McCosh, James, 1811-1894

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Scottish philosophical writer, born in Ayrshire; became president and professor of philosophy of the college of New Jersey, at Princeton in 1868; resigned the presidency in 1888 but continued as lecturer on philosophy until his death in 1894.

From the description of Letter to Rev. W.F. Farr, 1875 December 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54752223

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referencedIn Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907 The Huntington Library
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn McCormick, Nettie Fowler, 1835-1923. Nettie Fowler McCormick correspondence, 1775-1939. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884. Correspondence and subject file, 1788-1939. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf McCosh, James, 1811-1894. Letter: 1862 July 18, Queen's College, Belfast, to David Laing / James McCosh. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Ward, Marcus L. (Marcus Lawrence), 1812-1884. Papers, 1683-1912. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Reid, Edward F. Diaries, 1861-1865, 1869. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Lecture Notes Collection, 1792-1976. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Hulbert, C. B. (Calvin Butler), 1827-1917. The account of a carriage trip through Vermont by President McCosh of Princeton University in 1878. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Hikoichi Orita Diary, 1872-1876 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Princeton University Archives.
creatorOf McCosh, James, 1811-1894. Letter to Rev. W.F. Farr, 1875 December 3. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Bellamy, Joseph, 1719-1790. Princeton, N.J., manuscript, 1842-1918. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Phillips Brooks papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Jacob Stauffer Papers, 1844-1879, 1844-1879 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Bailey, Edward Goldsmith, 1857-. Student notebooks, 1878-1879. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn Lecture Notes Collection, 1772-1990 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Princeton University Archives.
creatorOf McCosh, James, 1811-1894. Examination papers [on logic, metaphysics, etc., Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland] Princeton University Library
referencedIn Princeton University. Princeton at the World's Columbian Exhibition records, 1893. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Office of the President Records : Jonathan Dickinson to Harold W. Dodds Subgroup, 1746-1999, 1830-1869 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Princeton University Archives.
referencedIn Orita, Hikoichi, 1849-1920. Hikoichi Orita diary, 1872-1876 [photocopies] Princeton University Library
creatorOf Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908. Papers, 1853-1908. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn [Scrapbook of clippings concerning the death and burial of Pres. McCosh ...] Princeton University Library
referencedIn Alexander, James W. (James Waddel), 1839-1915. Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, to Messrs. Schell and Davis of Harper and Brothers, 1891 Mar. and Apr. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Papers, 1848-1940 (bulk 1855-1896). Haverford College Library
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Birth 1811-04-01

Death 1894-11-16

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