Name
Carnegie Corporation of New York (Author)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
Home Trust Company (Author)
Title
Carnegie Gifts and Grants to Midland College, Kansas
Collection Name
Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
Archival Context
Series II. Files on Microfilm. II.A. Gifts and Grants. II.A.4. Universities, Colleges, and Schools
Subjects
Universities and colleges--Finance; Universities and colleges--Endowments; Lutheran universities and colleges; Fremont (Neb.); Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, Neb.)
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Origin Information
1906-02-27
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
digitized microfilm
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 73
Note (Status of gift)
Promised and made
Note
PDF may contain multiple grant documents.
Date based on grant approval.
Note (Historical note)
Midland University was founded as an educational institution in 1883, and was originally named Luther Academy. The original building, located in Wahoo, Nebraska, was dedicated on November 10, 1883, the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther’s birth. The c urrent university is also a product of Midland College, an institution founded in 1887 by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Midland College, originally located in Atchison, Kansas, moved to the university’s current location in Fremont, Nebraska in 1919. Luther Academy, later named Luther College, combined with Midland College as Midland Lutheran College in 1962...Midland Lutheran College was renamed Midland University in 2010." [SOURCE: "Midland University." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_University. Accessed 4 Sep. 2018.]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6vne-8d35