Lincoln University (Pa.). Board of Trustees
Ashmun Institute was founded in 1854 by John Miller Dickey, a Presbyterian minister, with the purpose of preparing freedmen to christianize Africa; named after Jehudi Ashmun, the first governor of Liberia, it was the first college established in the U.S. to have as its original purpose the higher education of youth of African descent; interracial and international; renamed Lincoln University in 1866, becoming the first educational institution named for the assassinated president. Board of Trustees is the overall governing body of the University organized in 1854 at the founding of the institution.
From the description of Board of Trustees records, 1853-1993. (Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library). WorldCat record id: 70965209
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| referencedIn | Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. William Hallock Johnson records, [ca. 1900]-1949. | Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library | |
| creatorOf | Lincoln University (Pa.). Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees records, 1853-1993. | Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. Horace Mann Bond records, 1853-1960 (bulk 1945-1957). | Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library |
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Corporate Body
Active 1853
Active 1993
