Tintype of Sidney Marsh · Digital Exhibits

Title: Tintype of Sidney Marsh
Description: Tintype portrait of Sidney Harper Marsh, Pacific University's first president from 1853 to 1879. He travelled to Oregon in 1853 on the invitation of George Atkinson. He became principal of Tualatin Academy upon his arrival in 1853, and then became the first president of Pacific University the following year. His tenure ended on February 2, 1879 in Forest Grove, when he passed away at age 81.
Identifier: PUApic_012237
Subject: College administrators; Pioneers; Portraits; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges--Administration; College presidents; Marsh, Sidney H. (Sidney Harper), 1825-1879; Genealogy & Family History; Heritage Studies; Higher Education; Local & State History
Rights: Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Pacific University Archives at archives@pacificu.edu.; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Date Created: circa 1870s
Date: 1870/1879
Medium: tintypes
Source: Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives
Type: Still Image

Item sets: Pacific University Historic Photographs; Pacific University Archives DPLA

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