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Letters from James G. Percival to Hector Humphreys
Letters from James G. Percival to Hector Humphreys. 22 November 1822-10 February 1835. Percival was a poet and scholar, and he writes to Humphreys about his economic state. A note from Humphreys is written on the back of one of the letters.
Letters from Orlando Hutton to Hector Humphreys
Letters from Orlando Hutton to Hector Humphreys. 10 January 1822-5 May 1836. Hutton, a father at a seminary, writes about his life at seminary, including classes, students, and administration. He also mentions Hector Humphreys's success as president…
Letter from William Plumer to Hector Humphreys
Letter from William Plumer to Hector Humphreys. 5 July 1821. Plumer responds to Humphreys's request for a copy of the first constitution of New Hampshire, and he provides information about the history of the New Hamphsire constitution.
Is Knowledge True Opinion with a Logos?
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on January 17, 1986, by Annapolis tutor Stewart Umphrey as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Storytelling and Philosophy: The Ring of Gyges
Recording of a lecture delivered on November 8, 2002, by Jacob Howland as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Letter from Alice Key to Mrs. Daniel Turner (Ann Arnold Key Turner). April 11, 1843
Letter from Alice Key to Mrs. Daniel Turner (Ann Arnold Key Turner). April 11, 1843. Alice Key writes about her faith and confirmation.
Minutes of a Meeting of Descendents of Francis Scott Key and Mary Tayloe Lloyd held at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, on May 22, 1959.
Minutes of a Meeting of Descendents of Francis Scott Key and Mary Tayloe Lloyd held at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, on May 22, 1959. The descendants met to discuss the formation of a Key family society and the creation of a genealogical…
Freemen Stand, Volume 1 Number 2 (July 1966)
Freemen Stand, Volume 1 Number 2 (July 1966). Second issue of the newsletter for the Society of the Descendants of Francis Scott Key. Published in Sonoma, California.
Freemen Stand, Volume 1 Number 1 (January 1963)
Freemen Stand, Volume 1 Number 1 (January 1963). First issue of the newsletter for the Society of the Descendants of Francis Scott Key. Published in Sonoma, California.
Cells and Genes Are Parts of Animals: Aristotle in the Late 20th Century
Recording of a lecture delivered on September 16, 1994, by James N. Jarvis as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
The Pleasure of the Mathematical Text
Audio recording of a lecture given by Philip Ording on May 2, 2025 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “There is no shortage of evidence that professional mathematicians…
I Know Not Seems: Appearance, Reality, and the Grave of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Kit Slover on April 25, 2025 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “In the final act of Shakespeare’s Hamlet the northern prince…
King Lear's "Love Test"
Audio recording of a lecture given by David Hayes and Jeremy Schwartz on April 18, 2025 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “The ‘Love Test’ in King Lear is widely understood…
Speedy Achilles
Audio recording of a lecture given by Tutor Emeritus Howard Fisher on April 9, 2025 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: “Galileo’s mathematical treatment of ‘speed’…
Speedy Achilles
Transcript of a lecture given by tutor emeritus Howard Fisher on April 9, 2025 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Galileo’s mathematical treatment of 'speed' perennially…
Right Thoughts at the Last Moment: Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Medieval Japan
Audio recording of a lecture given by Jacqueline Stone on April 4, 2025 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Premodern Japanese believed that one's dying thoughts could…
On Written Speech
Typescript of a lecture delivered on February 7, 2025, by Annapolis tutor Mary Elizabeth Halper as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Ms. Halper offers this description: "There are two kinds of speech: the speech we speak and the speech we read. This…
Zarathustra's Metamorphosis of the Mind
Audio recording of a lecture given by Steven Berg on March 7, 2025 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra begins with Zarathustra descending…