Map Collection, Yale University, records 1906-1990s

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Map Collection, Yale University, records 1906-1990s

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0739

The records consist of correspondence and administrative records of the curator of the Map Collection at Yale University Library. Also included are photographs of Map Collection materials and staff.

1.52 linear feet (5 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6352385

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...