Student life at Harvard College -1850
Aug 21st, 2013 by bachmann
Dr. Nathan Hayward (1830-1866), graduate of Harvard College in 1850, was a revered and admired surgeon during the Civil War with the apt nickname of “Uncle Nathan”. Dr. Hayward was captured at the Battle of Antietam while treating the wounded Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. Palfrey. After the war, he set up practice in St. Louis, but tragically succumbed to cholera during an outbreak in 1866. Before his military and medical career, he considered himself a sketch artist. One of his works, entitled “College Scenes”, was a privately published compilation of his caricatures and sketches depicting college life at Harvard College around 1850. Within this collection of sketches are somewhat harrowing and grim depictions of the typical rituals, pranks, hazing, and rights of passage that occurred during that time. Other illustrations present a more mild-mannered and lighthearted view of student life.
- Description:
- Hayward, Nathan. College scenes. [Boston] Mass. : N. Hayward, 1850..
- Persistent Link:
- http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10875993
- Repository:
- Widener Library
- Institution:
- Harvard University