Portrait of Rev. William Chalmers Covert. Presbyterian minister, elder, and leader in the Presbyterian Church from 1888 till his death. Graduated from Hanover College in 1885.
Undated letter from James Blyther Crowe to John FInley Crowe over his daily life, correspondence, and work as a minister. James wrote about a woman who passed and whose dying wish was for him to preach her service and baptize...
Single page from the German book Der Heiligen Leben Passional by Jacobus de Voragine, printed by Koberger in Nuremberg in 1488. At the bottom of the page is a hand colored woodcut showing a saint being beheaded. A king lies on...
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...
This work is a highly realistic, detailed portrait of a woman sitting on a sofa. It is in black and white. The woman is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak, and her arm rests on the right side of the sofa. The background is dark, but...
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...
Portrait of a young woman wearing a pink hat and dress. In ornate gilt frame. Plate on front reads Tete De Femme Jean Honore Fragonard 1732-1806. Alternative title of the painting may have been A Vestal Virgin.
Scope and Content: Family histories for the Muse, Core, and Anderson families, dated 1769-1957. Materials include correspondence between family members, letters to Grace Core over family lineage, newspaper articles, and...
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...
Print by Francisco Goya called Duendecitos (Hobgoblins) from the series Los Caprichos. Plate #49. Three goblins drinking in a jail cell. One has a very large hand. and Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Spanish artist.
A love letter from John Crowe to Esther Alexander. He discusses the nature of human beings as social creatures and the need to refine the faculties of our nature that we can improve to better ourselves and those around us. and...
This is a finding aid, which provides information about the contents of an archival collection. The presence of a finding aid on this website does not mean that items from the collection have been digitized or are available...
A letter to Esther Alexander from John Crowe over the death of Esther's mother. God's hand in death and his lack of pleasure in bestowing death are mentioned. Crowe also discusses the place of reason in regulating our passions....
Scope and Content: Petition to the United States Congress from George Shannon of Jefferson County, Indiana, dated November 1812. Shannon describes the threats and dangers of living on the frontier in the Indiana Territory,...
Letter to Esther Alexander from John Crowe over his commitment to his studies and balancing them with his desire to be with Esther. Crowe also mentions his commitment to God and Jesus. In his letter he compares the development...
A letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander over his travels, education, and well-being. Crowe mentions returning to Lexington from a trip to Virginia. As far as education, Crowe talks about finishing up his Bachelor of...
Crowe spends the letter parsing out the role of social roles in society and the norms that people ignore in the comfort of close friends. Additionally, Crowe talks about the pain he experiences apart from Esther. Along the same...
A damaged letter that misses the author and the recipient's name. It seems likely that it is a letter of recommendation for Crowe to continue his education at Princeton. There is a handwritten note not from the time period...
A letter of introduction for Esther Crowe when she transitioned from her church in Bellevue, Illinois to her church in Lexington, Kentucky. Written by church Elder Jesse Walker, 29 November 1813. and The Crowe Family Papers...
A letter written by John Finley Crowe, dated 9 May 1814, for Esther Alexander over his journey so far to Philadelphia. At the time of this letter Crowe stayed in Chillicothe Ohio in order to let himself and his horse...
A letter from John Finley Crowe, dated 15 may 1814, to his wife Esther Crowe over his journey to Philadelphia. Crowe talks about exchanging horses twice so that he can still journey onward. In the letter Crowe expresss the hope...
Letter From John Finley Crowe, dated 24 May 1814, to his wife Esther Alexander Crowe over his first few days in Philadelphia. One of the first places Crowe talks about visiting is a poor house which he claims is well taken care...
Letter from Esther Crowe, dated 29 May 1814, to her husband John Finley Crowe over her daily life and their correspondence. Esther spends much of the letter writing about how she impatiently waited for a letter from Crowe....
Letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander over his visit to Philadelphia. Crowe mentions in his letter his boarding conditions, the variety of religious sects in Philadelphia, and finally his relationship with Esther...
Letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander about his stay in Philadelphia. Crowe claims that he is sick of city life. Crowe laments at the formalities of society and the visible differences between classes of people....
Letter from John Finley Crowe to his wife Esther. He writes of a depression and melancholoy he has been feeling. He talks about the abdonment of religion in parts of the country. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project...
Letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe from his first frew days at Princeton Serminary. Crowe spends the first paragraph inquiring over Esther's health, for she was apparently very ill prior to his departure....
Letter from Esther Crowe in Lexington, KY to her husband John Finley Crowe in Princeton, New Jersey, dated 30 June 1814. In the letter, she discusses her health and needing to be bled, news of family and friends, her religious...
A letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over his time at Princeton. Crowe begins the letter by describing the room that he boards and how much it costs him. Crowe then goes on to talk about God's plans for...
Letter from Esther Alexander Crowe to John Finley Crowe in 1814. Esther spends much of the letter talking about the wait for letters from Crowe. Esther also discusses how her ill health prevented her from writing letters, but...
Crowe begins his letter to Esther by stating that he will no longer hold back when he writes to her and that he will not add any formalities in the future. Crowe writes of his love for Esther and discusses the biblical...
Letter from Esther Alexander Crowe to John Finley Crowe over her daily life in his absence while he attended Princeton. Esther mentions having tea with friends, spooling wool into yarn, and devotes quite a bit of her letter to...