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Aikens, Charles T., Rev., 1862-1927 (AB 1883)

 Person

Biography

Born 14 December 1862; died 21 June 1927. President of Susquehanna University 1905-1927.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Carl E. Seashore, "An Open Letter to a College Freshman", circa 1920

 File
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents

A small printed pamphlet; the cover is entitled "An Open Letter to a College Freshman," with "Compliments of President Aikens" printed below. The title indicates that the "letter" was written by Carl E. Seashore, Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Iowa, and the pamphlet was published by the Extension Division of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Neither the pamphlet nor the text is dated.

Dates: circa 1920

Congressional Candidacy, 1914

 Item
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents

This file contains a single item, a small printed card, which bears a small portrait of Aikens and reads:

FOR CONGRESS / 17th Pennsylvania District / CHARLES T. AIKENS / OF SNYDER COUNTY / Your Vote and Influence Respectfully Requested. / The Primary Election will be on Tuesday, May 19, 1914, / from 7 A. M. to 7 P. M.

Dates: 1914

Correspondence, 1924 November 26 - December

 File
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents

This file contains two handwritten letters from Edward Aksim, an ordained Lutheran minister and professor at the Lutheran College in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Aikens, explaining his lack of formal education and his desire to earn a degree from Susquehanna University.

Dates: 1924 November 26 - December

Formal Portraits

 File
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents

This file consists of formal portraits of Aikens.

Dates: 1905-1927

Missionary Institute Diploma, 1883 May 30

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Identifier: II
Scope and Contents

Framed diploma from the Missionary Institute, Selinsgrove, awarded to Charles T. Aikens of Siglerville, Penna., for completion of the Classical Course, on 30 May 1883. Signed by P. Born, Superintendent; Jonathan R. Dimm, Principal; and [?.] F. Zimmerman, Vice Principal, with the embossed seal of the Missionary Institute affixed.

Dates: 1883 May 30

Newspaper Articles, 1905-1927, bulk 1927, bulk 1927

 File
Identifier: III
Scope and Contents

This file contains photocopies of four articles on Charles Aikens, one published at the time of his inauguration as president of Susquehanna University; two announcing his planned retirement; and the lengthiest reporting on his death. Only the last is dated, Thursday, June 23, 1927, with sufficient of the masthead visible to indicate that it was published in a Selinsgrove paper.

Dates: 1905-1927, bulk 1927; bulk 1927

Personal Papers

 Series
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains a small number of disparate items relating to Charles T. Aikens, a graduate of the Missionary Institute (1883) and president of Susquehanna University from 1905-1927. None of the items appear to have been assembled by Aikens or by the President's Office; but rather the collection seems to have been created from individual materials found in the archives.

Dates: 1883-1927

President Charles T. Aikens Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 02/01/05-CO-0289
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a small number of disparate items relating to Charles T. Aikens, a graduate of the Missionary Institute (1883) and president of Susquehanna University from 1905-1927. None of the items appear to have been assembled by Aikens or by the President's Office; but rather the collection seems to have been created from individual materials found in the archives.

Dates: 1883-1927

President of Susquehanna University, 1905-1927

 Series
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains a small number of disparate items relating to Charles T. Aikens, a graduate of the Missionary Institute (1883) and president of Susquehanna University from 1905-1927. None of the items appear to have been assembled by Aikens or by the President's Office; but rather the collection seems to have been created from individual materials found in the archives.

Dates: 1905-1927

Registrar's Announcement, 1905 July 20

 File
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents

This file contains a single item, a printed announcement, dated July 20th, 1905 at Selin's Grove and issued by A. N. Warner, Registrar. It announces the election of Rev. Charles T. Aikens as president of Susquehanna University, as well as the election of Rev. D. B. Floyd as chair of Hebrew and Greek Exegesis in the Theological Department, and the hiring of Miss Mary Waldo as violin and orchestra teacher.

Dates: Publication: 1905 July 20

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