University of Vermont -- History
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Horace B. Eldred Papers
Collection
Identifier: mss-620
Abstract
Collection contains photographs (presumably by Eldred, a photographer); UVM alumni, fundraising, and reunion materials for the class of 1918; Kake Walk and other UVM programs; and photo prints of Dewey Lounge, which was furnished as the class gift.
Dates:
1902-1973
Samuel Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: mss-018
Abstract
Samuel Williams was a Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard, and a founder of the University of Vermont. This collection includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, and other papers, relating to Williams’ teaching career, compilation and publication of his Natural and Civil History of Vermont (1794), astronomical observations (1806) to determine the northern boundary of Vermont, and other scientific topics. Includes partial manuscripts of the...
Dates:
1732-1811