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Title
1890-1891 Catalog, William Henry Harrison, V.U. History, Vincennes.
Subject
Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications
Description
Pg. 33. Left page (unnumbered): Drawing: William Henry Harrison, First President of the Board of Trustees of the Vincennes University. Right page: MISCELLANEOUS: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY HISTORY: Description of the land grant, first Board of Trustees, William Henry Harrison's presidency of the university, opening of the school under Rev. Samuel T. Scott as President, the State's confiscation of the land, the transition into the Knox County Seminary, the lawsuit against the State of Indiana in 1846 to regain the land, and the Supreme Court judgement in favor of Vincennes University, with a sixty-thousand dollar sum that formed the beginnings of an endowment. LOCATION: Description of Vincennes' advantages, population, railroad availability, beauty, citizenry, improvements, and its numerous churches and societies.
Creator
Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library
Date
1890-1891
Contributor
Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
vul-vuc-1890-00020