NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG4331.AM: Gates College (Neligh, Neb.)
Records and miscellaneous: 1882-1911
Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska
Size: 0.25 cu.ft., and 1 reel of microfilm
BACKGROUND NOTE
The Columbus Association of Congregational Churches met at Oakdale, Nebraska, in 1881 to discuss maintaining a college in the area. The communities of Oakdale and Neligh placed bids to host the college. Neligh’s bid of $7,000 and forty acres of land was chosen. Named for Hiram N. Gates, superintendent of Congregational Home Missions in Nebraska, Gates college opened its doors in 1882, attracting students from across the country. Gates became an academy in 1899 and was discontinued in 1914 due to declining enrollment.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one box and one reel of microfilm containing miscellaneous records and other items relating mostly to administrative and financial affairs of Gates College. The materials include announcements, catalogues, registers and various other materials dating from 1882-1911. Some items are on microfilm only. The microfilm contains catalogues and the class record book.
Note: See the library for various Gates College and Gates Academy publications. Several other manuscript collections include additional materials relating to Gates College, including RG1063, RG1202, RG2678, RG3403, RG3854 and RG4371.
INVENTORY
Box 1
Folder
- Announcements, 1899-1900
- Catalogues, 1892-1893, 1894-1895
Catalogues, 1882-1911 (on microfilm only) - Clippings
- Financial items
- Programs
- Registers, 1882-1883
- Class record book, 1894-1906 (on microfilm only)
Subject headings:
Antelope County (Neb.) — History
Colleges and universities — Nebraska
Education — Nebraska
Gates Academy (Neligh, Neb.)
Gates College (Neligh, Neb.)
Neligh (Neb.) — History
WFS/HEK/js 04-24-1965
JEP/cr 06-19-1969
KFK 10-31-1997
TMM 05-15-2018
