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
Shelf Location
Box no. 49
Subjects
Universities and colleges; Education, Higher; Arts; Columbia University
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
May 2, 1915
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Carnegie Centennial Exhibition
Carnegie Corporation Oral History Project [Staging]
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-5e3m-r605