1886 - Report card from Vanderbilt University enclosed in a school advertising envelope that features an all-over illustration of the campus

Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University, 1886. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This Vanderbilt University report card for G. D. Hicks measures 5" x 9½". It was sent to Hicks, who resided in Nashville on College Street. The report card, for the term ending January 31, 1886, is enclosed in its original illustrated mailing envelope which features an all-over illustration of the school's campus. It is franked with a two-cent stamp (Scott #210) that was canceled with a duplex Nashville, Tennessee postmark dated March 5. In nice shape. . While the time difference between the date of the report card and date of the postcard may seem long, that could likely be attributed to a break between terms coupled with the time needed to compile manually the grades of all the university's students following the first term's last day of class on January 31st.

Hicks, who would have been midway through his third year of school received a grade of "82" in Mental and Moral Philosophy I, "75" in Mathematics II, "87½" in Chemistry I, and "68" in Technical Engineering. It is signed in print by "Wils Williams, Secretary of the Faculty."
Upon graduation, Hicks began a life-long career working for the Nashville & St. Louis Railroad, eventually rising to the position of Division Superintendent.

(For more information, see the Vanderbilt University Quarterly, vol. 12, no.1.)


An unusual report card for a future railroad executive enclosed in a terrific, illustrated advertising cover. . (Inventory #: 010313)