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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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 Founder
Missionary Institute Founder
Kurtz, Benjamin, 1795-1865, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Kurtz, Benjamin, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Insitute, Susquehanna University, College presidents.
Benjamin Kurtz was the founder and president of the Missionary Institute from 1858 to 1865. He was also the first professor of the Theology Department.
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.