John Edwin Kimball papers, 1850-1878 (inclusive).

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John Edwin Kimball papers, 1850-1878 (inclusive).

Correspondence, minutes of meetings, essays, and printed matter chiefly related to Kimball's experiences as a member of the Yale College Class of 1858. Among the groups with which Kimball was associated are the Linonian Society, as its president, the Society of Inquiry, the Wooden Spoon, and the DeForest Prize Orations.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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Yale University Library

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Kimball, John Edwin, 1833-1916.

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John Kimball was born in Webster, Massachusetts, on July 18, 1833. He was a member of the Yale College class of 1858. After graduation, Kimball became principal of a high school in Oxford, Massachusetts. He then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he was a private tutor. He was forced out of the state, however, because of his pro-Lincoln views. After a year in Chicago, Kimball moved to St. Louis, Missouri. He stayed in St. Louis for eighteen years and served within the public schoo...

Yale University.

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Yale University. Class of 1884

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Yale College (1718-1887). Linonian Society

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The Linonian Society was founded at Yale in 1753. Membership was open to all undergraduates. The society provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the description of Records of the Linonian Society, Yale College, 1753-1870 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702170327 ...

Yale University. Yale College Missionary Society.

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Sherman, Miriam

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