S.W. Harkey Papers
Scope and Contents
The Harkey Papers contain one article written by S.W. Harkey, "Ups and Downs of an Agency in Behalf of Illinois University,” Olive Branch, December 1856.
Dates
- Created: 1856
- Other: Date acquired: 04/00/2012
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Records from the Office of the President are closed for 25 years after the date of creation. Records of a sitting administration are closed for the duration of the term. This collection is open for research.
Biographical or Historical Information
Simeon Walcher Harkey was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on December 3, 1811. He graduated from Gettysburg Lutheran seminary in 1834, and in 1850 was elected as professor of Christian theology at Hillsboro College.
Harkey was influential in transferring the location of Hillsboro College from Hillsboro to Springfield, IL, where the name of the college became Illinois State University. After President Springer's resignation in 1855, Harkey became acting president until William M. Reynolds took leadership in 1857. When Reynolds resigned in 1962, Harkey served as acting president again from 1862 to 1866.
Harkey also was president of the general synod of his church in 1857 and in 1865 he served as chaplain at Camp Butler, near Springfield, Illinois. Wittenberg College gave him the degree of D. D. in 1852. Dr. Harkey died on March 1, 1889 in Knox County, Illinois.
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Extent
0.38 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
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Method of Acquisition
Donated by Art Stees.
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