Correspondence, 1839-1853.

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Yeomans, John William, 1800-1863. Correspondence, 1839-1853.

Correspondence, 1839-1853.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/170849264

The Yeoman papers contain incoming and outgoing correspondence of John William Yeomans, the second president of Lafayette College. Originally this collection of letters was housed in bound letter books of "letters received" and "letters sent." The "letters received" books were disassembled at an earlier date, and the letters were removed and arranged in numerical order by the page number in the upper right hand corner. This page number was used in Yeomans' indexing system that is also contained in his papers. The "letters sent" books remain in their bound form and contain the clerk's copy of replies sent by President Yeomans. There are a few typed transcripts of incoming and outgoing letters included in the collection. Yeomans' letters provide insights into issues surrounding higher education and religion during the middle nineteenth century. Frequent correspondents include his sons, George, Edward, and Alfred.

1 cubic ft.

Lafayette College