Search results
Pages
- Title
- Drawing of "Science Hall", undated
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Poindexter, William M., 1846-1908
- Description
- Architectural drawing of "Science Hall."
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Campus planning -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- RG1.04.14.06
- Type
- architectural drawings (visual works)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.04.14.06
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Endorsement for "Ohio" building on AU campus by Senator M.A. Hanna, 1898 December 28
- Date
- 1898-12-28
- Creator
- Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904
- Description
- Senator Mark Hanna (Ohio) endorses building an "Ohio" building on AU campus and grants permission to solicit funds for it in his name.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.06.03
- Type
- lists (document genres)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.06.03
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Endorsement of students from Methodist students in Berlin, 1890 May 13
- Date
- 1890-05-13
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Endorsement of students from Methodist Episcopal church.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.05.08
- Type
- resolutions (administrative records)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.05.08
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Endorsement of Washington clergymen, 1890 April 17
- Date
- 1890-04-17
- Description
- The document includes hand-written notes from eight clergymen in Washington, endorsing the university, April 17, 1890.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Education, Higher -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.02.06
- Type
- lists (document genres)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.02.06
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Endorsement of Washington clergymen, 1890 April 17
- Date
- 1890-04-17
- Description
- Endorsement of Washington Clergymen.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.05.07
- Type
- lists (document genres)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.05.07
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- The Endowment Alliance for American University, ca. 1898
- Date
- 1898
- Description
- Call for "preachers" to help raise the first million for the endowment for American University.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Subject -- Personal Name
- McCabe, C. C. (Charles Cardwell), 1836-1906
- Local Identifier
- RG1.02.11.12
- Type
- circular letters
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.02.11.12
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Epworth Foundation, American University, The Epworth Herald, 1900 July 28
- Date
- 1900-07-28
- Creator
- Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903
- Description
- Newspaper article with donation information collected by John Hurst, the first Chancellor of American University and a prominent bishop in the Methodist Church. Article includes names and organizations having donated to the Epworth Foundation at AU with the respective amount of money given.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Education, Higher -- Washington (D.C.); Epworth Herald -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.05.11.31
- Type
- clippings (information artifacts)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.05.11.31
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- First study of library for American University, Washington, D.C., 1894
- Date
- 1894
- Description
- Plan for library at American University.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.13B.02
- Type
- floor plans (orthographic projections)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.13B.02
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Floor Plan for Hall of Sciences, undated
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Floor Plan for Hall of Sciences or Hall of Technology.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.04.14.07
- Type
- floor plans (orthographic projections)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.04.14.07
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- General announcement from John Hurst looking for investors, 1890 January 30
- Date
- 1890-01-30
- Creator
- Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903
- Description
- General letter from John Hurst looking for investors to purchase more land on the American University site, referenced as the "Davies Tract."
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.04.12
- Type
- correspondence
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.04.12
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- General appeal for funds, 1890 May 01
- Date
- 1890-05-01
- Creator
- Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903
- Description
- A general appeal from Bishop Hurst, May 1, 1890, explaining why Washington needs a National University. He describes the location as "magnificent," and argues that the university is best situated in Washington, D.C. because of its access to the national library, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Observatory and several government agencies.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Education, Higher -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.02.03
- Type
- circular letters
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.02.03
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Handwritten copy of letter from F.L. Olmsted Co. to Van Brunt and Howe, 1893 May 20
- Date
- 1893-05-20
- Description
- Letter details the results of Olmsted's preliminary visit and evaluation of the grounds of American University.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.13A.04
- Type
- correspondence
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.13A.04
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Handwritten copy of letter from F.L. Olmsted, Co. to Van Brunt and Howe, 1893 September 08
- Date
- 1893-09-08
- Description
- Handwritten copy of letter detailing advice provided by F.L. Olmsted regarding land acquisition, etc. of American University grounds.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.13A.07
- Type
- correspondence
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.13A.07
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Handwritten note by Charles C. McCabe, 1898 May 10
- Date
- 1898-05-10
- Creator
- McCabe, C. C. (Charles Cardwell), 1836-1906
- Description
- Handwritten note advising that church members should donate one cent a day for American University.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Education, Higher -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- RG1.06.09.02
- Type
- notes
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.06.09.02
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Invoice from Henry Tilton & Standard Plate Glass Company to Samuel Beiler, 1895 June 12
- Date
- 1895-06-12
- Creator
- Tilton, Henry A.
- Description
- This invoice from the Standard Plate Glass Company gives Beiler an overview of the deal the company made with Peate and encloses a bill for the telescope disc they manufactured and delivered to him.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Beiler, Samuel L.
- Local Identifier
- RG1.10.05.33
- Type
- invoices
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.10.05.33
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Invoice from M.M. Kann & Pittsburgh Steel Company to Samuel Beiler, 1895 June 08
- Date
- 1895-06-08
- Creator
- Kann, M.M.
- Description
- This invoice from the Pittsburgh Crushed Steel Company confirms the delivery of material for the telescope to Peate's residence in Greenville, and includes information on the donation of 50 pounds of material to the University on behalf of the Steel Company.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Beiler, Samuel L.
- Local Identifier
- RG1.10.05.31
- Type
- invoices
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.10.05.31
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- J.F. Hurst travel itinerary for March-April 03, 1893 March
- Date
- 1893-03
- Creator
- Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903
- Description
- List of Hurst's speaking of engagements in New Jersey and New York in late March and early April 1893.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.06.09.04
- Type
- itineraries
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.06.09.04
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- John F. Hurst and Catherine Elizabeth LaMonte
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Personal responsible unknown
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- SC_Hurst_0021
- Type
- photographs
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:77316
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- John F. Hurst diary entry, 08 April 1860
- Date
- 1860-04-08
- Creator
- Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- SC_Hurst_0003
- Type
- diaries
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:77252
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- John F. Hurst diary entry, 10 September 1852
- Date
- 1852-09-10
- Creator
- Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher), 1834-1903
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- SC_Hurst_0020
- Type
- diaries
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:77312
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.