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Letter from M. L. Ward to the Board of Regents of Kansas State Agricultural College (Kansas State) discussing the way he has invested the college endowment. He invested in school bonds and detailed which counties and how many bonds per county. His…

Three page catalog put out to describe the courses available starting on September 4th, 1872 at Ottawa University. The first page explains that there are five teachers at Ottawa University: M. L. Ward (teaches Greek, Latin and Natural Science), Rev.…

This plaque was given to Lulu Brown when the OU Academy closed in 1925. It paid tribute to her teaching and leadership in the Academy from 1909-1925. The plaque was given to Ottawa University by Louise Walker in 1977.

The Ottawa University Bulletin had an issue every year devoted to the annual catalogue. This is part of the section on the Academy in vol. xii, 1915. It gives the names of the faculty, general information on the Academy, and entrance requirements. In…

This article in the Ottawa University annual bulletin states that the Academy will be discontinued the following year. It tells what classes will be offered in this final year and other details.

The Ottawa Herald carried this obituary for Lulu Brown on July 25, 1974. Miss Brown was an Ottawa University graduate who taught at the University for over forty years. She was principal of the Academy at OU for more than 10 years. She never married.

In this 1847 letter Jotham Meeker explains his interest in getting life insurance for the benefit of his family. He is asking for an application from Jonathan Amory from the Boston area. Amory was for a time secretary of the New England Mutual Life…

This exercise book contains the minutes from the Ottawa University Alumni Association annual meetings. The first minutes were taken June 7, 1894 by Ola Willis. The annual meetings included a banquet , entertainment, and often other meetings as well.…

This article in the Western Home Journal updated readers on the progress concerning getting Ottawa University started. The Cumberland Presbyterian church was going to be used to educate the white children while Mrs. Mayhew was in charge of the Indian…

The Western Home Journal newspaper was owned by I.S. Kalloch who was also president of Ottawa University. This article tells of the progress in establishing Ottawa University. It gives background information on the donation of 20,000 acres by the…