Weber State Historical Publications

Page 51

Title The History of the Weber Stake Academy: the Period of Struggle 1889-1894
Creator Kerr, Walter A.
Contributors Weber College, Publisher
Description Weber Stake Academy first opened its doors for instruction at the LDS Second Ward Meeting House on the corner of 26th Street and Grant Avenue on January 7, 1889. The academy's two teachers, Louis F. Moench and Edwin Cutler, welcomed nearly one hundred students on the first day, and, by the end of its first term, 195 students in all had registered for the school. This monograph depicts the role the LDS church and its leaders played in founding the school, the background of its first educators and administrators and the financial challenges they confronted in operating the school from 1889 through 1894. Letters of appreciation for Louis F. Moench and a bibliography of primary sources are also provided.
Subject Weber Stake Academy--History; Weber Stake Academy--Publication of proceedings; Higher education and state
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original 1953
Date 1953
Date Digital 2015
Temporal Coverage 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894
Item Size 8.75 inch x 11.25 inch
Medium Book
Item Description 75 page book with a black cover with gold lettering
Spatial Coverage Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383
Type Text
Conversion Specifications Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. OCR by ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source LC361.K4 1953 Weber State University Archives
Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6eb2t13
Setname wsu_hp
ID 105722
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6eb2t13

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Title Page 51
Creator Kerr, Walter A.
Contributors Weber College, Publisher
Description Weber Stake Academy first opened its doors for instruction at the LDS Second Ward Meeting House on the corner of 26th Street and Grant Avenue on January 7, 1889. The academy's two teachers, Louis F. Moench and Edwin Cutler, welcomed nearly one hundred students on the first day, and, by the end of its first term, 195 students in all had registered for the school. This monograph depicts the role the LDS church and its leaders played in founding the school, the background of its first educators and administrators and the financial challenges they confronted in operating the school from 1889 through 1894. Letters of appreciation for Louis F. Moench and a bibliography of primary sources are also provided.
Subject Weber Stake Academy--History; Weber Stake Academy--Publication of proceedings; Higher education and state
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University
Date Original 1953
Date 1953
Date Digital 2015
Temporal Coverage 1889-1895
Item Description 8.75 x 11.25 in. hardback. Pages number 1-75.
Spatial Coverage Ogden (Utah)
Type Text
Conversion Specifications Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. OCR done with ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were created for general use.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source Archives LC361.K4 1953
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
Setname wsu_hp
ID 106060
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6eb2t13/106060