Narrative and Documents Connected With the Displacement of the Professor of the Greek Language and Literature in the University of the City of New York April 2d, 1851 Classic Reprint

George C. Anthon

ISBN 10: 0656167920 / ISBN 13: 9780656167920

Published by Forgotten Books, 2019

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• Title: Narrative and Documents Connected With the Displacement of the Professor of the Greek Language and Literature in the University of the City of New York April 2d, 1851 Classic Reprint
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656167920
• ISBN 13: 9780656167920
• Binding: HRD
• Condition: New
• Weight: 314 grams

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Synopsis

Explore a 19th‑century university controversy through an archival lens.

This collection centers on the events surrounding the displacement of a professor of Greek language and literature at the University of New York in 1851, presented as a sequence of letters, faculty statements, and proceedings that illuminate institutional discipline, governance, and student conduct.

The material offers a window into how a university handled conflict, accountability, and the friction between faculty and administration in a formative era. Readers will encounter firsthand statements, resolutions, and annotated documents that reflect the tone and concerns of the period, while remaining anchored in the events as described by contemporaries.

• Primary‑source letters and records that document decisions and reactions among faculty and council.
• Accountings of student conduct cases and the steps taken to adjudicate them.
• Contextual notes and appendices that shed light on governance and the university’s procedures.
• Historical insight into how academic disputes were articulated and resolved in 1850s higher education.

Ideal for readers of historical documents and university history, this edition suits researchers seeking original perspectives from the period and general readers interested in how a major American campus navigated change.