Yale University
- 1701 to 1718: Collegiate School
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1701/10/09 | In New Haven, the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut passes "An Act for Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School" with a mission to instruct youth in the arts and sciences and fit them "for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State." | Creation of Higher Education in the United States | ||||
1701/10/09 | In New Haven, the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut passes "An Act for Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School" with a mission to instruct youth in the arts and sciences and fit them "for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State." | Establishing Yale University | ||||
1701/10/16 | Rev Samuel Mather | Work | Rev Samuel Mather begins working as a founding trustee of Yale College. He will continue in this position until 21 May 1724. | Establishing Yale University | ||
1878/06/00 | William Howard Taft | Education | William Howard Taft graduates from Yale and returns to Cincinnati, Ohio. | |||
1909/01/00 | The Whiffenpoofs | Established | Five of the Yale Glee Club's best singers begin to meet weekly at Mory's Temple Bar to escape the cold and improvise harmonies to the songs they loved so well. Louis Linder, the tavern's barkeep and a music aficionado, welcomes them in. | |||
1916/06/17 | William Noble Wallace | Vocation | Tee Wallace leaves Yale and enlist in the American Field Ambulance Service with the French Army. Wallace will be attached Section One until 27 November 1916. | |||
1951/00/00 | Thornton Wilder | After meeting Thornton Wilder at Yale, David McCullough is inspired to become a writer instead of studying art. | ||||
1951/00/00 | David McCullough | Work | After meeting Thornton Wilder at Yale, David McCullough is inspired to become a writer instead of studying art. |
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Arthur K Watson Hall, Yale |
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Connecticut Hall, Yale University |
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Skull and Bones Hall, Yale |
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Yale Art Gallery | ||
Yale Bowl |
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Yale Old Campus |
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Education | College Campus |
Area of Significance | Education |
Institution of Higher Education | University |
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere (Short Story) | Short Story | ZZ Packer | Heidi and I signed on to work at the Saybrook Dining Hall as dishwashers. | |
Head and Shoulders (short story) | Short Story |
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F Scott Fitzgerald | How afterward they founded Yale College there, to try the musical comedies on, is a story every one knows. |
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