Joseph Fowler papers

Collection

Call Number: MS 1278

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of Joseph Fowler, a student at Yale College in the class of 1817. In addition to a small amount of correspondence with family members and others, there is a notebook made up of drafts of letters, a partial diary, notes taken during lectures by Professor James L. Kingsley, and other papers, all stitched together. Also included in the Papers are a few receipts and other financial papers, a program from Fowler's Yale commencement in 1817, his Yale B.A. and M.A. diplomas and several other certificates, loose notes and a second notebook containing lecture notes.

Dates

1813-1830

Creator

Fowler, Joseph, 1798-1825

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1278

Additional Description

Overview

Correspondence, documents, lecture notes, and other papers of Joseph Fowler, student at Yale University in the Class of 1817.

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Fowler was the eldest child of Joseph and Abigail (Baldwin) Fowler, of Milford, Connecticut. He was born on October 7, 1798. He graduated from Yale College in 1817 and continued to receive a master's degree. He died in Milford in 1825 and was never married.