After the Fire of 1874, the College needed to replace two-thirds of the Central Building. It was decided, rather than replicate the original design, it would be more prudent to build five separate buildings. This appeal was widely sent to alumni...
The obverse of this silver three cent coin contains a shield in a six pointed star with the words "United States of America" and the date surrounding the star. The reverse shows a stylized letter "C" with the Roman numeral three inside it and...
Although this letter has no year, it must have been written in 1864 as it discusses what French thought would be the result if McClellan were elected and if Lincoln was not re-elected. French received a bounty for enlisting but felt were money his...
The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
In this letter, Thomas Kimball Sr. comments on the fact not all the items sent to his son arrived, some having been stolen. He also gives the news from home.
The statute is the Alpha Kappa Phi Monument was dedicated on June 20, 1895 to honor the civil war service of the member of the literary society, Alpha Kappa Phi. It remains a prominent feature on Hillsdale's campus. The postmark on the postcard...
The Alpha Kappa Phi Monument was erected to honor the Civil War military service of the members of the literary society, Alpha Kappa Phi. It is still a prominent feature on the Hillsdale College campus. This postcard dates after 1895 when the...
The Alpha Kappa Phi Monument was erected by the literary society, Alpha Kappa Phi, to honor the service of their members in the Civil War. It was dedicated in 1895. This postcard shows two women dressed in the style of the 1890's reading at the...
Andrew Buck was a member of the Amphictyon Literary Society while a student at Hillsdale College. He wrote several letters to the Amphictyons while he was serving with the 1st Michigan. He was a first a student in 1859 and returned to Hillsdale...
Andrew Buck was a member of the Amphictyon Literary Society while a student at Hillsdale College. He wrote several letters to the Amphictyons while he was serving with the 1st Michigan. He was a first a student in 1859 and returned to Hillsdale...
This handwritten diary covers the years of 1863-1864. There is much written about the Civil War as Lauretta had two brothers serving in the Union Army and was interested in Asher LeFleur, another local soldier. Asher was seriousily wounded at the...
On July 4th, 1853, Edmund Fairfield, president of Michigan Central College, gave two speeches. The first was at the country fairgrounds and was entitled True National Greatness. The second remarks were at the laying of the cornerstone for...
Dedicated on June 20, 1894, the Alpha Kappa Phi Monument was a memorial to the members of AKP who had served with the Union forces during the Civil War. Built at a cost of $1400, the sculptor was Lorado Taft. Standing eigheen feet, eight inches,...
The Ambler House was donated to Hillsdale College in 1919 by Judge William E. Ambler, a long-time trustee of the College. Originally built by Esbon Blackmar, the donor of land for the College campus, it had been owned by the Vineyard, Mills and...
Battlefields; Military officers; Military life; Military service; Prisoner exchanges; Prisoners; Prisoners of war; War;
Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
