Anthony, William A. (William Arnold), 1835-1903
William A. Anthony papers, 1868-1922.
This collection consists of copies of pages from the Iowa State Board of Trustees Minutes pertaining to the hiring of Professor Anthony and his time here, a few pages from a book of lecture notes he produced for his classes at Cooper Union, correspondence between Professor L. H. Pammel and some of Professor Anthony's former students, and official publications from Cornell University about Professor Anthony following his death.
William Anthony attended both Brown University and Yale University, and taught in a few colleges before coming to Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) where he became the first professor of physics and Mechanics in 1870. After leaving Iowa State at the end of 1872 he had a long career at Cornell University before becoming a private consultant and part-time instructor in New York.
Anthony, William A. (William Arnold), 1835-1903
Cornell University
Iowa State University
Correspondence. aat
Lecture notes. aat
Minutes. aat
AIP-ICOS
Iowa State University. Parks Library. Department of Special Collections. Ames, IA 50011, USA