"The greatest artists, saints, philosophers and, until quite recent times, scientists, through the Christian centuries, . . . have all assumed that the New Testament promise of eternal life is valid, and that the great drama of the Incarnation which embodies it, is indeed the master-drama of our existence. To suppose that these distinguished believers were all credulous fools whose folly and credulity in holding such beliefs has now been finally exposed, would seem to me untenable; and anyway I'd rather be wrong with Dante and Shakespeare and Milton, with Augustine of Hippo and Francis of Assisi, with Dr Johnson, Blake and Dostoevsky than right with Voltaire, Rousseau, the Huxleys, Herbert Spencer, H.G. Wells and Bernard Shaw." (Malcolm Muggeridge, Vintage Muggeridge, pp. 32-33)
Purpose
The Wheaton College Archives, located on the 3rd floor of the Billy Graham Center, seeks to document the history of Wheaton College, 1860 to the present, and its predecessor, the Illinois Institute, 1852-59. The College Archives also serves as a major information source for people, publications, and events associated with Wheaton College.
Many of the administrative records (re: Trustees, Presidents, and Vice-Presidents/Deans) have access restrictions and those accessible require written permission for research. The following resources are open for research within the posted hours:
Vertical File - covering over 600 topics
Publications -
Inform: Bulletin of Wheaton
College (catalog) 1860-present (view
sample online version) Tower (annual yearbook) 1893-1900, 1922-present Record (student newspaper) 1890-present Wheaton Alumni 1929-present
[primary and secondary campus publications]
Photographs [over 30,000 photographs in Personal and Topical series]
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photo or text from this website may be taken and used without the express
written consent of the Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections,
Wheaton College.
