Pierson College
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Pierson College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Opened in 1933, it is named for Abraham Pierson, a founder and the first rector of the Collegiate School, the col
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The college's building and grounds from above, with Davenport College (at top)
Lanman-Wright Hall
Quincy Porter at Pierson in 1961
Abraham Pierson
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Abraham Pierson was an American Congregational minister who served as the first rector, from 1701 to 1707, and one of the founders of the Collegiate School — which later became Yale University.
Pierson College
…Pierson College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Opened in 1933, it is named for Abraham Pierson, a founder and the first rector of the Collegiate School, the college later known as Yale. With just under 500 undergraduate members, Pierson is the…
Statue of Rev. Abraham Pierson, Old Campus of Yale College, circa. 1879