Marshall Collegiate Institute (Mercersburg, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Institutional RG 045

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Marshall Collegiate Institute collection consists of history including: an original subscription list, 1857; catalogs, 1854-1855; programs; Correspondence.

Dates

Creation: 0000 - 0000

Biographical / Historical

In 1853 the preparatory department of Marshall College became known as Marshall Academy. The name was changed to Marshall Collegiate Institute in 1854. It was a privately owned school, but in 1857 the property was bought by some of the citizens. In 1865, the Classis of Mercersburg bought the property and the name was again changed to Mercersburg College, under whose charter the school continues to operate. The historic tie to the church continues through Mercersburg's membership in the Council for Higher Education of the United Church of Christ.

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Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Ms. Coll. 017: Apple, Thomas Gilmore. Lectures on Ethics; Class records for the school at Mechanicsburg, 1857, and for Marshall Collegiate Institute, 1858-1864. Ms. Coll. 163/Box 1/ff 59: Schaff, Philip. Letter from John F. Mesick re: books for Marshall Collegiate Institute. For Marshall College see: Inst. RG 039. For Mercersburg College see: Inst. RG 055. For Mercersburg Academy see: Inst. RG 057.