Alfred T. Mahan Yale University honorary degree, 1897
File — Box: 59x, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 092
Scope and Contents
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University, New Haven, Ct., 1897, signed by Timothy Dwight, President and Franklin B. Dexter, Secretary. Document printed on vellum
Dates
- Creation: 1897
Creator
- From the Collection: Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection (Organization)
Language of Materials
Document is in Latin.
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Biographical Note
Alfred Thayer Mahan, naval officer and naval historian, was born in 1840 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1859. He was president of the Naval War College, 1886-1889, and 1892-93. Author of scholarly works on naval history, he was a proponent of sea power.
Extent
1 folder
Subject
- Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914 (Person)
- Yale University (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository