BIB_ID
405083
Accession number
MA 4018.2
Creator
Ripley, George, 1802-1880.
Display Date
1863 September 22.
Credit line
Purchased, 1984.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 20.2 x 12.6 cm
Notes
Written from the "Office of the N.Y. Tribune."
Purchased with a letter from George Ripley to Rev. William Buell Sprague dated December 14, 1858 (see MA 4018.1).
Purchased with a letter from George Ripley to Rev. William Buell Sprague dated December 14, 1858 (see MA 4018.1).
Provenance
Purchased on the Acquisitions Fund, 1984.
Summary
Recommending the application of Samuel Kneeland for the position of Chair of Physiology, Anatomy & Zoology at Vassar Female College; reviewing his academic credentials, work experience, work ethic and publications; adding "I have no personal interest in Dr. Kneeland, except what arises from his scientific merits, but I shall really look upon it as a personal favor, if you can give your influence to help a worthy man to a worthy situation."
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