Pictures of South Sheffield Hall, Yale University, 1814-1931 (inclusive).

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Pictures of South Sheffield Hall, Yale University, 1814-1931 (inclusive).

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The collection consists of photographs and pictures of South Sheffield Hall at Yale. Included are photographs by photographers de Silva and Pach Bros.

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Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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Yale College (1718-1887). Sheffield Scientific School

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Yale University.

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Yale university. Sheffield scientific school

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In 1847, Yale established the Department of Philosophy and Arts, which offered courses in philosophy, the arts, and the sciences. As the scientific fields gained in strength, the School of Applied Chemistry and the School of Engineering were developed. These schools were combined in 1854 to form the Yale Scientific School. In 1858 Joseph Earl Sheffield purchased the old Medical Institution and presented it to Yale, along with scientific apparatus and an endowment. The new school, dedicated as th...