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Photographer: Unknown
Caption: Reverend Timothy Alden, President of Allegheny College, 1816-1831
Additional Description: A Harvard College graduate and ordained minister, Alden supplemented his income by teaching. By 1815 he had abandoned the ministry and with the help of his brother founded Allegheny College in the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania. The college struggled in its early years. Facing serious financial problems and a lack of students, Alden resigned his presidency on August 2, 1831. Special Collections, Pelletier Library, Allegheny College
Submitted: July 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p164386
File Size: 0.026 Megabytes

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