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Washington University Course Catalogs
Include names of professors, university administrators, and board of trustee members. Catalogs 1866 - 1923 are currently digitized and online. Catalogs for 1855-1865, and post-1923 available to researchers at the WashU archives.
O’Fallon Polytechnic Institute Collection (wua00139)
Founded in 1855 by John Howe as part of a collaborative endeavor with Washington University to form a comprehensive school to teach mechanical, agricultural, and other industrial subjects. 1858-1886
Chancellor Reports and Messages Collection (wua00089)
Updates on campus activities and an overview of the University. Most by the chancellors; some by others within the University administration. 1874-2012
Irving Union Collection (wua00162)
Student published from 1869 to 1877. Was a forerunner of “Student Life,” which began with a January issue in 1878.
William Greenleaf Eliot Papers (WUA00068)
Co-founder of Washington University, Eliot was also Board President and Chancellor. A Unitarian Minister, he was very active in St. Louis working on topics including emancipation, public education, women's rights, temperance, and more. Portions of the collection are available online.
Esther [last name unknown] (E445.M67 K55 1852 4o)
Single document of sale, with details how Esther was trafficked by a man named John Brown of St. Louis and then enslaved by Henry Shaw, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 1852.