Title: List of Graduates of the U.S. Colleges. Quarterly Register, Volume VII, November, 1834, No. 2. List of the Graduates and Those Who Have Received Degreess at All of the New England Colleges Author: John Farmer, Esq. of New Hampshire Historical Society Publisher: Not stated Publishing Date: November, 1834 Edition: Not stated Binding: Hardcover Pages: 492 Illustrated: No Interior Condition: Solid binding, complete and intact. Very good condition Exterior Condition: Marbled boards, leather spine and corners. Very good, with some edge and corner wear, minimal 2" split at top left side edge of front board Dust Jacket: No Size: 8vo ISBN: N/A Comments: A complete index to the triennial catalogues of all the colleges in New England. Containing approximately 19,000 names. Includes colleges of Bowdoin, Waterville, Dartmouth, Univ. Vermont, Middlebury, Harvard Univ., Williams, Amherst, Wesleyan Univ., Columbia, Union, Hamiltoy, H.A.M. Lit Theol., Univ. New York, New Jersey, Rutgers, Dickinson, Jefferson, Washington, Columbian, Univ. N. Carolina, Franklin, Univ. Nashville, Miami Univ., Western Reserve, Marietta, and Oberlin Inst. The author, John Farmer (June 12, 1789 - August 13, 1838) was an American historian and genealogist, born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Farmer and Lydia Richardson. He is buried at Concord, New Hampshire. Farmer is considered the founder of systematic genealogy in America.[3] Before Farmer's efforts, tracing one's genealogy was seen as an attempt by American colonists to secure a measure of social standing, an aim that was counter to the new republic's egalitarian, future-oriented ethos (as outlined in the Constitution). As Fourth of July celebrations commemorating the Founding Fathers and the heroes of the Revolutionary War became increasingly popular, however, the pursuit of "antiquarianism", which focused on local history, became increasingly acceptable as a way to honor the achievements of early Americans. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1819.