John Huston Finley's personal bookplate

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Title

John Huston Finley's personal bookplate

Subject

Bookplates

Description

John Huston Finley graduated from Knox College in 1887 and returned as its president from 1892 until 1899. The text on the bookplate reads, "Fide et Fortitudine (By Faith and Fortitude)" along with "the cairn of remembrance." Both lines of text refer to the ancestry of John Finley from the Scottish Clan Farquharson.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

JHFinley.jpg

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Physical Dimensions

7.6 x 8.9 cm

Files

JHFinley.jpg

Collection

Citation

“John Huston Finley's personal bookplate,” Artistic Treasures from the Knox College Special Collections & Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://knox.omeka.net/items/show/56.