when was it founded?
February 1, 1842
Willamette University
February 1, 1842
what is waller hall? It is a building on the campus of Willamette University who built it? E.N. Cook and Thomas Milton Gatch what sort of architecture it has? Renaissance style of architecture where is the aforementioned university located? In Salem, Oregon how big is it's campus? Campus is directly south of the Oregon State Capitol, affording students access to internships in the institutions of Oregon government.
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Willamette University [SEP] History
The university was founded as the Oregon Institute by the missionary Jason Lee, who had arrived in what was then known as the Oregon Country in 1834 and had founded the Indian Manual Labor Institute for the education of the local Native Americans. Lee requested additional support for his mission, and received 53 additional volunteers in 1839, who arrived on the ship "Lausanne". After a series of meetings in Lee's home, the by-laws were adopted and board of trustees elected and the institute was officially established on February 1, 1842. The Oregon Institute officially opened on August 13, 1844 with a total of five students and one teacher, Mrs.