John Croghan Papers, 1808

Item — Box: 2

Identifier: id746

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John Croghan Papers

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Scope and Contents

The UA collection contains information about the College of William & Mary from the eighteenth century to the present. This volume is a notebook which belonged to John Croghan (1790-1849), a student of the College of William & Mary, and contains notes on natural philosophy taken from the lectures of James Madison (1749-1812). Subjects covered include various topics in physics, chemical bonds, gravity, and magnetism. Several of the lecture notes are illustrated by drawings or diagrams. Acc. no (on front endpaper in pencil): 1981.41. On front pastedown in pen: John Croghan's book, William and Mary College, Virginia, US of America. Handwritten title page: Heads of lectures on natural philosophy delivered in the College of William and Mary, by the rt. revd. Js. Madison, taken by John Croghan, student, during the course endg. in 1808.

Dates

Creation: 1808

Creator

From the Collection: Belk, George Washington, III (Person)
From the Collection: Bolling, Maurice Landon (Person)
From the Collection: Catron, Louis E. (Person)
From the Collection: Childress, Cecil Marcia (Person)
From the Collection: College of William and Mary. General Cooperative Committee (Organization)
From the Collection: Croghan, John, 1790-1849 (Person)
From the Collection: Dew, Thomas R. (Thomas Roderick), 1802-1846 (Person)
From the Collection: Garrett, Robert M., 1807-1885 (Person)
From the Collection: Griffin, James Lewis Corbin, 1814-1878 (Person)
From the Collection: Hackley, William Randolph (Person)
From the Collection: Hope, James Barron, 1829-1887 (Person)
From the Collection: Jones, Warner Throckmorton (Person)
From the Collection: Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 (Person)
From the Collection: Koontz, Amos Ralph, 1890-1965 (Person)
From the Collection: Maddox, William Arthur (Person)
From the Collection: Mercer, Hugh T.W. (Person)
From the Collection: Millington, John, 1779-1868 (Person)
From the Collection: Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937 (Person)
From the Collection: Preston, William (Person)
From the Collection: Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882 (Person)
From the Collection: Ryland, Archie Garnett (Person)
From the Collection: Scarburgh, George Parker (Person)
From the Collection: Smith, John Augustine, 1782-1865 (Person)
From the Collection: Society of the Alumni (Organization)
From the Collection: Taliaferro, Edwin, 1835-1867 (Person)
From the Collection: Taliaferro, William Booth (Person)
From the Collection: Taliaferro, William R., Jr. (Person)
From the Collection: Taylor, John Herbert (Person)
From the Collection: Taylor, Waller (Person)
From the Collection: Topping, Katheryn M. (Person)
From the Collection: Warren, William H. (Person)
From the Collection: William and Mary Quarterly (Organization)
From the Collection: Wise, George Douglas (Person)
From the Collection: Wright, Ernest L. (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English French

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.