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- Creator
- Griscom, John, 1774-1852
- Call number
- MssCol 1251
- Physical description
- .3 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- Materials in English, with some letters in French
- Preferred Citation
- John Griscom correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Griscom (1774-1852) was the first American educator to teach chemistry in 1803. He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812 to 1828 and at Columbia College; organized the New York High School for Boys in 1825; was principal of the Friend's School in Providence, R.I.; and founded the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents, and the House of Refuge which was the first reformatory in the United States. Collection consists of letters to Griscom, with a few by him, concerning education, chemistry, pauperism, juvenile delinquency, and the medical properties of cod-liver oil and iodine. Some letters relate to personal and family matters.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Transfer, Ford collectionKey terms
Names
Subjects
- Chemistry -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- Cod-liver oil -- Therapeutic use
- Education -- New York (State) -- New York
- Iodine -- Therapeutic use
- Juvenile delinquency -- New York (State) -- New York
- Poor -- New York (State) -- New York
- Quakers -- Rhode Island -- Providence
- Reformatories -- New York (State) -- New York
Places
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328