Building Proposals for the University of Wooster, 1868
subject: Funding the University
description: This advertisement in the Wayne County Democrat from February 13, 1868 shows the urgency to build a university, and the Trustees’ feelings that the school should be built by Wooster citizens.
creator: Wayne County Democrat
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Wayne County Democrat
date: 1868-02-13
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text

Ephraim Quinby, Jr.
subject: Funding the University
description: Ephraim Quinby, Jr., one of Wooster’s richest and most prominent citizens in the late 19th century. He not only led the effort to build the University, but donated the land for the new school.
creator: "Biosketch," The Historian Magazine
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: Ephraim Quinby, Jr.

Reasin Beall Stibbs
subject: Funding the University
description: Reasin Beall Stibbs was the son-in-law of Reasin Beall. He was also one of the men who lead the charge for a Christian University.
creator: Michael Nachtrieb
source: Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

John Kauke
subject: Funding the University
description: John Kauke, one of Wooster’s prominent citizens. He was one of the leaders of a money-raising campaign to build the University of Wooster.
creator: Michael Nachtrieb
source: Paul Locher, "When Wooster Was a Whippersnapper," 58
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
type: Image

"The University Boys Are Full of Fun"
subject: Wooster in 1870
description: A playful blurb from the Wooster Democrat three years after the University opened its doors indicates the town’s response to the new school.
creator: Wooster Democrat
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Wooster Democrat
date: 1873-11-19
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text

"The University and the Students"
subject: Wooster in 1870
description: Article in the Wayne County Democrat attacking the Wooster Weekly Republican for their pessimistic attitude toward the University of Wooster.
creator: Wooster Democrat
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Wooster Democrat
date: 1873-11-19
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text

Harry McClarran on Bitter's Bottle

Dr. Lord's Inauguration
subject: Dr. Lord's Inaugural Address
description: Front page of transcript of Dr. Lord's Inaugural Address
creator: University of Wooster
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
publisher: Republican Steam Book and Job Press
date: 1870
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text
identifier: Inaugural Address by Dr. Willis Lord at the opening of th University of Wooster, 1870

Front Page of President Lord's Inaugural Address, 1870
subject: Dr. Lord's Inauguration
description: Front page of a pamphlet recording President Lord's Inaugural Address.
creator: University of Wooster
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: Presidents - Lord, Willis - page 9

"Let the Tree of Knowledge be just as accessible as God has made the Tree of Life."
subject: Dr. Lord's Inauguration
description: Part of Dr. Lord's speech when he reveals that the University "shall be open to students of both the sexes."
creator: University of Wooster
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1870
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text
identifier: Inaugural Address by Dr. Willis Lord at the opening of the University of Wooster, 1870

University of Wooster's First President, Dr. Willis Lord
subject: Dr. Lord's Inauguration
description: Photo of Dr. Willis Lord, the University of Wooster's first president.
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: University of Wooster's first president, Dr. Lord

The First President of the University of Wooster, Dr. Willis Lord
subject: Dr. Lord's Inauguration
description: Photo of Dr. Willis Lord, the University of Wooster's first president.
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: First President of the University of Wooster, Dr. Willis Lord

Bitter's Bottle, 1966
subject: Wooster in 1870
description: A sketch of the original Old Main building, focusing on the awkward middle section that the townspeople nicknamed "Bitter's Bottle," because it looked so much like a pill bottle.
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1966
rights: Rights held by the College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Paper

Photographic drawing of the original Old Main building from close up
description: Artwork depicting the original Old Main academic building on the University of Wooster's campus.
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
date: circa 1900

Old Main Building, 1884
subject: Wooster in 1870
description: Photo taken for a "Rep. for Frick," of the original Old Main Building. Presumably, this is one of the photos that encouraged Henry Clay Frick to donate money to build a library for the new, Christian school.
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1884-04-06
format: Paper

Kauke Hall
subject: Introduction
description: Modern photo of Kauke Hall, the College of Wooster's famous landmark.
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Admissions
rights: Rights held by the College of Wooster