gained, even going so far as to change their mascot from the traditional badger to the squid in 1990.
Ex Ignorantia Ad Sapientiam, Ex Luce Ad Tenebras (Out of Ignorance Into Wisdom, Out of Light Into Darkness)
Founding Date
1765
Type
Educational, School/Academy
Alternative Names
Misk U, Ole Misk
Location
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