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Vanderbilt Law School was established in 1874, and was the first professional school to open (Vanderbilt University itself did not start its undergraduate classes until 1875). The law school's first class consisted of only seven students and eight professors, with a two-year course of study comprising the school's curriculum.
The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football.The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee.Vanderbilt fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family.He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and of the Chicago and North Western Railroad.
"Vanderbilt Hotel" (1913), a hotel in Manhattan, New York on Park Avenue and 34th Street. The penthouse served as a city residence for him. The penthouse served as a city residence for him. Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi (1886–1965) She was the wife of Count László Széchenyi
Fisk University is a private historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee.The university was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Gerry (January 17, 1873 – December 21, 1958) was an American philanthropist and wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Peter Goelet Gerry, a United States Senator from Rhode Island.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood Jr. (December 17, 1920 – March 14, 1992) was an American developer of theme parks and planned communities.He was the chief developer of Disneyland and then, through his own company, Marco Engineering, he developed other parks in several locations across the country.