Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Established in 1769 by Congregational minister Eleazar Wheelock with funds largely raised by the efforts of Native American preacher Samson Occom, the College's initial mission was to acculturate and Christianize the Native Americans. After a long period of financial and political struggles, Dartmouth emerged from relative obscurity in the early twentieth century. Baxter Perry Smith (1829-1884) was an American Philanthropist and Historian. He was one of those who came out to support Indians. In 1878 he wrote The History of Dartmouth College.