Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1857, Apr. 16 | Born, Fayette, Mo. |
| 1875 | A.B., Pritchett Institute, Glasgow, Mo. |
| 1878-1880 | Assistant astronomer, United States Naval Observatory |
| 1880-1881 | Assistant to his father, Carr Waller Pritchett, Morrison Observatory, Glasgow, Mo. |
| 1881 | Appointed assistant professor of astronomy and mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1882 | Second in command to Edwin Smith, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey expedition to New Zealand to observe the transit of Venus |
| 1883 | Named professor of astronomy and director of the observatory, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1889 | Headed expedition to California to observe the solar eclipse, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1894-1895 | Studied astronomy, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, receiving a doctorate |
| 1897 | Appointed superintendent, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| 1900-1905 | President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.1905 Submitted to Andrew Carnegie a plan to establish a fund to provide retiring allowances for professors Served with the Charles River Basin Commission, the Lighthouse Board, and the Immigration Commission |
| 1906 | Published What Is Religion? Boston: Houghton, Mifflin 1906-1930 President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| 1911-1930 | Trustee, Carnegie Corp. of New York (president, 1920-1923) |
| 1930 | Retired as president emeritus, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| 1933 | President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| 1939, Aug. 28 | Died, Santa Barbara, Calif |