Honorary Degrees and Memberships - Revision history

ABerkes: revised intro

ABerkes — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:08:49 GMT

revised intro

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-	[[Thomas Jefferson]] received many '''honors''' such as honorary degrees or memberships over his lifetime.	+	[[Thomas Jefferson]] received a number of '''honorary degrees and memberships''' over his lifetime. These include:

-	*Honorary law degree from William and Mary College (1783)	+	*Honorary law degree from College of William and Mary (1783)
	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)		*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)
	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)		*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)

ABerkes: Jefferson's Honors moved to Honorary Degrees and Memberships: less awkward, more accurate

ABerkes — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:07:27 GMT

Jefferson's Honors moved to Honorary Degrees and Memberships: less awkward, more accurate

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ABerkes at 20:54, 2 February 2009

ABerkes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:54:39 GMT

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	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)		*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)
	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)		*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)
-	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University (1791)<ref>''General Catalogue of Princeton University'' (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1908), [http://www.us.archive.org/GnuBook/?id=generalcatalogue00prinuoft#409 402].</ref>	+	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University (1791)<ref>''General Catalogue of Princeton University, 1746-1906'' (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1908), [http://www.us.archive.org/GnuBook/?id=generalcatalogue00prinuoft#409 402].</ref>
	*Honorary member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)		*Honorary member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)
	*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>		*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>

ABerkes: ref to Princeton U degree

ABerkes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:51:57 GMT

ref to Princeton U degree

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	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)		*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)
	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)		*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)
-	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University (1791)	+	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University (1791)<ref>''General Catalogue of Princeton University'' (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1908), [http://www.us.archive.org/GnuBook/?id=generalcatalogue00prinuoft#409 402].</ref>
	*Honorary member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)		*Honorary member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)
	*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>		*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>

ABerkes at 20:29, 2 February 2009

ABerkes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:29:30 GMT

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-	[[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson]] received many '''honors''' such as honorary degrees or memberships over his life.	+	[[Thomas Jefferson]] received many '''honors''' such as honorary degrees or memberships over his lifetime.

-	*Honorary law degree by William and Mary College (1783)	+	*Honorary law degree from William and Mary College (1783)
-	*Doctorate of Laws degree by Yale College (1786)	+	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale College (1786)
-	*Doctorate of Laws degree by Harvard University (1787)	+	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University (1787)
-	*Honorary board member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)	+	*Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University (1791)
		+	*Honorary member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)
	*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>		*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>
	*Honorary member of the U.S. Society of Artists (1811)		*Honorary member of the U.S. Society of Artists (1811)

Bcraig at 19:43, 23 April 2008

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	*Honorary law degree by William and Mary College (1783)		*Honorary law degree by William and Mary College (1783)
	*Doctorate of Laws degree by Yale College (1786)		*Doctorate of Laws degree by Yale College (1786)
-	*Doctor of Laws degree by Harvard University (1787)	+	*Doctorate of Laws degree by Harvard University (1787)
	*Honorary board member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)		*Honorary board member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)
-	*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters in 1821<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>	+	*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters (1821)<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>
	*Honorary member of the U.S. Society of Artists (1811)		*Honorary member of the U.S. Society of Artists (1811)

Bcraig: New page: Jefferson received many '''honors''' such as honorary degrees or memberships over his life. Honorary law degree by William and Mary College (1783) Doctorate of ...

Bcraig — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:20:18 GMT

New page: Jefferson received many '''honors''' such as honorary degrees or memberships over his life. *Honorary law degree by William and Mary College (1783) *Doctorate of ...

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[[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]] received many '''honors''' such as honorary degrees or memberships over his life.

*Honorary law degree by William and Mary College (1783)
*Doctorate of Laws degree by Yale College (1786)
*Doctor of Laws degree by Harvard University (1787)
*Honorary board member of the British Board of Agriculture (1797)
*Honorary member of the American Academy of Languages & Belles Letters in 1821<ref>William S. Cardell to Jefferson. 11 January 1821. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page052.db&recNum=461</ref>
*Honorary member of the U.S. Society of Artists (1811)

==Primary Source References==

'''1783 January 20.''' "The president and professors of the university or College of William and Mary...know ye that we by the sole means in our power-the conferring gladly and eagerly of the degree of doctor in the civil law-bear witness to the high opinion we hold of Thomas Jefferson, Virginian..."<ref>[[Short Title List|''PTJ'']], 6:221-222.</ref>

'''1786 September 14.''' (Ezra Stiles to Jefferson). "I take the Liberty to inform you that, yesterday at the public anniversary Commencement of this University [Yale], the Senatus Academicus did themselves the Honor to confer upon you the Degree of Doctor of Laws."<ref>Ibid, 10:385-386.</ref>

'''1788 September 24.''' (Joseph Willard to Jefferson). "I embrace the favorable opportunity...to send your Excellency a Diploma for a Doctorate of Laws, which was conferred by Harvard University, in this place, more than a year ago..."<ref>Ibid, 13:637.</ref>

'''1797 June 21.''' (Sir John Sinclair to Jefferson). "I have much pleasure in acquainting you, that at the last meeting of the Board of Agriculture, you were admitted a Foreign Honorary Member of that Board, an honour to which your zeal for the improvement of agriculture so justly entitled you..."<ref>Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page021.db&recNum=23</ref>

'''1812 January 8.''' (Jefferson to Thomas Sully). "I have duly received your favor of Dec. 22. informing me that the Society of Artists of the US. had made me an honorary member of their society. I am very justly sensible of the honor they have done me..."<ref>Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page045.db&recNum=824 </ref>

==Footnotes==
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