Fifty years in Constantinople and recollections of Robert College (1909)

George Washburn's memoir describes characters and events during his presidency of Robert College (1877–1903), the first American missionary college in the Ottoman Empire and the Near East, and the first American college founded outside the United States, as well as the rivalry between the declining Ottoman Empire and the rapidly growing United States. Table of Contents Introduction Preface Contents Illustrations Introduction Chapter I: The Founding of Robert College Chapter II: The Opening of the College at Bebec Chapter III: Last Two Years at Bebec. 1869–1871 Chapter IV: Ninth College Year. 1871–1872 Chapter V: Development of the College. 1872–1873 Chapter VI: Religious Questions. 1873–1874 Chapter VII: Visit of Mr. Robert. 1874–1874 Chapter VIII: Political Crisis in Turkey. 1875–1876 Chapter IX: The Russo-Turkish War. 1876–1877 Chapter X: The Russians at San Stefano. 1877–1878 Chapter XI: Mr. Robert’s Death. 1878–1879 Chapter XII: After the War. 1879–188 Chapter XIII: Two Years in America. 1880–1882 Chapter XIV: The College at the End of Twenty Years. 1882–1884 Chapter XV: The Great Crisis in Bulgaria. 1884–1886 Chapter XVI: The Overthrow of Prince Alexander. 1886– 1888 Chapter XVII: Armenian and Bulgarian Troubles 1888–1890 Chapter XVIII: Another Two Years in America 1889–1891 Chapter XIX: Improvements in the College. 1890–1892 Chapter XX: Trying Times in Turkey. 1892–1894 Chapter XXI: Reorganization of the Board of Trustees. 1894–1896 Chapter XXII: The Great Constantinople Massacre. 1896– 1897 Chapter XXIII: Further Development of the College. 1897– 1899 Chapter XXIV: Death of Dr. Hamlin. 1899–1901 Chapter XXV: New Professors and New Buildings. 1901– 1902 Chapter XXVI: My Resignation of the Presidency. 1902– 1903 Chapter XXVII: The Work of Forty Years 1863–1903 Appendix Index