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Accession #MC2004/2
TopicMount Morris College: Photograph Collection
TitleMt. Morris College Photograph Collection
Size14 photographs in envelope
LocationPhotograph Boxes 161 — Mt. Morris
CitationMt. Morris College Photograph Collection, MC2004/2, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceUnknown
Scope and Content

All photographs are black and white.

NumberSizeDescriptionIdentification
13.5 x 2.5Interior of dining room with American flag hanging on wall in background.  Labeled on front:  The hall MMC
23.75 x 2.75Building with smoke around it.  Two people near building.Labeled on back: Fire on roof of College Hall.  Mt. Morris College fire of 1931.
33.75 x 2.75Building with smoke coming from it.  Two people watching.Labeled on back:  Mt. Morris College Fire.  April 12, 1931.  Smoke appears at corner of Girls' Dorm.
43.75 x 2.75Side of building with smoke coming from upper windows.Labeled on back: Sandstone on fire.  4-12-1931
53.75 x 2.75Side of building with thick smoke coming from upper windows.  Several people watching.Labeled on back:  Old Sandstone on fire, 4-12-31.  Mt. Morris College.
63.75 x 2.75Side of building with smoke coming from upper windows.Labeled on back:  Sandstone on fire.  4-12-1931.
73.75 x 2.75Remains of building with heavy smoke billowing from it.  Two people watching.Labeled on back:  Mt. Morris College Fire.  Apr. 12, 1931.  Girls' Dorm-Gone!
83.75 x 2.75Remains of burned-out building.Labeled on back:  Remains of Mt. Morris College Gym following fire of April 12, 1931.
93.5 x 5.5Remains of two burned-out buildings.  Boy standing in foreground.Labeled on front:  Sandstone.  Mt. Morris.  Gym. April 12, 1931.
105 x 7Brick building.Labeled on back:  Ladies' dormitory on Mt. Morris College campus.  Small addition on left provided living quarters for the cook's family.
115 x 7Brick building.Labeled on back:  College Hall on Mt. Morris College campus.  Chapel was an addition onto the rear of the building.
125 x 7Two women inside dorm room.Labeled on back:  MMC
133.5 x 6.5Plaque reading: Mount Morris College Founded, 1839.  Acquired by the Church of the Brethren, 1879.  Merged with Manchester College, 1932.  This tablet erected by the M.M.C. Class of 1932.Labeled on back:  Plaque (in Ad Bldg).
143 x 5Three men standing beside a sign reading: Rest in Pieces-Here lie the college freshmen...Girls' dorm in background.Labeled on back:  The Sophs '21 buried the Frosh '22.  Gene Davis & ?? Lichty '18-'19.
Date of AccessionUnknown
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

Description prepared 2 July 2003 by Sara L. Smith.  Last updated 07 February 2004.
 


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