Thomas Chase papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, portraits, photographs, clippings, articles, addresses, lecture notes, diary, and miscellaneous papers related to Thomas Chase, (1827-1892), his family, and his years at Haverford as professor and president of the College.
Dates
- Creation: 1843 - 1947
Creator
- Chase, Thomas (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Chase (1827-1892) was the son of Anthony and Lydia (Earle) Chase of Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1848, where he later taught for one year. He began teaching at Haverford College in 1855, where he taught philosophy and both classical and English literature. He served on the American Committee for the revision of the Bible from 1881 to 1884. In 1875, he was named president of Haverford College, a position from which he resigned in 1886 due to failing health. He married Alice Underhill Cromwell (ca. 1837-1882), of New York, in 1860. They had four sons and one daughter.
Extent
.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, portraits, photographs, clippings, articles, addresses, lecture notes, diary, and miscellaneous papers related to Thomas Chase (1827-1892), his family, and his years at Haverford as professor and president of the College.
Other Finding Aids
Processing Information
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Subject
- Haverford College -- History (Organization)
- Chase, Thomas (Person)
- Chase family (Family)
- Title
- Thomas Chase papers, 1843-1947
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2022: by Nathaniel Rehm-Daly, Harmful Language Revision Project
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