Photographs, maps, graphics and artifacts, 1880-1929.

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Photographs, maps, graphics and artifacts, 1880-1929.

The Hartwick Seminary photographic files consist of several hundred black and white photographs of seminarians, professors and seminary buildings. The files are divided by subject into 17 sections. Portraits, photographs of buildings, special interest groups, sports and student groups are among the largest sections in the files. Also included are photographs of the 175th Anniversary and photographs of the Hartwick Seminary Association reunions. Of special interest is a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt at one of the Seminary buildings. There are numerous artifacts including the Hartwick Seminary bell, a trunk used in the 1830's and class rings and pins.

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Hartwick Seminary

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Established in 1797 as the first Lutheran Seminary in the United States. John Christopher Hartwick (1714-1796) was born in Molschleben, Germany and educated at the University of Halle. He arrived in America in 1746 an ordained Lutheran minister. He had a strong desire to establish a seminary and send missionaries out to Christianize the Indians. To this end he made numerous deals and eventually was successful in obtaining the majority of a 24,000 acre patent from the Indians in Otsego County, Ne...