Name
Van Amringe, J. Howard (John Howard), 1835-1915 (Author)
Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939 (Addressee)
Title
Typed letter, signed, to Henry Smith Pritchett in response to the Teachers Retirement Survey
Abstract
John Howard Van Amringe (1836-1915) graduated from Columbia in 1860. Thereafter, he taught mathematics at Columbia, holding a professorship from 1865 to 1910 when he retired. Van Amringe was also the first Dean of Columbia College, memorialized with a bust enshrined in a column-supported cupola on "Van Am Quad" in the southeastern portion of the campus.
Collection Name
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records
Subjects
Universities and colleges; Education, Higher; Arts; Columbia University
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Origin Information
1915-05-02
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-5e3m-r605