Lemuel Moss papers, 1860-1876

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Lemuel Moss papers, 1860-1876

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Lemuel Moss was Indiana University President 1875-1884. He left amidst a scandal involving himself and a female professor at the university. This small collection consists of correspondence with Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Scott and a poem Moss wrote for his wife in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary.

3 folders

eng,

Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management

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Moss, Lemuel, 1829-1904

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Lemuel Moss served as president of Indiana University 1875-1884. Born in Boone County, Kentucky, Moss was a printer by trade but also worked as a pastor before entering higher education. In 1865, Moss became professor of theology at the University of Lewisburg (now Bucknell), where he remained until 1868. In 1874, he accepted the post of president at the University of Chicago, which he left the following year to become president of Indiana University. He remained in this...