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Reappraisal of college property, 1908

Photocopy. Original in Vault Maps.

Book and support fund, current expense fund, new chapel fund, list of pledges.

Reports for 1883, 1885-1888, 1890-1894, 1900, 1902-1906, 1012.

Mostly fundraising circulars.

Records of Trustees of Literary Fund of Grinnell University. Minutes of meetings, 1855-1858. Record. Articles of Incorporation. By-Laws, 1855-1861. (spine label) Record of Grinnell University inside title) Leather-bound book, 13"x18". Handwritten copy of Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of Grinnell University and of Iowa College. Minutes of meetings of Trustees of Grinnell University, 1855-1862. Table of Contents: Preliminary articles of incorporation, Dec. 10, 1855.1 p. 1-6 Other copies of the articles p. 7-12 Minutes of meetings p. 13-25 Constitution of Electora p. 34-35 Minutes of the Trustees (1855-1862) p. 37-49 Early history of Iowa College p. 51-74 Copy of Articles of Incorporation of IOwa College, 1847 and 1852 p. 213-215 Copy of Articles of Incorporation of Literary Fund, Jan. 1855 p. 217=218 Copy of Amended Articles of Iowa College, Aug. 1869 p. 219-223 The Laws of Iowa college as successively enacted by the Trustees, 1850, 1856, 1863, 1865, 1866 p. 243-247 The Code: passed July 1871 p. 248-261 Subscription for University. 1856. (lists of donors). 4 pages at end of book, unpaged. Part of book appears to be copies made prior to 1880 of documents relating to Grinnell University. In 1883 because of fading ink President George Magoun copied a number of these documents on adjoining pages and also copied other documents relating to Iowa College A typed transcript of the book, prepared in 1998, is available. Provenance: transferred to the Archives from the Treasurer's vault, June, 1997.

List of coins from various countries, including who donated them, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Details mostly Congregationalist-Presbyterian quarrels, college growth, and financial relations with the East. Of special interest: Executive committee letter, July 2, 1850; describes state of college in detail and religious influence on college T. Baldwin, July 16, 1851: reference to missionary opportunity in West E. P. Mackintire (?) to J. A. Reed, July 21, 1851: College and relation to East J. A. Reed to T. Baldwin, Aug. 12, 1851: reasons for Iowa College location, influence of the railroad, and Iowa growth.

D. O. Mears, Feb. 11, 1886: Goodnow's legacies; Mears may decline presidency. D. O. Mears to Trustees, Feb. 11, 1886: declines presidency. D. O Mears to Chamberlain, March 2, 1886: sharply criticizes trustees, even though "you say they have acted under the inspiration of prayer" D. O. Mears to Chamberlain, May 11, 1886: asks trustees' position on proposal. Mrs. Mears to Chamberlain, July 5, 1886: again Mears declines presidency. J. Chamberlain to Mears, May 14, 1886; explains trustees' position on proposal. Mears to Trustees, July 13, 1886: again declines presidency, explains reasons why. George Gates to S. J. Buck, Mar. 8, 1887: accepts presidency (copy) G. Magoun to Trustees, 1890 (?): resigns teaching position, cites importance of teaching "mental and moral science". George Gates to C. W. Vermilion, Oct. 4, 1893: student discipline case Class of 1893 letter, 1897: on naming Ward Field Resolution, Jan. 22, 1899: supporting Prof. George Herron against his proposed removal by the trustees.

George Gates to Miss Meyers, March 21, 1900: student discipline D. Bradley, Feb. 15, 1902: accepts presidency. J. Main. April 30, 1902: accepts Dean of the Faculty. Letter, June 21, 1904: financial state of the college. Adams, Henry C., University of Michigan professor, to J. Main, Jan. 19, 1911: calls the college "a pioneer in the study of political science"; emphasizes "the need of industrial education, that men may attain the highest ideal of citizenship," In "a business world" an institution "cannot overlook the educational needs of business men." James L. Hill to John Main, March 11, 1921: generous pledge to college H. H. Robbins, Nov. 18, 1923: quotes father's diary of 1857 giving college's financial holdings. Harry Downer, 1938: letter concerns Grinnell alumnus, Henry Windsor, who founded Popular Mechanics.