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Full listing > Accession MC2003/371| Accession # | MC2003/371 | | Topic | Mount Morris College: Stover, Miriam, | | Size | 1 envelope | | Location | MC General File: Stover, Miriam | | Citation | , MC2003/371, 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 | Miriam Stover | | Scope and Content | Item 1 Lyceum Ticket for 1917-1918 Item 2 College Lecture Course Season Ticket for 1915-1916 Item 3 Basketball Season Ticket for 1919-1920 Item 4 Invitation reading, "Hush!! Hist! Individual Wonder Workers will hold a secret meeting in the dorm parlor Sat. Dec. 8 at 8 o'clock. Bring a toothpick! Ssh! Silence!! Password: Tchyzcmnky!" Addressed to Miriam Stover from Irene Van Dyke and Helen Lehman, 1918. Item 5 Small envelope with invitation to reception at Philo Hall. Addressed to Miriam Stover. | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | 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 | Date of Accession: Unknown.
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