Board of Trustees


Dickinson College Board of Trustees and Curriculum, 1780-1800
Date:
Monday, March 31, 2014

Researcher requested information on the early business of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees and the college's early curriculum.  Information was provided, including links to Benjamin Rush's...

Topic: Board of Trustees, Curriculum

Robert Blaine (1766-1826)
Date:
Friday, March 1, 2013

Researcher requested biographical information on Robert Blaine, trustee of Dickinson College (1811-26). Available information was provided.

Topic: Robert Blaine, Board of Trustees

Hugh Henry and Alexander Brackenridge
Date:
Monday, December 17, 2012

Researcher requested biographical information on Hugh Henry Brackenridge, a college trustee of the early 1800s, and his son Alexander Brackenridge, a graduate of the class of 1809. Available information was...

Topic: Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Alexander Brackenridge, Board of Trustees, Class of 1809

Letters of William Bingham
Date:
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Researcher requested copies of letters between Dickinson College Trustee William Bingham and colleagues Benjamin Rush, James Wilson, John Jay, John Dickinson, Thomas Fitzsimmons, and the Dickinson College Board of Trustees. Copies were provided.

Topic: Benjamin Rush, Board of Trustees, Thomas Fitzsimmons, William Bingham (1752-1804), John Dickinson (1732-1808), James Wilson, John Jay

Rev. Thomas McPherrin (1751-1802)
Date:
Monday, January 23, 2012

Researcher requested any information regarding the Reverend Thomas McPherrin, a member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees from 1798 to 1802. Available information was provided.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Thomas McPherrin

Augustus O. Hiester, Aquila A. Reese, and John A. Wright
Date:
Friday, August 19, 2011

Researcher requested biographical information on Augustus O. Hiester, Aquila A. Reese, and John A. Wright, all members of the college's Board of Trustees during the mid-1800s. Available information (what little there was) was shared.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Augustus Otto Hiester, Aquila A. Reese, John Armstrong Wright

Duel at Dickinson College
Date:
Friday, August 19, 2011

Researcher requested a copy of the meeting minutes of the Board of Trustees from December 1815 with regard to the death of John T. Corbin following a duel with Dabney C. Terrell. Copy was provided.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Dabney Carr Terrell, John Taylor Corbin, Duel

John Reed, Class of 1806
Date:
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Researcher requested confirmation of the date and nature of the honorary degree conferred on John Reed by Dickinson College. Reed, a non-graduating member of the class of 1806, served on the board of trustees (1821-28) and...

Topic: Honorary Degrees, Board of Trustees, John Reed, Class of 1806

Portrait of James Wilson

Date:
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Researcher requested information regarding a portrait of founding trustee James Wilson, painted by Horace T. Carpenter and presented to the college by a group of alumni in 1930. Information about the portrait and an image were provided.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Horace T. Carpenter, James Wilson

Jacob Alter (1773-1839)
Date:
Friday, December 18, 2009

Researcher requested any biographical information regarding Jacob Alter, who served as a Dickinson College Trustee from 1820 to 1833. Researcher was sent copies from local histories as well as copies of letters sent by Alter to James Hamilton. Little biographical information was found, however...

Topic: Board of Trustees, Jacob Alter (1773-1839)

James Armstrong (1749-1828)
Date:
Monday, November 30, 2009

Researcher requested any images of James Armstrong, President of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College, 1808-1824. No image was provided as we are unaware of any extant images.

Topic: Board of Trustees, James Armstrong (1749-1828)

John R. Jarboe and Isaac Parker Cook
Date:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Researcher inquired whether either John R. Jarboe or Isaac Parker Cook attended Dickinson College. Jarboe received an Honorary Degree of A.M. in 1853 and Cook served as a trustee of the college from 1860 to 1869, but neither gentleman enrolled at Dickinson as a student.

Topic: Honorary Degrees, Board of Trustees, John R. Jarboe, Isaac Parker Cook

Theodore and Sarah Ann Myers
Date:
Friday, October 16, 2009

Researcher requested biographical information about Theodore Myers, member of the Board of Trustees (1833-39), and his wife Sarah Ann Myers. Available information was provided.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Theodore Myers, Sarah Ann Myers

Reverend John Black
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Researcher asked for information about Reverend John Black, who was reported in one source as having been the first president of Dickinson College. Black was among the founding trustees of Dickinson, but never served as president. Biographical information about Black was shared with the...

Topic: John Black, Board of Trustees

Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Date:
Monday, January 26, 2009

Researcher requested permission to use an image of a portrait of college trustee Hugh Henry Brackenridge (detail of which is pictured here) for an online publication. Permission was granted.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Hugh Henry Brackenridge

Abraham, Joseph, and Christian Stayman
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Researcher requested any available biographical information on Abraham, Joseph, and Christian Stayman, members of a prominent family with the Methodist Church in Cumberland County in the mid-1800s. No information was found on Abraham or Joseph, and all that was found with regard to Christian...

Topic: Board of Trustees, Christian Stayman, Abraham Stayman, Joseph Stayman

Boyd Lee Spahr, Class of 1900
Date:
Monday, November 3, 2008

Researcher requested an image of Boyd Lee Spahr, class of 1900, dating from the years when he was serving as President of the Board of Trustees. An image was provided.

Topic: Board of Trustees, Boyd Lee Spahr, Class of 1900

DeWitt Clinton Morgan and family
Date:
Friday, June 27, 2008

Researcher requested information about DeWitt C. Morgan, a member of the Dickinson Class of 1851, and any fellow family members who may also have attended the college. Information was provided on two siblings of Morgan, one of whom received honorary masters and doctorate degrees (Joseph Asbury...

Topic: Honorary Degrees, Board of Trustees, Class of 1851, DeWitt Clinton Morgan, Nicholas John Brown Morgan, Joseph Asbury Morgan, William Dallam Morgan, Class of 1876, Gerard Emory Morgan

Dr. William Francis Hufstader and the Hufstader Prize
Date:
Monday, November 26, 2007

Researcher requested information regarding the origination of the Hufstader Prize, given annually to a graduating senior male and female student. Researcher was provided with copies of documents reflecting the association of William F. Hufstader with Dickinson College, including his gift that...

Topic: Honorary Degrees, Board of Trustees, William Francis Hufstader, Hufstader Prize

James Boyd
Date:
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Researcher requested any images of Reverend James Boyd, a founding member of the Board of Trustees. No images of any kind were found.

Topic: Board of Trustees, James Boyd

John Black (1750-1802)
Date:
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Researcher requested personal information regarding John Black, founding trustee of the college, for family history. No such information being available, the researcher was referred to several other repositories that may have such information.

Topic: John Black, Board of Trustees

Edward James Stiles and Benjamin Stiles
Date:
Friday, February 2, 2007

Researcher requested information on Edward J. Stiles, who served as a college trustee, and Benjamin Stiles, non-graduate from the class of 1809, who also served as a trustee. Available information was provided.

Topic: Class of 1809, Board of Trustees, Edward James Stiles, Benjamin Stiles
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