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Yale Center for British Art
Presented to Yale by Paul Mellon, the center houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
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Pierson College
Pierson was founded and built in 1933, and was extensively renovated in 2004. Today, it is the largest residential college at Yale with approximately 500 students.
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Morse College
Morse College is an eclectic structure built on an odd, angular site. In a modern attempt to capture the spirit of Gothic architecture, designer Eero Saarinen eliminated all right angles from the living areas.
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Branford College
Branford College's courtyard, sometimes called “The Great Court," has been described as the most beautiful college courtyard in America, a statement attributed to the late poet Robert Frost.
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Jonathan Edwards College
This residential college was established during the 1932–33 academic year, when Professor Robert Dudley French, the first master, appointed eight faculty members to be the first fellows of the college.
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Silliman College
Silliman is Yale's largest residential college in terms of area, occupying most of a city block. Its courtyard is alternatively an informal athletic field, a site for college festivities, and a place for quiet repose.
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Ezra Stiles College
This residential college is named in honor of Ezra Stiles, Yale Class of 1746, an American theologian, lawyer, scientist, and philosopher, who served as the seventh president of Yale from 1778 to 1795.
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Yale University Art Gallery
The gallery's mission is to encourage appreciation and understanding of art and its role in society through direct engagement with original works of art.
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Sterling Memorial Library
Located in the heart of central campus, Sterling Library is one of Yale's most prominent buildings and the largest of all the Yale libraries. It houses approximately 4 million volumes.
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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Beinecke is one of the world's largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts.
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