James Galloway Antioch College Photograph Album, 1860-1910

Summary

Creator:

Galloway, James Sutton, 1841-1915

Abstract:

The James Galloway Antioch College photograph album is a memorial book for the Antioch College Class of 1860 containing 37 photographs including views of campus, co-educational classes, and individual portraits of class members.

Extent:

37 photographs in 1 album

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jakob Dopp, June 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

The James Galloway Antioch College photograph album is a memorial book for the Antioch College Class of 1860 containing 37 photographs including views of campus, co-educational classes, and individual portraits of class members.

The album (28 x 23.5 cm) has moiré fabric covers with "James S. Galloway" stamped on the front. The title page lists the photographer as J. W. Winder. The majority of images are studio portraits of members of the Class of 1860, most of which include the subjects’ signatures and hometowns. Of note is a portrait of suffragist Olympia Brown (1835-1926), the first woman to both graduate from theological school and become a full-time ordained minister. Also present is an image of the Antioch College campus, three photographs of co-educational classes, and a letter from one of Galloway's classmates describing the Class of 1860’s 50th reunion in 1910 which Galloway did not attend.

Biographical / Historical:

James Sutton Galloway (1841-1915) was born to Edgar M. and Deborah H. Galloway in Marion, New York. At the age of 13, he entered the Marion Collegiate Institute and completed his studies within three years. In 1857 he applied to the sophomore class of Antioch College in 1857 and was eventually accepted after initially being rejected on account of his youth. After graduating in 1860 as the youngest member of his class, Galloway returned to Marion to teach high school before attending Hillsdale College in 1862 to study law.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Cynthia Motzenbecker, March 2011. F-1003 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Classrooms--Ohio--Yellow Springs--1860.
Students--Ohio--Yellow Springs--1860.
Universities & colleges--Ohio--1860.

Formats:

Albumen prints.
Autograph albums.
Correspondence.
Photograph albums.
Portrait photographs.

Names:

Antioch College.
Brown, Olympia, 1835-1926--Portraits.
Winder, J. W. (John Wildman), 1828-1900.