Jireh College records, 1908-1942
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jireh College
- Title
- Jireh College records
- Dates
- 1908-1942 (inclusive)19081942
1908-1920 (bulk)19081920 - Quantity
- .45 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 00972
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Reverend George Dalzell, a Congregational minister serving in Lusk, Wyoming, founded this Christian college to help settle the surrounding area. Dalzell secured 320 acres of land west of Manville, Wyoming, and the land was organized and settled under the Jireh Land Company starting in 1908. Ground was broken for Jireh College in 1909 and classes began that summer. The Jireh Land Company sponsored the College until 1916, when the College was incorporated and the Land Company was dissolved. A lack of funding from the Congregational denomination after World War I caused the school and the surrounding town of Jireh to close in 1920.
Content Description
Collection contains materials relating to the Jireh Land Company and Jireh College, including record book of meetings of the Jireh Land Company (1908-1912, 1916); record book of sale of stock by the Jireh Land Company (1909-1910); record book of meetings of the Board of Trustees of Jireh College (1910-1912); record book of students, courses and grades of the College (1910-1920); an unpublished history of the College (1942); and commencement programs from Jireh College (1917).
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Christian education -- Wyoming -- Jireh.
- Congregationalists -- Wyoming -- Jireh.
- Universities and colleges -- Religion.
Geographical Names
- Jireh (Wyo.) -- History.
- Niobrara County (Wyo.)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Dalzell, George.
Corporate Names
- Jireh Land Company.
