Noah Porter (1811-1892)

Joyce, Walter E. "Noah Porter as President of Yale, 1871-1886: A Conservative Response in a Time of Transition." Doctoral dissertation. New York Univer­sity, 1972. This study of Porter, who became president of Yale in 1871, is con­cerned with his presidential years. "Noah Porter was convinced of the soundness and contemporary relevance of the famous Yale Faculty Report of 1828 with its stress on the classical curriculum." (from the abstract)