G.W. University 1824-1909., 1824-10/27/1909

Correspondence and other material re George Washington University, first founded as The Columbian College, from 1824 to 1909. Includes copies of addresses given by Thomas J. Brackenridge in 1824, Edgar Snowden in 1837, and Thomas Miller in 1840, various newspaper clippings, invitations to various events, a copy of “Brief Chronicles of the Columbian College and of the Columbian University" by James C. Welling, commencement programs from the Law School at Columbian University, a manuscript entitled "The George Washington University" by Richard D. Harlan, correspondence with J. Havens Richards, S.J., Joseph J. Himmel, S.J., John D. Whitney, S.J., and David H. Buel, S.J., a football ticket from ca. 1900", and photographs of the Lisner Auditorium and Lisner Hall.