John Price Durbin John papers
Collection Statement
This collection includes a Brookville paper, Civil War letters, pamphlets, clippings, a guest book, diaries from 1864-1869 and one from 1873. There are also five scrapbooks included from 1895, 1896, 1879-1904, 1869-1871, and one from 1899-1906.
Dates
- 1843 - 1916
Creator
- Talbott, Norbert "Bert" Lee (class of 1958) (Person)
- John, John Price Durbin (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University.
Biographical Sketch
John was born November 25, 1843, in Brookville, Ind., in which place his parents had resided since 1816. From early boyhood their son gave evidence that he possessed a deep religious instinct. He became a member of the Southeast Indiana Conference in 1867. He was ordained a deacon by Bishop Simpson in 1869 and elder by Bishop Scott in 1871. He became a teacher in the public schools when seventeen years of age. When twenty he was elected professor of mathematics in Brookville College, which he had attended as a student, and became the president of the institution in 1869. After some weeks of illness Doctor John passed to his reward on the seventh day of August, 1916.
Extent
1.2 Cubic Feet (3 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- John Price Durbin John papers Class of 1880; Seventh President of DePauw University, 1889-1895
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Date
- 9/19/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
