Jarvis Christian College

Jarvis Christian College is an independent four year, historically black college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It is located in Hawkins, Texas. It was founded in 1912, and is currently headed by President Cornell Thomas. Built by Thomas Buchanan Frost in 1912 with only a mule cart and his own will. The Jarvis' commissioned him to build the school after he graduated from their institution in Mississippi. Jarvis Christian College has appeared in the NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament three times (2003, 2008, and 2009.) Jarvis houses a regional collection of biologial specimens in its 10,000 square foot Frost Hall. The collections are concentrated on the herbarium and entomology collections, but also...