Mount Morris College Miscellaneous Permanent Records
Size
1 envelope
Location
Mount Morris College cabinet
Citation
Mount Morris College Miscellaneous Permanent Records, MC2003/369: Mount Morris, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana.
Access
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Miscellaneous permanent records of Mt. Morris College, arranged alphabetically. Academy records are also included.
Date of Accession
Unknown
Bio History Note
Mt. Morris College, Mt. Morris, Illinois, was founded by the Methodists as Rock River Seminary in 1839. In 1879 it was purchased by the Church of the Brethren and evolved into Mt. Morris College. A fire destroyed Old Sandstone, one of the college's main buildings, on January 15, 1912. After raising money to rebuild, the college began to suffer enrollment and financial problems. By 1931 these problems seemed to be improving, but a catastrophic fire on April 12, 1931, destroyed two buildings and heavily damaged two more. The college was unable to survive, and on May 5, 1932, the decision was made to merge with Manchester College.
Archivist Note
Date of Accession: 1932.
Description prepared 18 December 2003 and last updated 09 February 2004 by Sara L. Smith.
