The newspaper likewise includes several historical images, including this photograph of Nebraska University, Fontanelle that operated from 1856-1872.
The Nebraska State Historical Society offers a .pdf of Ann Wilhite's "Cities together with Colleges inwards the Promised Land: Territorial Nebraska, 1854-1867," published inwards the Nebraska History mag inwards 1986. Wilhite provides an interesting review of the founding of early on colleges inwards the terra firma amongst the social together with economical context supporting the diverse initiatives. Her appendix includes an alphabetical listing of all the somebody institutions amongst brief sketch that includes dates, founders, together with whatever denominational ties. Her terminate notes likewise include an extensive listing of useful references.