Digital Exhibits
Additional information about any of these items can be found by visiting the AU Archives.


Alma Mater "Remember"

Read the history of the AU alma mater and hear it sung by the Chapel Choir.

Read the September 28, 1922
Ashland Collegian-first issue 1922
Campus buildings

Find out about present and former buildings here on the AU campus.

Glass Slide Collection
View the Glass Slide Collection.  Here can be found some of the earliest views of the AU campus dating from 1881.
Oral Histories
Listen to Oral Histories of former professors here at Ashland.
Photo gallery

View some of the more interesting photographs found in the AU Archives.

Roster of students at Ashland College 1879-
Search for former students here at Ashland.
Sports teams at Ashland photographs prior to 1950
View some of the earliest photographs of Ashland College sports teams.

1863 civil war diary

Read an authentic civil war diary which covers the years 1863.

1874 Atlas of Ashland Co. Ohio Caldwell

Search for locations in Ashland County as found in Caldwell's Atlas of 1874.

1879 Ashland College Catalog




Read the first Ashland College Catalog.

1892 Ashland University Sketch Book




Read some of the events taking place on the Ashland campus during 1892.  Much trouble was taking place at Ashland and within the Brethren Church.
 
 
 

 

1902 Ashland College Students Handbook

Read the first issue of the Ashland College Student Handbook.

1910 J.C. Mackey Photographic Collection

View the photographic collection of Dr. J.C. Mackey-former Ashland professor.  This collection contains images of the Ashland campus from 1909 to 1913.

The Legal and Historical Records and Official Report of Ashland University by President D.C.Christner from March the 12th A.D., 1888 to May the 26th A.D. 1892.

This document covers the years Ashland College was rechartered following the first bankruptacy in 1884-86.  Also included is narrative on the protest taking place on the campus amongst some of the college faculty.

The Ashland College Charter and by-laws served as the founding document in 1878.  Outlined in these 16 handwritten pages are both the constitution and by-laws.  This document is part of the Austin Moherman collection found in the Ashland Univeristy Archives.

Click here to view charter