Dartmouth College Chandler Scientific Department records

Collection consists of the records of the Chandler Scientific Department at Dartmouth College and the personal and professional papers of Abiel Chandler. Over half of the collection comprises student theses and sketchbooks for mechanical drawing and free drawing classes. The records also include treasurer's reports and accounts, and correspondence of the Chandler Scientific Department Board of Visitors, the trustees and the president of Dartmouth College. There are also merit rolls, grade books for the classes of 1862-1896 (with gaps), records of faculty meetings for 1865-1868 and 1877-1893, and reports and correspondence regarding the dissolution of the School.