Wasatch Academy Literary Society

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Identifier 042.TIF
Title Wasatch Academy Literary Society
Subject Church schools; Literary Society (Wasatch Academy); Mission to Latter Day Saints; Mt. Pleasant (Utah); Presbyterian Church in Utah; Presbyterians -- Utah; Sanpete County (Utah); Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah)
People McMillan, Duncan James, 1846-1939
Spatial Coverage Mt. Pleasant (Utah); Sanpete County (Utah)
OCR Text Show
Further Information The condition of the photograph is fair. A portion of border is missing near the top left corner. The corners have nicks and creases in them and the top right corner has almost torn away. Written on the back, in blue ink, is: "Literary Society [,] Size 4 ½ by 6 ½ [,] Cut no. 33." Written in pencil is: "Arden [?] Literary Society [,] 4 ½ X 6 ½ Wasatch [circled]." The back also shows slight signs of yellow discoloration due to ageing. Wasatch Academy was founded on April 19, 1875 by the Reverend Duncan James McMillan whom also had a major influence in founding Westminster College. A protégé of Sheldon Jackson, he came to the Salt Lake Valley in March of 1875 to find refuge from his bronchial condition and to establish a proselytizing mission to convert Mormons. However, McMillan soon turned his efforts to education when his proselytizing efforts towards the Mormons proved futile. He then founded Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah and opened a number of subsequent schools of the same nature in northern and southern Utah.
Funding The Westminster College digital archives project is partially funded by the Masonic Foundation of Utah.
Publisher Westminster College
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Rights Management Digital image copyright 2006, Westminster College. All rights reserved.
Holding Institution Westminster College
Source Physical Dimensions Archival TIFF 3000 x 4600
Source Resolution 400ppi
Display Dimensions JPEG: 650 x 1000
Bit Depth 8-bit
Scanning Device Epson Expression 836 XL flatbed scanner
ARK ark:/87278/s6574j0m
Setname wc_pc
ID 1094288
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6574j0m
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