An Historical Discourse pronounced before the Graduates of Yale College, August 14, 1850
This copy of An Historical Discourse pronounced before the Graduates of Yale College, August 14, 1850; One Hundred and Fifty Years after the Founding of that Institution, with an Appendix by Theodore D. Woolsey, President of Yale College was printed in New Haven in 1850 by B. L. Hamlen, Printer to Yale College. The booklet, which measures approximately 5 ½ x 9 inches, is string-bound and contains 128 pages. The covers are missing, although traces of the original cover remains attached to the book’s spine. The front and rear pages are dirt stained, with all the remaining pages being lightly tanned with occasional foxing. Some strings are broken, leaving some sections of the book to be detached. The overall condition of the booklet is good.
The Historical Discourse starts on page 3 and continues to page 78. The Appendix mentioned in the title is, in actuality, a series of 20 Appendices that add data, letters and other material to supplement the words of the Discourse. These Appendices start on page 79 and continue to page 128.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the title page of the booklet, the first page of the Discourse, and a page showing both Appendix III and the start of Appendix IV.
Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801–1889) was an American academic, author and president of Yale College from 1846 through 1871. During his 25 years as president, Yale advanced in wealth and influence and two new departments, the Scientific School and the School of Fine Arts, were begun. [Wikipedia]
This copy of An Historical Discourse pronounced before the Graduates of Yale College, August 14, 1850; One Hundred and Fifty Years after the Founding of that Institution, with an Appendix by Theodore D. Woolsey, President of Yale College was printed in New Haven in 1850 by B. L. Hamlen, Printer to Yale College. The booklet, which measures approximately 5 ½ x 9 inches, is string-bound and contains 128 pages. The covers are missing, although traces of the original cover remains attached to the book’s spine. The front and rear pages are dirt stained, with all the remaining pages being lightly tanned with occasional foxing. Some strings are broken, leaving some sections of the book to be detached. The overall condition of the booklet is good.
The Historical Discourse starts on page 3 and continues to page 78. The Appendix mentioned in the title is, in actuality, a series of 20 Appendices that add data, letters and other material to supplement the words of the Discourse. These Appendices start on page 79 and continue to page 128.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the title page of the booklet, the first page of the Discourse, and a page showing both Appendix III and the start of Appendix IV.
Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801–1889) was an American academic, author and president of Yale College from 1846 through 1871. During his 25 years as president, Yale advanced in wealth and influence and two new departments, the Scientific School and the School of Fine Arts, were begun. [Wikipedia]
This copy of An Historical Discourse pronounced before the Graduates of Yale College, August 14, 1850; One Hundred and Fifty Years after the Founding of that Institution, with an Appendix by Theodore D. Woolsey, President of Yale College was printed in New Haven in 1850 by B. L. Hamlen, Printer to Yale College. The booklet, which measures approximately 5 ½ x 9 inches, is string-bound and contains 128 pages. The covers are missing, although traces of the original cover remains attached to the book’s spine. The front and rear pages are dirt stained, with all the remaining pages being lightly tanned with occasional foxing. Some strings are broken, leaving some sections of the book to be detached. The overall condition of the booklet is good.
The Historical Discourse starts on page 3 and continues to page 78. The Appendix mentioned in the title is, in actuality, a series of 20 Appendices that add data, letters and other material to supplement the words of the Discourse. These Appendices start on page 79 and continue to page 128.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the title page of the booklet, the first page of the Discourse, and a page showing both Appendix III and the start of Appendix IV.
Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801–1889) was an American academic, author and president of Yale College from 1846 through 1871. During his 25 years as president, Yale advanced in wealth and influence and two new departments, the Scientific School and the School of Fine Arts, were begun. [Wikipedia]