Digital Collections @ St. Lawrence University

The Chapel's Namesake, Almon Gunnison

Overview

Subject: 
Gunnison, Almon (1844-1917)
Subject: 
College presidents -- United States
Subject: 
St. Lawrence University -- Presidents
Description: 
Gunnison Memorial Chapel was named to honor the 8th President in St. Lawrence’s history, Dr. Almon Gunnison. An ordained minister in the Universalist Church, Dr. Gunnison’s tenure lasted 15 years from 1899-1914 and resulted in several major building projects, increased enrollment and course offerings and, for the first time, a healthy endowment fund. The President Emeritus died in 1917.
Coverage: 
Canton, New York
Date Original: 
19??
Decade: 
1890
Language: 
English

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Resource Identifier: 
ODY Archives, RG 2, Series 3.4, Box 14
Publisher: 
St. Lawrence University

Technical

Digitization Specifications: 
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 2000 pixels wide, 72 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS6 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1
Date Digital: 
November 22, 2013
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Image