Manchester College Archives and Brethren Historical Collection

Manchester College Collection

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Title:   Manchester College Written Histories Collection

Number:   MC2003/125

Size/Location:   1 file/General File-Manchester College Written Histories

Citation:   Manchester College Written Histories Collection, MC2003/125, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana.

Access and Reproduction/Copyright:   Unrestricted access and reproduction.

Provenance:   unknown

Date of Accession:   unknown

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Scope and Content Note:

Garver, Dean Earl S.  "Manchester of the 1960's."

"Manchester College:  A Brief History of the Institution and How It is Conducted."

"Early Historical Notes of Manchester College."  The News-Journal.  1947.

"Manchester College."  The News-Sentinel.  8 November 1947. (Rotogravure technique was used--a photogravure process in which the impression is produced by a rotary press;  photogravure--ay of several printing processes in which an intaglio vsv. copper printing plate is prepared by photographing an image through a screen onto a sensitized surface that after development is etched.)

Jonathan H. Wagner, personal letter to President Otho Winger describing the inception and building of the college circa 1889-92. Jonathan's father, S. P. Wagner, was a member of the Board of Trustees at the founding of the college.  A warm and caring description of President Howe and the college along with information about the original loan and picnic-basket fundraiser, the graduation program of the class of 1892,  and a copy o f the courses of study for the spring term 1895.  The closing sentence:  "We are proud of Manchester College and glad to refer to her as Alma Mater, even though she was a youthful mother and kind when we were there as boys."

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Description prepared 9 April 2003 by Sara L. Smith.  Last updated 11 October 2007 by Jeanine Wine.