Jonathan Dickinson collection, 1704-1763.

ArchivalResource

Jonathan Dickinson collection, 1704-1763.

Consists of correspondence and documents of Jonathan Dickinson relating to his establishment of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

.20 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7548336

Princeton University Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Dickinson, Mary

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vx5392 (person)

Epithet: widow of W Dickinson, Comptroller-General of Customs British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x00038d Epithet: daughter of J Clarkson British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x00038c ...

Howell, Theophilus, 1662-1738/9

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61k2z27 (person)

Dickinson, Jonathan, 1688-1747

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mw506z (person)

Jonathan Dickinson was the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) The trustees of the College appointed Dickinson as president in April 1747, and classes began in May in Elizabethtown, with a student body of eight or ten members. From the description of Jonathan Dickinson collection, 1704-1763. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 449886675 ...