Photograph of the interior of Hendricks Library. Built as the college library in 1903 as gift from Mrs. Eliza C. Hendricks, wife of Thomas A. Hendricks. Thomas A. Hendricks graduated from Hanover College in 1840. He served as...
Scope and Content: The J. R. Gorgas Photographs collection contains photographs taken and collected by J. R. Gorgas, a photographer from Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. Topics within the photographs include the town of...
Photograph of a painted portrait of James Blythe, first president of Hanover College. Began career at Transylvania University as pastor and then chemistry professor. Served as president of Transylvania University from...
Historical Note: Jean Jussen Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois on 18 August 1887 to Henry and Anna Jussen Anderson. She worked as a professor of French at Hanover College from 1922-1952. Anderson died in Madison, Indiana...
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...
Historical Note: Jerome G. Boyles attended Indiana University in 1918, but soon left to serve with the Marines during World War I. After his military service, he returned to IU, but transferred to Hanover College in the fall of...
Portrait of John Hampden Holliday. Newspaper owner and editor, Union Trust Company founder and head. Graduated from Hanover College in 1863 with Bachelor of Arts and 1868 with Masters.
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...
Scope and Content: The Julia M. Fawcett Photographs collection contains photographs collected by Julia M. Fawcett, an attendee of Hanover College from 1897-1899. Topics within the photographs include Hanover College, students,...
Scope and Content: The Leonard W. Ingham Photographs collection contains photographs collected by Leonard W. Ingham, an attendee of Hanover College from 1898-1900. Topics within the photographs include Hanover College,...
Letter from A. B. MCKee to John Finley Crowe over his son's enrollment in Hanover college. MCKee requests a catalogue of the curriculum. Additionally, MCKee writes that he wants his son to have a Presbyterian education....
Letter from Andrew Harvey Young to John finley Crowe over raising money. Young writes that Brother Boon has not raised as much money as they had expected. The author defends Boon, and states that he is doing his best and that...
Letter from a Mr. Wood to John FInely Crowe about the education of his son. In the letter, Wood discusses that his son might not be the best fit for college because of his limited command of the english lanugage and the fact...
The letter is from Alex Williamson the father of a student of Hanover College, David Brainer. Williamson expresses displeasure at the closure of Hanover College and its re-opening as Madison University. Additionally, Williamson...
A letter from Ann L. Scott to John Finley Crowe in which she inquires over the state of Hanover College. Scott wrote the letter with the aim to enroll her son William into the college. Scott gives a brief description of her...
A short letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to John Finley Crowe over the former's family health as well as the salary for Hanover college's president. Thompson included nine dollars in the letter to pay for the President's...
A letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to John Finley Crowe over scholarships to Hanover College. Thompson tells Crowe that he has finished filling his scholarship after four and half years. Additionaly, he writes that he takse...
Letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to his father-in-law, John Finley Crowe regarding the attempts of George Smith to settle the death of his recently deceased brother, Henry Smith, with Hanover College.
Letter from Charles Thompson to his father-in-law, John Finley Crowe. He discusses his work as a minister, his visits to various churches in Indiana, and his fundraising efforts for Hanover College.
Letter to President Crowe, Hanover, Indiana, from D.H. Merriwether in 1844 discussing Merriwether's nephews, John L. Merriweather and Charles S. Reay, both of whom wish to attend Hanover College. He describes the type of...
Letter from D.V. Smock to John Finley Crowe over the Cholera in Madison and the death of Dr. Scovel. Smock remarks on the type of person Scovel was and then proceeds to talk about the process of replacing the President. Smock...
A letter from Rev. David V. Smock to John Finley Crowe over the loss of the Hanover College Board of trustees. One of the points of the letter is that Hanover's location might have hindered its advancement. Throughout the...
Letter from D.V. Smock to John Finley Crowe over education and Hanover College. He shares his concern over the re-establishment Hanover's Charter with the State of Indiana. Smock suggests that Hanover College needs an...
A Letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over his health and his son's suspension from Hanover College. The son apparently had issues with the faculty and chose not to do enough of his studies to warrant a...
A letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over their most recent correspondence. Lattimore apologizes for the tardiness of his letter with regards to Crowe's for he had been suffering from chest pain which had also...
A letter from David Monfort to John Finley Crowe over the Board of Trustee's decision to suspend Hanover College's charter and create Madison University. Initially, Monfort remarks on the suddenness of the decision to suspend...
Letter from E. Cummins requesting information about Hanover College for a prospective student. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
A response to a letter from Crowe addressed fromt the 31st of October. The first part of the letter explains the delayed response to Crowe's letter, which involved misdirection and longer than normal waits at a post-office. ...
