Description: Located near the entrance to Kenyon College, this Early Gothic Revival style cottage, built around 1860, might have been designed by the architect William Tinsley, who also designed Ascension Hall at Kenyon College. The cottage owner, Peter Neff, was a Kenyon College graduate who, along with a Kenyon professor, invented the tintype. The cottage, which has housed Kenyon College's dean of students for the past five decades, is also known as the Dean's House or Clifford Place. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_034_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Universities and colleges; Kenyon College
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a college building on the Kenyon College campus in Gambier, Ohio. Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college founded by Episcopalian Bishop, Philander Chase in 1824. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06414
Subjects: Gambier (Ohio); Kenyon College; College buildings
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: This Gothic Revival home in Gambier currently houses the Kenyon Review, an influential and honored literary magazine. The Kenyon Review was established in 1938 after the president of Kenyon College, Gordon Keith Chalmers, brought John Crowe Ransom, a distinguished poet and critic, to Gambier Hill. Before housing the Kenyon Review, the home was called the Peter Neff Cottage and was used as the home of Kenyon College's Deans of Students. The home was renamed to honor John L. and Mary C. Finn, whose son, James, was a Kenyon Review trustee who provided the funding to restore the home. Peter Neff graduated from Kenyon College in 1849 and helped develop the first successful tintype photographs in America and was later involved in the oil and gas business in eastern Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_029_001
Subjects: Architecture; Education; Universities and colleges; Kenyon College
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved print depicting Kenyon College, ca. 1830. The college was founded by Philander Chase, the bishop of the Episcopalian diocese in Ohio, as a seminary so that the Church could grow in Ohio. This print is an illustration in the 1847 edition of "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03987
Subjects: Kenyon College; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Cultural Ohio--Education
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: This print shows Ascension Hall on the campus of Kenyon College. It was designed by architect William Tinsley's and is considered one of his masterpieces. Built of olive shale, the structure was a gift of the Church of the Ascension in New York City. From the 1876 book "Historical Sketches of the Higher Educational Institutions, and also of Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions of the State of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03988
Subjects: Kenyon College; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; College buildings; Cultural Ohio--Education
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joe Munroe experiments with photographic exposures in this photograph of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, 1950. The photo appears to show Ascension Hall, located on the Kenyon campus. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_F767_JPG320a
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Kenyon College; Trick photography
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joe Munroe experiments with his photography in this photo of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, 1950. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_F767_JPG320c
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Kenyon College; Trick photography
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Pierce hall was built in 1929 at Kenyon College It has always been used as a dining hall and place for student activities. It was named for the twelfth and longest lasting president William Foster Pierce. It has hosted many social events including the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Bob Dylan. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_039_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Buildings; Kenyon College; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption on picture says "Old Kenyon-First Building-1827, Architect Charles Bulfinch, also designed White House and Capitol Dome, Walls 4 feet in thickness, Also housed Rutherford B. Hayes, Kenyon graduate and U.S. President View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_042_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Buildings; Kenyon College; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Print showing the Miami and Erie Canal passing below the John Johnston Farm in Piqua, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1907. Johnston served as a local Indian Agent in the early years after Ohio's founding. He was appointed by President James Madison and held the position until the 1840s. His responsibility was to help Native Americans interact with settlers, which filled a need left by the state and Federal government when it came to Native American rights. He was also notable for helping to found Kenyon College, and forming the first Sunday School in Miami County. The Ohio Historical Society now maintains John Johnston's farm as a state memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04009
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Kenyon College
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bishop Philander Chase (1775-1852) was an Episcopalian minister who traveled throughout the American frontier establishing numerous parishes. He served as Kenyon College's first president. This image is from the 1909 edition of Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03944
Subjects: Clergy; Kenyon College; University presidents; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio
 

Description: Engraved image of of the John Johnston farm, located in Upper Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1847. Johnston served as a local Indian Agent in the early years after Ohio's founding. He was appointed by President James Madison and held the position until the 1840s. His responsibility was to help Native Americans interact with settlers, which filled a need left by the state and federal government when it came to Native American rights. He was also notable for helping to found Kenyon College, and forming the first Sunday School in Miami County. The Ohio Historical Society now maintains John Johnston's farm as a state memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03981
Subjects: Farm life--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Piqua (Ohio); Kenyon College
Places: Upper Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)