William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University 1880-1991

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William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University 1880-1991

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The William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University contains research materials gathered by Selden for the publication, The Heritage of Isabella McCosh (Princeton University Press, 1991). The collections contains drafts, comments on the drafts, photographs, manuscript notes and photocopies of documents made by Selden for the book.

1.35 linear feet; 3 boxes

Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Princeton University Archives.

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Isabella McCosh Infirmary

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Selden, William K.

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William Kirkpatrick Selden (1911-) was an American educator. From the guide to the William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University, 1880-1991, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) As Princeton's student population expanded in the middle part of the 19th century, eating clubs were established to provide sufficient dining services. Eating clubs filled the social vacuum created when Greek-letter frat...