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Founding of the Institute
- When
- 1833
- Where
- Oberlin, Ohio
Presbyterian ministers John Jay Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart founded the Oberlin Collegiate Institute in 1833 in Ohio.
Shipherd and Stewart, who became friends in Elyria in 1832, established the institute to address the lack of Christian morals among western settlers. The founders were influenced by the religious revivals of the early 1830s and sought to create a missionary army of Christian soldiers.
Sources
- Oberlin College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- Oberlin, Ohio Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
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