Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1873

These volumes are part of a series of Harvard class albums, which may be considered the nineteenth-century counterpart to yearbooks. Individual students compiled their own albums.

This album belonged to James Laurence Laughlin, a class member who went on to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard in 1876 and taught at Harvard. He was an Instructor in Political Economy from 1878 to 1883, was Assistant Professor of Political Economy from 1883 to 1888. He left Harvard to became a Professor at Cornell University and ended his academic career at the University of Chicago.

From the description of Class Album, 1873. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228509464

These volumes are part of a series of Harvard class albums, which may be considered the nineteenth-century counterpart to yearbooks.  Individual students compiled their own albums.

This album belonged to James Laurence Laughlin, a class member who went on to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard in 1876 and taught at Harvard.  He was an Instructor in Political Economy from 1878 to 1883, was Assistant Professor of Political Economy from 1883 to 1888.  He left Harvard to became a Professor at Cornell University and ended his academic career at the University of Chicago.

From the guide to the Class album, 1873., (Harvard University Archives)