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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1834 - 1926

Biography

Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), American academic who was selected as Harvard University's president in 1869.

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Woolsey family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 562
Abstract: The papers document three generations of the Woolsey family. The most prominent figures in the collection are William Walton Woolsey (1766-1839), land owner and merchant in New York City; his son, Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801-1889), Greek scholar, political theorist and president of Yale College; and Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (1852-1929), professor of international law at Yale Law School, son of Theodore Dwight Woolsey. The papers of William Walton Woolsey contain extensive business...
Dates: 1750-1969, bulk 1811-1921