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Elisha Ballantine sermons and lectures, 1872-1879, undated

A Guide to the collection at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Dina 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
Ballantine, Elisha, 1810-1886.

Title
Elisha Ballantine sermons and lectures, 1872-1879, undated

Collection No.
C295

Extent
0.6 cubic feet (1 box)

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Elisha Ballantine was a professor of mathematics, languages, and Greek at Indiana University from 1854 until his death in 1886. Collection consists of nine of Ballantine's religious sermons and lectures, including a eulogy for student Anton F.E. Boisen.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Advance notice required for access.

Biographical Note

The eighth son of Ebenezer and Mary Osborn Ballantine, Elisha Ballantine was born October 11, 1809, in Shodark Landing, New York. After the death of his parents in 1823, Ballantine left New York for Ohio University, from which he graduated in 1828. Desiring to further his education, he went on to attend the Union Theological Seminary at Prince Edward County, Virginia. While a student, he also served as an instructor until moving into a full time teaching position as Professor of Hebrew and Greek, from 1831-1837.

In 1838, he returned to Ohio University to teach Greek, but left after two years to answer a call to the ministry back in Prince Edward County. He left this post in 1848 to serve as minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. where he remained until coming to Indiana University in 1854, where, with the exception of a brief position with the American Board of Foreign Missions (1863-1866), he spent the rest of his professional career.

A respected member of the Indiana faculty, Prof. Ballantine held several positions throughout his tenure at IU. Teaching positions included professor of mathematics (1854-1856), professor of languages (1856-1863), and professor of Greek (1867-1886). Towards the end of his career, he also served as acting president (1884) and then Vice-President from 1884 until his death in 1886.

Today Elisha Ballantine is memorialized on the IU Bloomington campus through Elisha Ballantine Hall, one of the largest academic buildings on campus, erected in 1959.

Arrangement

Files are arranged chronologically in a single series, Sermons and lectures.

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of nine lectures and sermons by Prof. Ballantine. Except for "Old Age," all are handwritten. Most are undated, but those that do have dates span the period from 1872-1879. A deeply religious man, most of Ballantine’s lectures and sermons are of a religious nature. The sermons do not include any details about where or when they were delivered.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Accessions 0769 and 1140
Usage Restrictions
Collection is in the public domain. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Elisha Ballantine sermons and lectures, Collection C295, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing Information
Processed by Dina Kellams.

Completed in 2008

Container List


Series: Sermons and lectures, 1872-1879,   undated 

Remarks at funeral of student Anton F.E. Boisen, March 5, 1872  (includes original handwritten eulogy in German as well as English typewritten translation) [image]View item(s)

New Year’s talk at the College Chapel, January 1876  [image]View item(s)

"Old Age," March 30, 1879  [image]View item(s)

"Exodus 20:8: Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy," undated  [image]View item(s)

"John 5:39: Search the Scriptures," undated  [image]View item(s)

"Matthew 15:14-30: The Parable of the Talents & Luke 19:11-27: The Parable of the Pounds," undated  [image]View item(s)

"Matthew 25:20-23: Fidelity and its Joy," undated  [image]View item(s)

"Proverbs 9:10: The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom," undated  [image]View item(s)

"Psalm 116:12-16: The Life of Gratitude," undated  [image]View item(s)

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