Lemuel Moss papers, 1860-1876
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Dina M. Kellams
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Moss, Lemuel, 1829-1904.
Extent
3 folders
Language
Materials are in English unless otherwise
indicated.
TitleLemuel Moss papers, 1860-1876
Collection No.
C78
Abstract
Lemuel Moss was Indiana University
President 1875-1884. He left amidst a scandal involving himself and a female professor
at the university. This small collection consists of correspondence with Rev. and Mrs.
J. R. Scott and a poem Moss wrote for his wife in celebration of their 25th wedding
anniversary.
Access Restrictions
Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
Lemuel Moss was born in Boone County Kentucky, December 27, 1829, to Rev. Demas and
Esther Moss. He received his higher education from the University of Rochester,
receiving his AB in 1858, an honorary DD in 1868, an honorary LLD in 1883. He also
received a degree from the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1860.
Dr. Moss was a printer by trade but served as Pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Worcester, Massachusetts from 1860 to 64 and the same position in Woodbury, New Jersey
from 1864 to 66. Also, from 1864 to 65 he served as Secretary of the U.S. Christian
Committee. In 1865, Moss began his career in formal education as he became Professor of
Theology at the University of Lewisburg (now Bucknell), where he remained until 1868. In
1874, Dr. Moss accepted the post of President of the University of Chicago, which he
left the following year to become President of Indiana University. He maintained this
position until 1884 when he resigned amidst a scandal involving himself and a female
professor at the university. He later resurrected his career as Lecturer of Christian
Sociology at Bucknell University from 1898 until his death in 1904.
Dr. Moss was involved in a number of organizations, including the American Baptist
Historical Society, serving as its president from 1895-1900 and vice president from
1900-02; the American Baptist Missionary Union of which he served as vice president from
1883-84; the National Council on Education, 1880- 84; served as president of the
Department of Higher Education from 1883-84.
Moss married Harriet Bingham of Cincinnati, Ohio on December 24, 1851. They had three
children: Charles Henry, Harriet Payne, and Mary Helen.
Scope and Content Note
The Lemuel Moss papers is a small collection consisting of two series, Correspondence
and Writings, in three folders.
The Correspondence series, 1860-1861, consists of two folders. It includes outgoing
correspondence with Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Scott and transcriptions of the correspondence.
The Writings series, 1876, consists of one item, a poem written by Moss for his wife on
the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 0735
Usage Restrictions
Collection is in the public domain. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Lemuel Moss papers, Collection C78, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing informationProcessed by Dina M. Kellams
Completed in 2001
Updated in 2011 in preparation for digitization.
Series:
Correspondence, 1860-1861
Series:
Writings, 1876
Poem: "To My Wife on the 25th anniversary of our marriage." [1876 Dec. 24]
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