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Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections Series
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Academic Departments

This collection consists of papers which came from academic departments to the Office of the President, either because the President was involved or for the President's information. Papers include correspondence, memos, press releases, course changes, course outlines, college catalog copy, building planning information, reports.

Alumni Files

These files consist of cards containing information about deceased alumni. Occasionally there were also included: correspondence, clippings about the alumnus, and biographical and genealogical information. For most alumni, the cards are filed alphabetically together in a folder with others. A separate folder was made alumni for whom there is more substantive information; their names are listed below. Provenance: The files were transferred to the Archives in July, 1997. Alumni for whom substantive information is available: Adams, Henry Carter; Aldrich, Charles; Barber, Margaret Kyle; Bartlett Dana W.; Bennet, Lucy Clark; Blessin, Bessie Roberts; Boiler, Chester D.; Brewer, William F. & Mabel Booth; Burling, Edward B.; Clapp, Edward Bull; Clark, Eli P.; Conner, Dora; Crary, Arthur R.; Darby, John Fred; Edson, H.K.; Engelhorn, H.T; Evans, John V.; Fisher, C. Edward; Fleming, Florence; Frisbie, Charles B. & Evelyn Fisher; Frisbie, William A.; Gardner, Archibald K.; Gillin, John L.; Haines, Charles; Haines, Robert M. & Joanna Harris; Herriot, Frank I. & Mary Haines; Hill, James L.; Holsman, Henry K.; Huson, H.S.; Jones, Arthur J.; Jones, Marcus E. & Anna Richardson; Katayama, Sen J.; Kelsey, Carl; Kelsey, Elizabeth S.; Kent, Grace H.; Kille, Jessie; Kimberly, E. Grace; Laughlin, Mary Hollingshead; Leonard, Edward C.; Macy, Jesse; Marsh, Benjamin C.; McLaren, William G. ;Meigs, Julianna Burrell (Church); Meredith, Ernest C.; Nollen, Sara M.; Peck, Paul F. & Grace Parsons; Sanders, N. Edwin ;Shaw, Albert; Sherman, Edward M. & Mary Sherman; Shirk, George W.; Summers, Lee L. ;Thompson, Mr. Burt J.; Von Schrader, Mr. Frank O.; Waterman, Martha Parker (Herbert--DCD.); Willard, William A.; Williams, Miss Martha; Witt, May Foss; Wyckoff, Garret P.

Asa Turner

Asa Turner established the first Congregational Church west of the Mississippi and became its pastor. Turner beckoned the Iowa Band to join him in what is now Grinnell Iowa in 1842.

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