ERIC - Education Resources Information Center Home · September 11 Digital Archive Page d'accueil de la Bibliothèque numérique mondiale Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities Yale University Yale University is a private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Originally chartered as the "Collegiate School", the institution traces its roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to establish a college to train clergy and political leaders for the colony. Yale employs over 1,100 faculty to teach and advise about 5,300 undergraduate and 6,100 graduate and professional students. History[edit] A Front View of Yale-College and the College Chapel, Daniel Bowen, 1786. Early history[edit] Origins[edit] First diploma awarded by Yale College, granted to Nathaniel Chauncey, 1702. Meanwhile, a rift was forming at Harvard between its sixth president Increase Mather and the rest of the Harvard clergy, whom Mather viewed as increasingly liberal, ecclesiastically lax, and overly broad in Church polity. Old Brick Row in 1807. Students[edit]
The Book of Talismans Amulets and Zodiacal Gems Thomas Pavitt Resistance 2010 Freedom Archives Home 17 Mind Blowing Libraries From Around The World Most people probably think that libraries are all about being quiet, studying for tests and finding places to hang out with your friends... but there's more to libraries than just that. Take these photos for example of incredible architecture and design. No, these aren't scenes from dramatic movies or prototypes of what libraries could look like. Each and every one of these formidable rooms exist somewhere in the world. They are home to books, knowledge and beauty... they aren't your average public library. 1.) Imgur 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) (Strahov Monastery Library in Prague) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.) 15.) 16.) 17.) Libraries aren't just about getting shushed.
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