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Peculiar And Proper Habits: The Use And Production Of Academic Dress In Colonial, Revolutionary, And Federal Philadelphia, Nicholas Heavens
Peculiar And Proper Habits: The Use And Production Of Academic Dress In Colonial, Revolutionary, And Federal Philadelphia, Nicholas Heavens
Transactions of the Burgon Society
This is a study of the adoption and use of academic dress at the University of Pennsylvania and its predecessor institutions, the College of Philadelphia and University of the State of Pennsylvania from approximately 1750–1830. Despite early interest of the College’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, to use academic dress to monitor student activities outside college bounds, there was soon contentious debate between the institution’s founding senior academics about whether academic dress should be used at all. By sheer force of will of its leading proponent, academic dress came into use at public ceremonies. These public ceremonies became a model for public …
Weaving The Fabric Of Success: Exploring Academic Attire And Eton College From 1440, Martin Lewis
Weaving The Fabric Of Success: Exploring Academic Attire And Eton College From 1440, Martin Lewis
Transactions of the Burgon Society
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The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston
The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.