William Channing Woodbridge papers, 1783-1905 (inclusive), 1808-1815 (bulk).

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William Channing Woodbridge papers, 1783-1905 (inclusive), 1808-1815 (bulk).

The papers consist of typescripts of letters, diaries, and documents relating to William Channing Woodbridge's graduate study, including theological studies with Timothy Dwight, at Yale (1814-1817), and travels in Europe and the West Indies (1834-1844). In addition, the papers include typescripts of correspondence of other family members.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023569

Yale University Library

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Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817

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Congregational clergyman and president of Yale; b. in Northampton, Mass. From the description of Deed, 1796. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70976415 Timothy Dwight was born on May 14, 1752 in Northampton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College in 1769 (B.A.) and 1772 (M.A.). He served Yale as tutor (1771-1777), Livingston Professor of Divinity (1795-1817), and President (1795-1817). He died on January 11, 1817 in New Haven, Connecticut. From the desc...

Yale University.

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Woodbridge, William C. (William Channing), 1794-1845

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William Channing Woodbridge was born in Medford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1794. After graduating from Yale College in 1811, he began his teaching career as a principal in Burlington, New Jersey and then as a teacher in the asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford, Connecticut. He devised a system for teaching geography and published a textbook on the subject. In 1831, he purchased an education journal which he published as the American Annals of Education and Instruction . He helped make th...