File #3794: "1899-1900 Catalog, Vincennes, V.U. History."

1899-1900 Catalog, Vincennes, V.U. History.

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Title

1899-1900 Catalog, Vincennes, V.U. History.

Subject

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Description

Pg. 8-9. Left page: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY: LOCATION: Describes the location on the Wabash River, railroad connections, historic attractions. VINCENNES UNIVERSITY HISTORY: Describes Ordinance of 1787, land grant in 1804. Right page: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY HISTORY, cont.: Describes Albert Gallatin choosing the original site of land grant, approval of William Henry Harrison in 1806, and first Board of Trustees: William Henry Harrison, John Gibson Sr., Waller Taylor, Henry Vanderburgh, John Badollet, Nathaniel Ewing, John Rice Jones, Jacob Kuykendall, Elias McNamee, Samuel Gwathney, John Johnson, Luke Decker, Francis Vigo, William Bullett, James Johnson, George Wallace, Jr., General Washington Johnston. Describes the authorization to found a university in Vincennes.

Creator

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

Date

1899-1900

Contributor

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

vul-vuc-1899-00005