Lincoln University (Pa.). Development Office
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. The Development Office conducts various fund raising campaigns for the university.
From the description of Development Office records, 1974-1978. (Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library). WorldCat record id: 70965212
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Lincoln University (Pa.). Development Office. Development Office records, 1974-1978. | Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Jones, Shannon W. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln University (Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lincoln University (Pa.). Bicentennial Education Program. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lincoln University (Pa.). Biomedical Support Program. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Pennsylvania--Lincoln University (Chester County) |
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| African American universities and colleges |
| African American universities and colleges |
| African Americans |
| Educational fund raising |
| Federal aid to higher education |
| State universities and colleges |
| States universities and colleges |
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