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This ambrotype is a portrait of an unknown young man. The portrait is protected by a cover with an interior of red velvet featuring a leaf design.

A sepia-toned studio photograph of Jane (Kelly) Jones taken in 1882. Her hair is hanging down to her shoulders. She is wearing a dark dress with a lace collar. A note on the back (probably written with a ballpoint pen) apparently added later says…

Picture of the OU Faculty in 1889. Two copies available. The center photo is George Sutherland. Starting at the top and going clockwise they are: Milan L. Ward, O. C. Charlton, Adelaide L. Dicklow, A. S. Olin, C. A. Boyle, Mrs. C. A. Boyle, and R. S.…

Photo of the 1893 faculty. From top left to bottom right: C. A. Boyle, J. R. Ewing, Mrs. C. A. Boyle, C. J. Herrick, F. L. Potter, A. L. Dicklow, F. W. Colegrove, T. W. DeHaven, M. L. Ward, G. Southerland, Alice Cady, Kitlena Beach, M. C. Melton.…

This lists the program of the commencement excerises . The commencement exercises were at the Baptist church and the class day exercises were at the Rohrbaugh. The graduates' signatures are shown on the last page.

This is the program for the commencement held June 4, 1890. It lists the events of the program as well as the graduates from the collegiate, music, and preparatory programs.

This is the original letter sent to Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Interior, by Henry Beard in June 1872. Beard was the treasurer for Ottawa University. The letter expresses the concern the treasurer has about the constitutionality of the law…

This is a friendly letter to Mrs.Jones from Eliza (Meeker) Keith of Effingham, Kansas, urging Mrs. Jones to stop for a visit. She also mentions a cabinet which apparently Mrs. Jones had shipped to her but which hasn't yet arrived. Also mentioned are…

This undated document appears to be a resolution of the Board of Trustees to enter a copy of the university charter and articles of association into the corporate records. They speculate that it wasn't done earlier either from "inadvertent failure"…

This program shows the events involved in dedicating the new Administration building at Ottawa University on September 7, 1904. The morning exercises included music, responsive and scripture readings, and a sermon. The afternoon addresses included…