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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The 1892 Missionary Institute Football Team
The 1892 Missionary Institute Football Team
Football players, Universities & colleges, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University
The Missionary Institute played its first football game in 1892 against Sunbury. The Institute didn't have a football field on campus and had to rent a farm for their games. John Woodruff (with mustache, second row, right) was the coach. He was also a professor of Latin, history and philosophy.
Course of Instruction - Annual Catalog
Course of Instruction - Annual Catalog
Susquehanna University, Universities & colleges, Catalogs, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute
The Theological Department was started on October 7th, 1858. Benjamin Kurtz, the Institute's first President, was also the first professor in the Theological Department.
Deed of land
Deed of land
Susquehanna University, Universities & colleges, App, John, 1793-1876, Deeds, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute
John App, successful Selinsgrove businessman, donated this parcel of land for the creation of the Missionary Institute.
Drawing of the Susquehanna Female College
Drawing of the Susquehanna Female College
Universities & colleges, Susquehanna Female College, Susquehanna University, Women's colleges, Buildings
The Susquehanna Female College opened on September 22, 1859. It was once the private residence of Leonard App, brother to John App (who donated the land for the Missionary Institute). The Female College closed on December 20, 1872 for financial reasons. The Missionary Institute began to enroll women after the close of the Female College. The building still stands and is now an apartment building on Market Street in Selinsgrove.
Final Student Catalog of the Missionary Institute
Final Student Catalog of the Missionary Institute
Universities & colleges, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Catalogs
The last Annual Catalogue of the Missionary Institute before the Institute became Susquehanna University in 1895.
A Goodly Heritage book jacket
A Goodly Heritage book jacket
Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Housley, Donald D., 1940-, Universities & colleges, History
Book jacket of Susquehanna University, 1858-2000: A Goodly Heritage, by Degenstein Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Donald D. Housley. Professor Housley’s account of the history of the University was published in 2007, bringing to fruition many years of focused research. The book brings to life the people, places, discoveries, changes and events that together comprise the making of the University.
Gustavus Adolphus Hall
Gustavus Adolphus Hall
Buildings, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Universities & colleges
Named in honor of of the three-hundredth birthday of the savior of Protestantism against Catholicism in the infamous Wars of Religion in Europe (1618-48), Gustavus Adolphus Hall was built in 1895. A fire destroyed the building in 1964.
The Institute Journal
The Institute Journal
Universities & colleges, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Newspapers
The Institute Journal was the Missisionary Institute's first publication. It was written by faculty and students, edited by Jonathan Dimm, the Institute's 5th President, and was published monthly begining in October of 1891. In 1898 it became The Susquehanna.
Letter from Selinsgrove to Kurtz regarding the Missionary Institute Site Selection
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.
Missionary Institute Site Selection - page 2
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.
Rules and Regulations
Rules and Regulations
Universities & colleges, Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Catalogs
These are the Rules and Regulations for students at the Missionary Institute. There was a proscribed theme of conduct specified in the rules. The daily routine of the students was mandated by the Institute, which governed general behavior including hours for study and sleep. Notice that, among many other rules, students had to rise no later than 6 a.m. and to retire no later than 10 p.m.
Selinsgrove Hall
Selinsgrove Hall
Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Institute, Susquehanna University, Universities & colleges, Buildings
Formerly the Institute Building, Selinsgrove Hall is the first and oldest building on campus. This picture is a reproduction of a postcard.