Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Vassar College |
| Title: | Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1878-1885 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 scrapbook) |
| Abstract: | Scrapbook documenting Samuel L. Caldwell's tenure as president of Vassar College, primarily through event ephemera, notes, and letters. |
Biographical Note
Samuel L. Caldwell was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1820. After graduating from Waterville College (now Colby College) in 1839, Caldwell worked in academic administration before attending Newton Theological Seminary. After graduating from the seminary in 1845, Caldwell dedicated himself to ministry, preaching in Baptist churches in Virginia, Maine, and Rhode Island for fifteen years.
Caldwell became president of Vassar College on September 12, 1878. Like his two predecessors, he was a Baptist minister, but he lacked the experience of administering an institution of higher education. Over the years, he drew criticism from alumnae for not adequately fostering relations between the college and preparatory schools in order to secure a larger and stronger student population. Eventually, the Trustees were in agreement with this dissatisfaction. Caldwell resigned from the presidency in 1885, and J. Ryland Kendrick, another Baptist minister on the Board of Trustees, served as acting president until James Monroe Taylor was appointed president in 1886. Caldwell died in 1889.
TopScope and Content Note
The collection contains one scrapbook documenting Samuel L. Caldwell's tenure as president of Vassar College, primarily through event ephemera, notes, and letters.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Related Material
TopSubject Headings
Names:
- Caldwell, Samuel L. (Samuel Lunt), 1820-1889
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Presidents
- Vassar College--Students
Subjects:
- Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie
- Women--Education
Document Types:
- Scrapbooks
VCL Categories:
- Vassar College Presidents
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Emma Gronbeck, January 2023.
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Details
Scrapbook documenting Samuel L.
Caldwell's tenure as president of Vassar College, primarily through event ephemera, notes, and letters.
