John Griscom correspondence, 1804-1851.

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John Griscom correspondence, 1804-1851.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122455692

Collection consists of letters to Griscom, with a few by him, concerning education, chemistry, pauperism, juvenile delinquency, and the medical properties of cod-liver oil and iodine.

.3 linear foot (1 box)

fre,

eng,

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6719076

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Griscom family.

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Griscom, John, 1774-1852

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John Griscom (1774-1852) was an educator and early teacher of chemistry. In 1807, he opened a school in New York which was reorganized as the New York High School for Boys in 1825. Griscom sold the school in 1831. From the description of Papers, 1808-1809, 1823. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259396 John Griscom (1774-1852) was the first American educator to teach chemistry in 1803. He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812 to 182...