Cross Campus Library, Yale University, records 1967-1999

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Cross Campus Library, Yale University, records 1967-1999

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0245

The materials consist of bound lists documenting books reserved at the Cross Campus Library for courses taught at Yale, a scrapbook, and memorabilia documenting the Cross Campus Library.

23 linear feet

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6352016

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...