CLASS OF 1869 FILES,, 1869-1930

Summary: Materials withdrawn from the University Archives comprise this series, from which the sub-series, Materials for the History of the Class of 1869 of Rutgers College follows. These materials were collected by William Elliot Griffis and his fellow classmates, compiled for Class of 1869 History, Published in 1916, as well as miscellaneous alumni correspondence and alumni biographical sketches. There is generally one biographical file pertaining to each class member, while those who were more notable and had a larger amount of material have their own sub-series to follow. Griffis's fellow class member, Rev. John Hart, was born 1843 in Bucks County Pennsylvania. One of Griffis's more influential classmates, he was treasurer of the class of 1869. He was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1872. His sub-series includes correspondence with Griffis and other classmates as well as material for the history of the Class of 1869, and his Rutgers Alumni Biographical File. Much of the correspondence dates from 1916, the year the class history was written. George W. Labaw was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in February 1848. A clergyman and author, he attended the Theological Seminary in New Brunswick from 1870 to 1873. His sub-series includes correspondence, mostly between himself and other classmates in 1916, material for the History of the class of 1869 , and a Rutgers Alumni Biographical file.