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Sheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut, for instruction in science and engineering. Originally named the Yale Scientific School, it was renamed in 1861 in honor of Joseph E. Sheffield, a railroad executive. The school was incorporated in 1871.
Learn about the history and mission of the Sheffield Scientific School, founded in 1854 and renamed after a donor in 1861. The School's Board promotes the study of science at Yale and reviews its educational activities annually.
Learn about the origins, development, and impact of the Sheffield Scientific School, one of the first to combine science and liberal arts education. Discover how the Sheff School shaped Yale's academic curriculum, social structure, and campus buildings.
Learn about the history and innovations of Sheffield Scientific School, the first graduate school in America, founded by Yale College in 1846. Explore its curriculum, faculty, programs, and legacy in science and engineering education.
Scope and Contents. The records consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, student records and papers, photographs and memorabilia, grade books, clippings, class records, memoranda, notes, a copy of the 1944 charter and by-laws of the Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School and administrative files documenting ...
The Sheffield Scientific School — originally called the Yale Scientific School and informally “the Sheff” — was established in 1854, with the School of Applied Chemistry, formed in 1846, as its foundation.
FOUNDING OF THE SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL By JOHN F. FULTON and ELIZABETH H. THOMSON School of Medicine, Yale University NEARLY a hundred years have passed since Benjamin Silliman closed the door of his laboratory for the last time and turned over his duties to his successors. He died a distinguished man, well
