It is the goal of this dissertation to investigate the institution of Yale College and those who called it home during the Revolutionary Period in America. In so doing, it is hoped that this study will inform a much larger debate about the very nature of the American Revolution itself. The role of various rectors and presidents will be considered, as well as those who worked for the institution and those who studied there. It will be demonstrated that while at various times the aforementioned groups helped propel the school to make changes, in the end, all constituencies tended towards a conservative course so as not to jeopardize the future of the institution or their individual prospects
