Strengthening Ties: Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Founding of Vanderbilt University
Online Exhibition: Strengthening Ties: Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Founding of Vanderbilt University
Fellowship: Project Proposal
About the Project
This semester, students examined journals, codes of conduct, admissions logs and letters in the Special Collections Library and placed them in context with the university’s and the nation’s history. Fellows curated an exhibition about their topic and presented a report on what they learned about Vanderbilt.
About the Fellows
Working as a team, undergraduates Sterling Akers, Brigitte Jia, Grace LaFrentz, Linh Nguyen, and Jacob Schroeder created an exhibition that celebrates Strengthening Ties: Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Founding of Vanderbilt University.