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Willamette University certificate of scholarship

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: CA 1858 Mar 22

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a single, one page certificate that promises Calvin S. Knipley a five hundred dollar scholarship to Willamette University, signed by the president of the university, David Leslie.

Dates

  • Creation: 1858 March 22

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Willamette University is a private university located in Salem, Oregon. Originally the site of missionary Jason Lee's Indian Manual Labor Institute for the education. Later sold to the Oregon Institute trustees to become a school for the family and children of missionaries. Official founding date of Willamette University is 1842.

David Leslie was an Oregon pioneer and missionary who served as the president of the trustees of the Oregon Institute and later president of Willamette University.

Source: http://www.willamette.edu/about/history/index.html

Extent

0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Willamette University is private university located in Salem, Oregon and was founded in 1842. Collection consists of a single, 1 page certificate that promises Calvin S. Knipley a five hundred dollar tuition scholarship signed by the president of the university, David Leslie.

Processing Information

Collection processed by staff.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Subject

Title
Guide to the Willamette University Certificate of Scholarship
Status
Preliminary Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA