Hugh D. Vail letters to Charles Yarnall
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three handwritten letters by Vail to Yarnall written in 1854. Vail discusses his role in Haverford's Mathematics Department as well as plans for the Haverford College observatory.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 January 6 - 1854 May 11
Creator
- Yarnall, Charles (Recipient, Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
Hugh D. Vail was a lecturer of Mathematics between 1848 and 1852, a director of the observatory between 1857 and 1858, and a manager at Haverford College between 1859 and 1882.
Charles Yarnall was on the Haverford College Board of Managers from 1830 to 1868.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains three handwritten letters by Vail to Yarnall written in 1854. Vail discusses his role in Haverford's Mathematics Department as well as plans for the Haverford College observatory.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexa Horkava, completed October 2021
Genre / Form
- Title
- Hugh D. Vail letters to Charles Yarnall
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alexandra Horkava
- Date
- October, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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