| Accession # | MC2009/149 |
| Topic | Oppenheim, Isaac and Etta H., |
| Keywords | Local History, Oppenheim's Department Store, Natural Science, Donors, |
| Title | Donors, Professor of Mathematics: Isaac Oppenheim and Ella Oppenheim Photos and Plaque |
| Location | Photo file folder section, in order by accession number. |
| Citation | Donors, Professor of Mathematics: Isaac Oppenheim and Ella Oppenheim Photos and Plaque , MC2009/149, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. |
| Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. |
| Provenance | Unknown, in Achives prior to April 2006. |
| Scope and Content | 1. One photo of a plaque and framed pictures of Isaac and Etta Oppenheim. 2. An additional photograph was found. It had been misidentified and was in the Library photograph box. Jeanine Wine added it to MC2009/149 on 28 July 2011. |
| Date of Accession | 06 November 2009 |
| Bio History Note | Isaac and Etta Oppenheim were pillars of the Town of North Manchester. With his brother, Isaac operated Oppenheim's Department store on Main Street. Oral tradition has it that Isaac and his brother eventually drew straws for the business, and his brother "won" the draw. Isaac and Etta were significant donors to Manchester College, establishing a chair in the department of Mathematics.
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| Archivist Note | Description prepared 6 November 2009 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
