Records, 1792-1862.
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Rutgers College
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Rutgers was first chartered in 1766 as Queen's College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies. The school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 and during its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1864, Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey. Rutgers College attained universit...
New Brunswick Library Company (N.J.)
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Founded 1820; merged (ca. 1821) with Union Library Company (founded 1796); suspended operations and transferred book collection to Trustees of Rutgers College in 1861; corporation dissolved and books given to Free Circulating Library in 1888. From the description of Records, 1792-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28412940 Founded in 1820; merged with the Union Library Company, also of New Brunswick, ca. 1821; transferred its book collection to the Trustees of Rutgers Coll...
Union Library Company (New Brunswick, N.J.)
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