William Esty (1889) Papers, 1878-1905
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topic: Account Books 1889, 1894, 1905
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topic: Correspondence 1881
subject: Correspondence 1881
topic: Diaries 1889, 91, 92, 94
subject: Diaries 1889, 91, 92, 94
topic: Series 2: Essays and Compositions
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topic: English Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
subject: English Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
topic: Geology Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
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topic: History Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
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topic: Series 3: Examinations from M.I.T.
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topic: Math and science exams used by Esty to study [c. 1889-1893]
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topic: Mechanics 1892
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topic: Physics 1892
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topic: Series 4: Notebooks, scrapbooks, and thesis
subject: Series 4: Notebooks, scrapbooks, and thesis
topic: Applied mechanics 1888
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topic: Botany 1887
subject: Botany 1887
topic: Composition 1880
subject: Composition 1880
topic: Drawings for youth [c. 1870's-80's]
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topic: Electrical engineering and precision of measurement 1892
subject: Electrical engineering and precision of measurement 1892
topic: Electricity lab of University of Illinois 1893
subject: Electricity lab of University of Illinois 1893
topic: English literature [c.1880's]
subject: English literature [c.1880's]
topic: English literature 1888
subject: English literature 1888
topic: Greek 1889
subject: Greek 1889
topic: Heat 1890
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topic: Histological Record [c.1880's]
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topic: History (vol. II) 1887
subject: History (vol. II) 1887
topic: History (vol. II, III parts 1 and 2, and IV) 1887-1889
subject: History (vol. II, III parts 1 and 2, and IV) 1887-1889
topic: History (vol. I) 1889
subject: History (vol. I) 1889
topic: Latin exercises (Vol. II) [c.1880's]
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topic: Logic 1889
subject: Logic 1889
topic: Machine design [c.1880's]
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topic: Mechanics (used while an instructor at the University of Illinois) [c.1893-95]
subject: Mechanics (used while an instructor at the University of Illinois) [c.1893-95]
topic: Mechanism problems [c.1920]
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topic: Oratory (Vol. II) 1888
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topic: Philology 1886
subject: Philology 1886
topic: Physics (used while an instructor at the University of Illinois) [c.1893-5]
subject: Physics (used while an instructor at the University of Illinois) [c.1893-5]
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William Esty (1889) Papers, 1878-1905
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body: Biographical Note William Esty was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on July 9, 1868, son of William Esty (Class of 1860 and Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy) and Martha A. Cushing Esty. Cole received his B.A. from Amherst in 1889 and his M.A. from Amherst in 1893. He also received a B.S. from M.I.T. in 1893. Esty was a Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois from 1893 to 1901 and Professor of Engineering at Lehigh University from 1901 to 1928. Esty married Julia L. Coy of Little Rock, Arkansas in 1894. He died on July 6, 1928.
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Correspondence 1881
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Diaries 1889, 91, 92, 94
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English Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
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Geology Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
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History Essays and Compositions [c. 1885-89]
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Math and science exams used by Esty to study [c. 1889-1893]
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Mechanics 1892
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Physics 1892
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Applied mechanics 1888
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Botany 1887
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Composition 1880
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Drawings for youth [c. 1870's-80's]
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Electrical engineering and precision of measurement 1892
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Electricity lab of University of Illinois 1893
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English literature [c.1880's]
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English literature 1888
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Greek 1889
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Heat 1890
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Histological Record [c.1880's]
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History (vol. II) 1887
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History (vol. II, III parts 1 and 2, and IV) 1887-1889
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History (vol. I) 1889
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Latin exercises (Vol. II) [c.1880's]
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Logic 1889
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Machine design [c.1880's]
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Mechanics (used while an instructor at the University of Illinois) [c.1893-95]
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Mechanism problems [c.1920]
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Oratory (Vol. II) 1888
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Philology 1886
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Physics (used while an instructor at the University of Illinois) [c.1893-5]
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Physics problems 1891
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Printing (sample book) 1880-81
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Religion 1889
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Sound 1886
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Trigonometry 1889
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Scrapbook [c.1875-88]
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Scrapbook [c. 1892-93]
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Thesis submitted for M.A. from Amherst 1893
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