[Minor publications on the Sterling fellowships at Yale University].

Yale University. Graduate School

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The Yale Graduate School is one of the twelve schools comprising Yale University, and is the only one which awards the Ph.D. The Graduate School (called the Department of Philosophy and the Arts until 1892) was established in 1847 by an act of the Yale Corporation. In 1861, the Graduate School awarded the first Ph.D. degrees. For nine years following, Yale remained the only American university to award the Ph.D. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was formally established in 1892 with the a...

Yale University.

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Sterling, John William, 1844-1918

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John W. Sterling was admitted to the New York bar in 1867, and practiced law in New York City throughout his career. He was senior partner in the firm Shearman and Sterling and was a leading corporate lawyer and advisor to railroad financiers. From the description of John William Sterling papers, 1858-1918 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169452 John William Sterling was the son of John William Sterling, a sea captain, and Catharine Tomlinson (Plan...