found: The first hundred years, 1974:t.p. (Worcester State College)
found: Worcester State College WWW home page, Aug. 21, 2006(Worcester State College; founded in 1874, Worcester, Mass.; dedicated to educational programs that lead to self-enrichment and to careers in the professions, government, business and industry)
found: Worcester State University web site, Aug. 22, 2012:News release, Oct. 22, 2010 (effective Oct. 26, 2010, Worcester State College will officially become Worcester State University)
found: MWA/NAIP files, Oct. 2, 2012(hdg.: Worcester State College; note: originally est. 1874 as Massachusetts State Normal School at Worcester; became Worcester State Teachers College, 1932; became Worcester State College, 1963)