Gift acknowledgments of the Yale University Library, 1920-2005 (inclusive).

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Gift acknowledgments of the Yale University Library, 1920-2005 (inclusive).

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The records consist of copies of acknowledgments sent to donors by the Acquisitions Department for gifts received by the Yale University Library.

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...