The Samuel Stanhope Smith Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 130

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection consists of student classnotes from Smith’s lectures at the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), taken by Jackson Haines in 1804.

Dates

1804

Language of Materials

English

Access:

There are no special restrictions to the access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The Samuel Stanhope Smith Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1751 March 15
: Born, Pequea, Pennsylvania
1767-1769
: Student, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
1770-1773
: Tutor, College of New Jersey
1773
: Ordained
1775-1779
: Rector, Prince Edward Academy (now Hampden-Sydney College)
1779-1786
: Professor, Moral Philosophy, College of New Jersey
1785
: Elected to the American Philosophical Society
1789-1795
: Vice President, College of New Jersey
1795-1812
: President, College of New Jersey
1819 August 21
: Died, Princeton, New Jersey

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Additional Description

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in the spring of 1993, by Douglas Denne under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin and Daved Anthony Schmidt in March of 2009.