Nineteenth Century Notebooks, Diaries, and Journals Bulk, 1833-1883 1833-1938

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Nineteenth Century Notebooks, Diaries, and Journals Bulk, 1833-1883 1833-1938

The collection contains notebooks, diaries, and journals kept by NYU students and professors from the late nineteenth century. The student notebooks contain the lecture notes taken by five New York University students between 1858-1897. Also included in the collection is Professor John Torrey's diary while traveling in Europe and a sermon journal kept by Professor Howard Crosby.

3.0 linear feet; (6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6328867

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Torrey, John, 1796-1873

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John Torrey (1796-1873) was one of the greatest figures in American botanical history. He led botanists in the adoption of the natural system of classification. His extensive herbarium became the foundation of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. Appointed botanist for the Geological Survey of the State of New York in 1836, he published the first compete flora of the state in addition to preparing descriptions of plants collected during surveys for the Pacific railroad routes, the...

Draper, John C. (John Christopher), 1835-1885

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Biographical Note John William Draper 1811, May 5 Born, St. Helen's near Liverpool, England 1829 1831 Attended University of London, London, Enbland 1831 ...

Crosby, Howard, 1826-1891

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Howard Crosby was pastor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church from 1863, and Chancellor of New York University from 1870, while still maintaining his pastorship. From the description of Sermons, 1886. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 60863302 Presbyterian minister, author, and college professor, of New York and New Jersey. From the description of Letters received, 1838-1879 (bulk 1848-1849). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122414500 ...

New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Martin, Benj. N. (Benjamin Nicholas), 1816-1883

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Loomis, Elias, 1811-1889

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Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor. From the guide to the Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871, (American Philosophical Society) Elias Loomis was an astronomer, meteorologist, teacher, and author of scientific and mathematical texts. He taught at Western Reserve College, New York University, and Yale University. Loomis was also a genealogist and produced a massive compendium of information on the Joseph Loomis family. From t...

Coakley, George Washington

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MacCracken, John Henry, 1875-1948

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John MacCracken was born in Rochester, Vermont and received his A.B. from New York University in 1894 and his A.M. in 1897. From the description of Student notebook, 1892-1893. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 478161978 ...

Stevenson, John J. (John James), 1841-1924

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Reverend James John Stevenson was the son of the Reverend Andrew Stevenson of Ballylaw, Ireland, and Ann Mary (Wilson) Stevenson, a native of Bedford, Pennsylvania. The elder Stevenson emigrated to America in 1831, and James Stevenson was born in 1841. Stevenson spent the early years of his life in New York City where he was educated in urban private schools. In 1860 he enrolled in New York University (then the University of the City of New York). While at the University...

Van Dyck, Ezekiel Deyo

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Houghton, George Hendric, 1820-1897

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Brown, Elbert William

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Burroughs, William Seward, 1858?-1898

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William Burroughs received his A.B. from New York University in 1859. From the description of Student notebook, 1858. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 478161112 ...

Draper, Henry, 1837-1882

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Henry Draper (1837-1882), an American astronomer, was a pioneer in astronomical photography. From the description of Henry and Mary Anna Palmer Draper papers, 1859-1914, bulk (1869-1914). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122615857 From the guide to the Henry and Mary Anna Palmer Draper papers, 1859-1914, 1869-1914, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

New York University. Curricula. History.

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New York University. Faculty. 19th century.

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Gallatin, Albert Horatio, 1839-1902

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MacCracken, Henry Mitchell, 1840-1918

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Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Presbyterian minister and university administrator, was born on September 28, 1840 at Oxford, Ohio. Graduating from Miami University in 1857, he served as a school superintendent and principal before attending Princeton Theological Seminary. After being ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1863, MacCracken held several posts in Ohio. From 1867 to 1869 he traveled in Europe, studying at Berlin and Tubingen, and served as deputy to the Presbyterian assemblies in Edinburgh...

New York University. Students. 19th century.

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Baird, Henry Martyn, 1832-1906

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Professor of Greek at New York University. From the description of Letters of Henry M. Baird [manuscript], 1881, 1889. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647916195 American Presbyterian clergyman and historian; son of Robert Baird, 1798-1863 From the guide to the Henry Martyn Baird letter, 1891, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Paton, James Morton, 1863-1944

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James Morton Paton was born in the city of New York in 1863. He attended New York University from 1879 to 1883 and received his A.B. degree in 1883. Paton attended Harvard University from 1883 to 1887 (A.B. Harvard, 1884), studied at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and was a Rogers fellow of Harvard from 1892 to 1893. He received his Ph.D. from Bonn University in 1894. In 1906, he was a student of classical archaeology in Europe. Paton was a Morton Professor of Latin and Fren...

Ludlum, Charles Henry

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