William A. Finley portrait, circa 1870

Title
William A. Finley portrait, circa 1870
LC Subject
College presidents Portraits Finley, W. A. (William Asa), 1839-1912
Description
William Asa Finley served as the first president of Corvallis College from 1865 to 1872. He was appointed as president in 1865 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was president at the time the college was chosen as the agricultural college for Oregon under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act.
Work Type
photographic prints photographs
Date
1865/1875
Identifier
P001:002
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Presidents of Oregon State University Photographic Collection, circa 1865-1999 (P 001)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Institution
Oregon State University