Description

Faculty Meeting Minutes – March 13, 1856

Overview

This item comprises the official minutes of a general annual faculty meeting held on March 13, 1856. The material is presented in two formats: a scanned image (JPEG and TIFF) and a text file containing the transcribed minutes. The file identifier is 01K9ZNV67ABSKB5Y61720885PY and is housed in the “drexel‑production” repository, with the source noted as PINAX. The content is in English and represents a primary source document from the mid‑19th century.

Background

The minutes were recorded by E. H. Cleveland, who served as the secretary of the meeting. The document reflects the routine proceedings of a faculty council at an academic institution (the specific college or university is not named in the surviving records). The meeting’s agenda included the reporting of an academic donation, a common practice for supporting departmental chairs during this period.

Meeting details: Date (March 13, 1856), designation as a “General Annual Meeting.”
Donation report: A contribution of $10.00 from Mrs. Betsey Dyson to the Chair of Chemistry was recorded and placed in the hand of the treasurer.
Signatures: The minutes are signed by E. H. Cleveland, Secretary.
Visuals: The JPEG (295 kB) and TIFF (49 MB) files provide high‑resolution scans of the original page, with OCR text confirming the content.

Scope

The item covers a single faculty meeting on March 13, 1856, documenting only the donation event and the formal minutes of that session. It does not include other meetings, broader institutional records, or subsequent actions taken by the Chair of Chemistry. The material is useful for researchers studying early academic philanthropy, faculty governance, or the history of chemistry departments in the United States.

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Faculty Meeting Minutes - March 13, 1856

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Faculty Meeting Minutes – March 13, 1856

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Faculty Meeting Minutes – March 13, 1856

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Version History (4 versions)

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Faculty Meeting Minutes – March 13, 1856