Letter from G. B. Armstrong to John Finey Crowe regarding a donation to Hanover College. Armstrong then finishes his letter expressing goodwill to Crowe's family. Armstrong graduated from Hanover in 1838.
A letter from J. M. Coyner to John Finley Crowe over Coyner's time at Hanover as a student. Coyner remarks on the wonderful professors that he studied under as well as how he feels Hanover changed him for the better....
A letter from J.A. Peabody, the secretary of the Education Board in Philadelphia of the Presbyterian Education Board, to John Finley Crowe as a response to several of his letters. Crowe, in his previous letters, had petitioned...
Letter from James A. Peabody oft he Office of the Board of Education in Philadelphia to John Finley Crowe, 26 April 1834. Peabody writes in regards to funds provided by the Board for the support of Hanover College and its...
Letter from James A. Peabody of the Board of Education in Philadelphia to John Finley Crowe, 9 December 1834. Letter is in regards to the financial support from the Board of Education for student at Hanover College. and The...
Letter from James A. Peabody from the Office of the Board of Education in Philadelphia to John Finley Crowe, 11 January 1834. Letter is in regards to funding provided by the Board to Hanover College students. and The Crowe...
Letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Philadelphia Board of Education to Rev. George Bishop regarding the disbursement of funds for the education of several Hanover College students. and The Crowe Family Papers...
Letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the the Education Rooms with the Presbyterian Board of Education in Philadelphia to Rev. George Bishop regarding the financial support of students at Hanover College. The letter also...
Letter from James A. Peabody to Rev. George Bishop over the disbursement of funds to Samuel Newell at Hanover College. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and...
Letter from James W. Alexander of the Princeton Theological Seminary to John Finley Crowe, John Matthews, and Mark Niles of Hanover College, 22 October 1836. The letter is a response to a request from Crowe, Matthews and Niles...
Crowe discusses the college's lack of a president and the lack of a search party since the rejection of their last potential candidate. Additionally, he writes about Caroline's school that she is running. Crowe finishes his...
A letter from John Finley Crowe and Williamson Dunn to John Whitcomb in order to correct statements made by Dr. Maxwell, President of the Board of Trustees of Indiana College. At the time of the letter Hanover College went...
A letter from John Finley Crowe to his wife Esther Crowe over his travels to Philadelphia as well as his attempts to raise money for Hanover College. Crowe went door to door requesting money and telling his "story."...
Crowe writes about some important family papers, Hanover College, his wife's health (she has had a stroke), and an upcoming Synod meeting. Includes a letter from Sarah Crowe to her sister.
Crowe reflects on his age and reminds his children what God has imposed on them. He also says that the college has been facing some difficulties and talks about the school's Board.
Letter to John Finley Crowe from John S. Martin disscussing attempts to get petitioners for a state charter on behalf of Hanover College after the failed move of the college to Madison, Indiana. and The Crowe Family Papers...
Letter from L. Ruffner to John Finley Crowe over sending his boys to Hanover college. Ruffner thanks Crowe, and goes on to talk about the boys' past educations.
A letter from a M. Sturgus to John Finely Crowe regarding edits made the to Hanover College course catalog and his shipping of 200 copies to Crowe through Judge Dunn. He talks about the Presidency of Sylvester Scovel, how...
A letter from Mary Ann Crowe and Charles Kilgore Thompson to Mary's parents. Mary writes about her son and what her and Charles are thinking of naming their child. Additionally, Mary writes about meeting a distant family member...
Letter from Mary Ann Thompsom to her father, John Finley Crowe, 1859. She discusses her travel to Indianapolis, the health of her father, the activities of her children, the potential of Dr. Wood becoming president of Hanover...
A short letter from a R. N. Byers to John Finley Crowe over the former being placed under the financial care of the Presbyterian Board of Education in order to attend Hanover College.
Letter from Rev. R. L. Stanton to John Finley Crowe about the donation of books to the Hanover College library. He also congratulates the college on selecting Dr. Wood to be president.
Letter from Samuel C. McCline to John Finley Crowe asking for information on behalf of a friend about Hanover College and the annual salary of a clergyman.
A lette from Samuel E. Dehaven to John Finey Crowe to request a catalogue of courses at Hanover College. Dehanover was a student. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of...
Crosshatching in the letter. Letter from Sarah Almira Crowe Garritt to John Finley Crowe over her life at school and the goings on at the college. Garritt starts off the letter by describing her anxiety. Additionally, she...
