William Channing Woodbridge papers 1783-1905 1808-1815

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William Channing Woodbridge papers 1783-1905 1808-1815

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1449

The papers consist of typescripts of letters, diaries, and documents relating to William Channing Woodbridge's graduate study, including theological studies with Timothy Dwight, at Yale (1814-1817), and travels in Europe and the West Indies (1834-1844). In addition, the papers include typescripts of correspondence of other family members.

0.25 linear foot (1 box)

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351381

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Woodbridge, William C. (William Channing), 1794-1845

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William Channing Woodbridge was born in Medford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1794. After graduating from Yale College in 1811, he began his teaching career as a principal in Burlington, New Jersey and then as a teacher in the asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford, Connecticut. He devised a system for teaching geography and published a textbook on the subject. In 1831, he purchased an education journal which he published as the American Annals of Education and Instruction . He helped make th...