Susquehanna University - 1858 to 1894

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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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C.W. Sanders
C.W. Sanders
Students, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Sanders, C.W.
C. W. Sanders graduated from the Missionary Institute in 1858. He also served in the Civil War.
D. I. Foust
D. I. Foust
Students, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Foust, D. I.
A photograph of a Missionary Institute student.
David A. Day
David A. Day
Students, Missionaries, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Day, David A., 1851-1897.
David A. Day, a Civil War veteran, graduated from the Missionary Institute in 1874. He left for Liberia after he was ordained and became the longest serving Lutheran Missionary to that country serving from 1874 until his death in 1897.
Graduating Class
Graduating Class
Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Insitute, Susquehanna University, Students, Graduation ceremonies
This is one of the last classes to graduate from the Missionary Institute before the name was changed to Susquehanna University in 1895. The professor seated to left of the woman is Jonathan Rose Dimm, who became Susquehanna University's 2nd President in 1895.
Missionary Institute Faculty and Students
Missionary Institute Faculty and Students
Students, Teachers, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University
The last photo of the faculty and students of the Evangelical Missionary Institute before it became Susquehanna University in 1895.
Missionary Institute Student Body
Missionary Institute Student Body
Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Insitute, Susquehanna University, Students
This is one of the last student bodies of the Missionary Institute before the name was changed to Susquehanna University in 1895. The professor sitting in the front row left is Jonathan Rose Dimm, who later became the University's 2nd President in 1895.
Missionary Institute's Student Body
Missionary Institute's Student Body
Students, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Dimm, Jonathan Rose, b.1830
A photograph of the 1891 Missionary Institute student body. Professor Jonathan Dimm, the Missionary Institute's 5th President, is seated at the left in the front row.