Ebenezer Dickey Junkin Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0425

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Presbyterian minister Ebenezer Dickey Junkin's pocket sized bound scrapbook of articles submitted to the Presbyterian Watchman and Observer newspaper by his father, George Junkin, D.D. between 1853-1856. George Junkin, under the pen name Theophilus, wrote the series of letters to the Richmond, Virginia publication on the role of the church in higher education. They include his commentary on the relationship between chuch and government. Junkin penned the letters during his tenure as President of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. E.D. Junkin titled the scrapbook, "Lux Mundi - A series of newspaper articles on the education question by the Rev. Dr. George Junkin, 1854 or 6"

Dates

Creation: Inclusive 1853-1856

Creator

Junkin, Ebenezer Dickey (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

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