Guide to the Erasmus D. MacMaster Collection
Title:
Erasmus D. MacMaster Collection
Repository:
Miami University
Phone: 513-529-6720
http://archives.lib.muohio.edu/
Creator:
MacMaster, E. D. (Erasmus, Darwin), 1806-1866
Dates:
1838-1968
Bulk dates:
1844-1890
Quantity:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
 Collection of materials related to the life and career of nineteenth century American academic and theologian Erasmus D. MacMaster.
Identification:
4 MACMASTER
Location:
Miami University Archives, Withrow Court, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Language:
The records are in English
Sample Image:
Miami University Archives
Sample Image:
Finding Aid Erasmus D. MacMaster Collection

Biography of Erasmus D. MacMaster

Erasmus D. MacMaster was born in Mercer Pennsylvania on February 4, 1806. He earned an A.B. from Union College, Chicago, Illinois in 1827. MacMaster was licensed by the Reformed Presbytery of New York on June 16, 1829, and ministered in Ballston N.Y. from 1831 to 1838. After serving as President of Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana from 1838 to 1845, MacMaster accepted the presidency of Miami University. His Miami tenure was plagued by smallpox and cholera outbreaks and conflicts with the student body culminating in the so-called "Snowball Rebellion" in January 1848. By the time of MacMaster's departure from Miami in 1849, enrollment had dwindled to sixty-eight students and the University faced major financial problems. MacMaster went on the serve on the faculty of the New Albany, Indiana and Theological Seminary in New Albany. At the time of his death on December 10, 1866, MacMaster was Professor of Theology at Northwestern Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence and printed materials primarily relating to MacMaster's tenure as Miami University President. Included his resignation address and his final report to the Miami University Board of Trustees.

Statement of Arrangement

Organized into the following series: I. Addresses and sermons, 1838-1856; II. Correspondence with the Miami University Board of Trustees and Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1838-1857; III. Miscellaneous Materials, 1845-1968. Arranged chronologically within each series.

Restrictions on Use

Materials do not circulate and are made available to users in the Miami University Archives.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate and and made available to users in the Miami University Archives.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to provide access to this collection:

Subjects:

Archives-Ohio
Correspondence

Persons:

MacMaster, E. D. (Erasmus Darwin), 1806-1866

Technical Requirements


Preferred Citation

Cite as Erasmus D. MacMaster Collection, Miami University Archives, Oxford, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Acquired from various sources.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Bob Schmidt, University Archivist, Miami University Archives.


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