GROUP OF SIX CATALOGUES OF THE "OFFICERS AND STUDENTS" OF COLUMBIAN COLLEGE, D.C. [PRECURSOR TO GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY], DATING FROM 1850 TO 1868.
Washington, DC: various publishers, 1851-1868. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Catalogues are from the school years 1850-51, 1857-58, 1858-59, 1860-61, 1866-67, 1868-69. Some chipping and soiling to wrappers. Two catalogues have spine tears, but the wrappers are still attached. Very good copies overall. (Item ID: 54325)
$125.00
In 1821 President James Monroe approved the congressional charter establishing Columbian College in the District of Columbia, on a hill now known as Meridian Hill. The first commencement was in 1824. In 1873 Columbian College became the Columbian University and moved to 15th and H Streets, NW. In 1904 the University changed its name to The George Washington University in an agreement with the George Washington Memorial Association. The University moved to its current Foggy Bottom location in 1912.