New York University. Chancellor's Office.

Henry M. MacCracken was a Presbyterian minister and served as chancellor of Western University of Pennsylvania (University of Pittsburgh), 1881-1884, before joining the faculty of New York Universty as Professor of Philosophy in 1884. The following year he was appointed vice chancellor. He became chancellor in 1891 and served as such until 1910. The MacCracken administration was a time of tremendous growth and change at New York Univeristy. The Graduate School was opened in 1886, the School of Pedagogy in 1890, the Women's Advisory Committee was established in 1890, and the School of Law was substantially upgraded during this period. The Medical department merged with Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1898, the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance was established in 1900; the North American Veterinary College was acquired; and the College of Engineering became the School of Applied Sciences. In addition, the land for the University Heights campus in the Bronx was acquired and several buildings constructed including Gould Memorial Library and the Hall of Fame, designed by the architect Stanford White. At Washington Square, Main Building, a commercial structure designed by Alfred Zucker, replaced the original University building on the east side of Washington Square Park.