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Bradford is a city in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It is located close to the border with New York state and approximately 78 miles (126 km) south of Buffalo, New York. Home to an oil refinery, Zippo headquarters and a University of Pittsburgh branch campus, Bradford is the principal city in the Bradford, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Jun 11, 2024 · The Bradford campus of the University of Pittsburgh opened in 1963. The Penn-Brad Oil Museum, Allegheny National Forest, and the Cornplanter Indian Reservation (the state’s last Indian reserve) are nearby.
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History. Richmond Building, University of Bradford. The university's origins date back to the Mechanics Institute, founded in 1832, formed in response to the need in the city for workers with skills relevant to the workplace. In 1882, the institute became the Bradford Technical College. [7]
With the opening of the Bradford Oil Field in these momentous years between 1875-1880, the author brings to a conclusion the first 75 (Diamond Jubilee) years of McKean County and Bradford's history.
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pitt-Bradford or UPB) is a state-related college in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1963, it is a baccalaureate degree-granting, regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh, conferring degrees in over 40 fields of study.
A successor to the Bradford Mechanics Institute, Bradford Technical College and the Bradford Institute of Technology, the University of Bradford became the UK’s fortieth University in 1966 and has continued to grow ever since.
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Special Collections manages the heritage and memory of the University. Our story goes back to the 19th century, when Bradford needed technical education to make its wool and dyeing industries more competitive. Bradford Technical College was founded in 1882.
