Sister Antonia McHugh had experience at three educational levels: elementary, secondary, and college. She was among the first faculty appointed to Derham Hall / College of St. Catherine in 1905. From 1914-1917 she served as the first dean of the college; from 1917-1937 she served as the first president of the college. Her work brought national and international recognition of the scholastic curriculum and faculty at the college.
Portrait of George Swan Innis, Dean of Men and professor of Latin and history, Hamline University (1881-1921), and his family: from left, son Homer C., wife Alice V., and daughter Ethelwyn.
This is a photograph of E. St. Julien Cox, the first mayor of St. Peter from 1865 to 1867. Cox was a captain in Company E of the Second Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War. He led volunteers to fight at New Ulm during the 1862 uprising. Cox served as judge of the Ninth Judicial District from 1876 to 1882.
This is a photograph of William Carey Brown, a Nicollet County native. Brown, who became a Brigidier General, received many honors, including the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star.
A photograph of J.C Pope and Henry Rines standing in the back and George H. Newbert and Rolly Pope sitting on the bench. The bottom portion of the photograph is broken off.
Portrait of the Reverend Jabez Brooks, Hamline University president, 1854-1857 and 1861-1869. Prior to coming to Hamline, he was principal of a seminary in Watertown, Wisconsin, and a professor of Greek and mathematics at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. After leaving Hamline, he became a member of the faculty at the newly opened University of Minnesota.
An arrangement of delphiniums and carnations beimng prepared for display and judging. Left to right: Mrs John T. Jackson, Mrs. Verle Nicholson, Mrs. William Klein.