George Richmond Grose papers

Collection

Identifier: MSD-0000-032

Staff Only

Collection Statement

This large collection contains many letters all in alphabetical and chronological order. Also included in this collection is a scrapbook and a book by Marie Adams, The Jumping Off Place, pages 54 and 57.

Dates

1903 - 1942

Creator

Grose, George Richmond (Person)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Biographical Sketch

George Richmond Grose was born in Nicholas County, West Virginia, on July 1869. Immediately after receiving his A.B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, he married Lucy Dickerson, a fellow-student, on June 28, 1894. He studied at Boston University School of Theology, receiving the S.T.B. degree in 1896. Ohio Wesleyan made him a D.D. in 1908 and LL.D. in 1916. Elected to the presidency of DePauw University in 1912, he served with distinction for twelve years, raising standards, securing millions for new buildings and the famous Rector Scholarships, and becoming a major molder of the modern DePauw. His influence on students and young ministers was remarkable.