Letter from Sylvester Scovel to John Finely Crowe about the creation of a math course in conjunction with the Women's Academy. Additionally, Scovel talks about a recommendation he received for James Weatherby to be the new...
Letter from Thomas Crowe to his father John Finley Crowe regarding about supporting a young man to stay in college, the unpopularity of the Surgeon General, concerns over the health of the family, and his pleasure at hearing...
Letter from W.F. Ferguson to John Finley Crowe about Madison University. Ferguson expresses shock at the removal of Hanover College's Charter. Moreover, Ferguson talks about the students under his care that had expressed...
Letter from William Chester congratulating him on a meeting recently held in Indanapolis. He also inquires about whether Johathan Edwards has accepted the position of President of Hanover College.
Letter from John Finley Crowe to his wife Esther Crowe, 9 August 1837. Crowe is writing from Virginia. He tells her he has collected more money for Hanover College and has decided to go on to Louisburgh, Greenbriar Co., but is...
Sadie begins her letter by saying that they have been having trouble with fleas, but have managed to do some canning and preservation (apples, grape jelly, etc.). She also writes about the last meeting of the Board of Trustees...
Lattimore is writing to Crowe to tell him he will be at Hanover the 27th if his wife has given birth before then. He discusses Dr. McArthur as a potential president of Hanover College, fund-raising efforts, and scholarships....
McArthur writes to Crowe declining the offer to become the next President of Hanover College. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Lattimore discusses a scholarship he wishes to make to Hanover College, the recent election by the Board, his health, Dr. McArthur possibly coming on as the next President of Hanover College, and the meeting of the Presbyterian...
Daniel first speaks of his son who attended Hanover College and then he asks Crowe to send him some [names of] men who are currently in the ministry at New Albany. Letter torn. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project...
Bennett writes to Crowe to discuss his possible return to Hanover, IN to teach and to raise his family. He gives Crowe his current circumstances and asks for his opinion on the matter.
Ferguson discusses with Crowe the new Hanover College charter after the old one was taken over by Madison University, a mutual acquaintance Dr. McMarten, and he discusses what he shall do when his term expires at his current...
Boon is writing to Crowe to express his regrets that they were not able to make the commencement at Hanover College due to illness, but Boon expresses his thanks to the college for taking care his son during his time there and...
Graves is sending a duplicate check for $69 to Crowe has he did not recieve the last one in January. Instead of sending it by mail Graves says he will send it by way of a Mr. Carthel who will return to Hanover in two weeks time.
Graves is sending Crowe another check for the scholarship he founded for Hanover College. He also mentions the two young men he has sent to the College.
Thompson writes to his father-in-law, Crowe, to express her concerns over the poor health of Esther Crowe, to talk about the college, and he tells him about his children and how they are doing. and The Crowe Family Papers...
Charles Thompson writes to his father-in-law about the transfer of obligations of Mr. Brown and Mr. Douglas to himself and not the Hanover College Board of Trustees. The document also includes a letter from Mary Thompson to her...
Monfort writes of an upcoming Synod meeting in which it is likely that there will be people who will speak against Hanover College. Monfort discusses this and then his family, who are sick, and expresses his hopes to make it to...
Smock writes to Crowe to express his regrets that due to the weather he will not be able to make the next Board of Trustee's meeting to dicuss the appointment of a President of Hanover College. Instead he writes his thoughts on...
A former student with Crowe, Smock writes to Crowe about his Synod in Iowa, his son (who is 16 now) that he wishes to send to Hanover College, and he also writes that his deciding to settle in Iowa versus Kentucky came down to...
Stewart is writing to Crowe to inform him that Dr. MacMaster has been spreading rumors about Hanover College in regards to his efforts with Madison University. He also inquires about the future prospects of Hanover College. and...
Smock is writing a quick letter to Crowe to tell him that Crowe's review of Erasmus MacMaster's speech had not reached Smock's office. He also asks about the actions of the Hanover College Board of Trustees at their last...
Smock begins the letter by saying he will be in Hanover the following week if a court case he has to attend does not interfere. He then discusses Hanover College's new charter a reccomendation made to make him [Smock] a...
Letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over matters related to Hanover College. Lattimore mentions a proposal that Crowe created for a Psychology department. The letter expresses support for Hanover in the face with...
Lattimore writes to Crowe about a recent meeting Crowe attended, the debate surrounding slavery in the Presbyterian Church,and his desire for the Synod to support Hanover College. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization...
MacDill writes about a report he recieved from Crowe about Hanover College. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
MacDill talks about the Presbytery and possible candidates for President of Hanover College. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.