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Telegram from Samuel Irvin

Date: November 8, 1876

A telegram dated November 8, 1876; detailing the arrival of S. M. Irvin on November 9, 1876. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas…

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Highland University note about Synod of Kansas

Date: [Unknown date]

A recommendation that the Board of Trustees collect a debt from the Synod of Kansas at the next known meeting. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission…

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Settlement for Falconer Farm

Date: 1875-1876

Settlement discussing the balance owed to M. L. Falconer. The amount owed in total was $2046.83. The letter states that the debt can be paid in multiple payments. Digitization funded…

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Mortgage report from J. K. Richie

Date: June 9, 1880

A mortgage report on a property in Highland, Kansas written by James K. Richie. It was sent to Highland University on June 14, 1876. Digitization funded by the National Historical…

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Highland University salary terms

Date: July 8, 1880

A letter written by J. A. Leonard to Mr. D. McCarty discussing the copy of the resolution sent to the Board of Trustees. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications…

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Highland University salary letter

Date: January 1881

A letter from the Executive Committee to the Board of Trustees about proposed salaries and necessary housing expenses. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the…

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Highland University Sophie Rubeti

Date: 1865

Marketing pamphlet about Sophie Rubeti, an orphaned Sac and French Canadian girl. Sophie died at 18 of Tuberculosis and left her money to the school for a dormitory for girls.…

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Sophie Rubeti

Date: 1870

Story of a Sac & French Canadian orphan and the building of Rubeti Hall, a girls dormitory for Highland University. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission…

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Reverend Pitts salary and expense budget

Date: 1870

Document outlining Reverend Pitts’s salary and expenses for the church. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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J. P. Johnson Letter

Date: 1885-1889

A letter from J. P. Johnson pledging matching funds to the Board of Trustees of $10,000 for the appointment of a professorship. This is in response to a proposition made…

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Summary of Board of Trustees reports

Date: 1882

Summary of monthly reports for the Highland University Board of Trustees. The reports span from July 27, 1881 through May 1, 1882. This series of reports also contain an annual…

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Highland University Treasury Report

Date: June 6, 1877

A report to the Board of Trustees stating funds owed staff and instructors. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory…

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Highland University quit claim deed

Date: 1880

A quit claim deed between Samuel M. Irvin and his wife Eliza H. Irvin and Doniphan County, Kansas, for lots one, two, three, eleven, and twelve. The land occupies block…

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Mortgage on Indian Fund

Date: 1880

A property report on the boarding home discussing the mortgage of $1400 with the Indian Fund. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State…

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Highland University professor salary

Date: 1883

A four part handwritten note discussing the salaries of professors at Highland University. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory…

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Highland University Private Laws

Date: February 7, 1983

A copy of the Legislative Assembly in January 4, 1858. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Bill from Ketcheson & Durfee

Date: September 1875

A bill from Ketcheson and Durfee in September, 1875 which was overturned. The total price for the bill was $3.50. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission…

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Highland University president salary

Date: July 7, 1880

A letter written by J. A. Leonard discussing the events that took place in a recent meeting. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas…

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Highland University president’s pay

Date: 1883

A handwritten note concerning the President of Highland University’s pay. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Highland University History

Date: 1870

A brief handwritten history of Highland University that covers the Presbyterian founding of Highland Academy, the original name of Highland University, in 1857 to the building of Rubeti Hall in…

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Letter about Highland University being debt free

Date: June 10, 1880

A letter to the Board of Trustees stating that Highland University will be starting the year off debt free. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through…