Read about the history of the Borden Institue founded by William W. Borden.
William W. Borden returned to New Providence after his financial success in Leadville, Colorado. He engaged in collecting and scientific study, and he implemented his educational theories with the founding in 1884 of the Borden Institute.
The legacy of Borden, however, reached beyond his town. After his death, his scientific collections were given to the Smithsonian Institution and to Chicago’s Field Museum. Parts of his collections went to several Indiana institutions.
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