Susquehanna University - 1858 to 1894

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  • Subject = Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute
  • Date = 1858-03-12

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This collection contains the archive of documents, photographs and brief publications and correspondence revolving around the evolution of Susquehanna University from 1857 through 1894.
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Letter from Selinsgrove to Kurtz regarding the Missionary Institute Site Selection
Universities & colleges, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Correspondence
Benjamin Kurtz, the Missionary Institute founder and 1st President, had put out the word that he wanted to start a school where men could learn how to be teachers of the Gospel. For the location he was seeking a farm of about fifty or sixty acres, close to a city or large town and a railroad. This document is the formal letter from the citizens of Selinsgrove announcing their subscription of $22,000 and fifty students that could attend the first year of the school's opening.
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Missionary Institute Site Selection - page 2
Universities & colleges, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Correspondence
The second page of the letter from the citizens of Selinsgrove to Kurtz about the site of the Missionary Institute.
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