File #3830: "1900-1901 Catalog, Vincennes, V.U. History."

1900-1901 Catalog, Vincennes, V.U. History.

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Title

1900-1901 Catalog, Vincennes, V.U. History.

Subject

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

Description

Pg. 8-9. Left page: GENERAL INFORMATION: LOCATION: Describes the location on the Wabash River, railroad connections, historic attractions. HISTORY: Describes Ordinance of 1787, land grant in 1804. Right page: 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

1900-1901

Contributor

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

vul-vuc-1900-00006