Wartburg College Archives
Finding Aid
Wartburg History – Mendota, Illinois
Preface
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Introduction
Abstract: Materials related to Mendota, Illinois campus, founded in 1874.
Scope and Content Note
Extent: 1 box.
Physical Description: Paper.
Dates: 1857-1977.
Subjects: History, Education, Mendota Illinois
Related Material: See other Wartburg – History collections; Photograph Collection.
Administrative Information
Restrictions: None
Preferred Citation: [item title/description], [date]; Wartburg History – Mendota Illinois; Wartburg College Archives, Waverly, Iowa.
Acquisition Information: Origin Unknown.
Processing Information: Processing completed by EB on 2/15/2018.
Location History
History: Wartburg seminary moved from Galena to Mendota in 1874, and the college in 1875. The seminary saw growth in this location, due to an influx of students from Germany, but the college stagnated, and was in reality no more than a smaller piece of the seminary. In 1885, the synod decided to merge the college, now called Wartburg College, with the teachers seminary in Waverly.
Bibliography:
Matthias, Ronald. Still on the Move: Wartburg College, 1852-2002. WDG Publishing: Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 2002. Pages 15-16.
Series Description
Mendota, Illinois (1874):
Container Listing
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Box |
Folder |
Series |
Content |
Date |
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1 |
1 |
Mendota |
Enrollment |
|
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1 |
2 |
Mendota |
"Autobiography of Christian F. Sund 1857-1951", (Graduate of Wartburg Seminary, Mendota, Illinois) |
1857-1951 |
|
1 |
3 |
Mendota |
History of the College of the Synod of Iowa and other States at Mendota, IL (1876-1885) and Waverly, IA (1885-1894) |
1876-1885, 1885-1894 |
|
1 |
4 |
Mendota |
Newspaper Clippings (Copies) |
1977 |
|
1 |
5 |
Mendota |
Student &ndash, Beckmann Family |
1825-1885, 1930 |
|
1 |
6 |
Mendota |
Student Book |
1656-1877 |
|
1 |
7 |
Mendota |
Student Book W. Ehmen 1877 |
1877 |
|
1 |
8 |
Mendota |
Student Grade Book 1884 |
1884 |
Other Finding Aids
None.
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