Robert Bage Canfield manuscripts, 1858-1929

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Series I: Robert Bage Canfield manuscripts, 1858-1929



Box 1 The Concert of the Sense and the Understanding in Cognizing a Universe or Nature of Things, circa 1861

Essay with manuscript corrections by the Professor.


Box 1 The Dignity of Labor, 1862

Graduation thesis


Box 1 Evidence of Religion, 1861

Notes on a course of lectures on the Evidence of Natural and Revealed Religion by the Rev. John McVickar, Lectures 1-10.


Box 1 Knowledge a Source of Happiness, circa 1862

Essay


Box 1 Lectures on Revelation, circa 1862

Notes on lectures on Revelation by John McVickar, numbers 2-11.


Box 1 Synopsis on Psychology, I, 1861 November 21

Essay; with manuscript corrections by the Professor


Box 1 [Yale College lecture notes], circa 1858 January

List of useful works. Books on history, art, philosophy, etc.


Box 1 [Yale College lecture notes], circa 1858 January

Une liste d'Ouvrages Francais


Box 1 [Yale College lecture notes], 1858 January 27

Prof. Porter's lectures on History at Yale College, being remarks on what books to read


Box 1 Biographical information, 1929

Alumni Federation notification on death and one photocopy of a newspaper obituary. Folder includes the envelope in which the student papers were kept.


Columbia College notebooks

(Bound volumes)


Box 1 Volume 1: Columbia College - Extracts from Plato, 1858

Professor Richard Sears McCulloh


Box 1 Volume 2: McCulloh's Lectures on Physics, 1860

Professor Richard Sears McCulloh


Box 1 Volume 3: McCulloh's Lectures on Optics, undated

Professor Richard Sears McCulloh


Box 1 Volume 4: McCulloh's Lectures on Pneumatics, undated


Box 1 Volume 5: Lieber's Lectures, 1861

Professor Francis Lieber. lecture titles include: War of Spanish Succession, Partition of Poland, French Revolution.


Box 1 Volume 6: History and Chemistry, undated


Box 1 Volume 7: Chemistry, undated