Robert College, Constantinople.

The article presents an account of the founding of Robert College in Constantinople, Turkey in the 1860s, noting the various challenges which its founder Christopher R. Robert and his assistants had in opening the school. Details are given outlining the stalled political relations between the school's founders, the American embassy in the city, and the Turkish government. The particular lobbying to the Grand Vizier Aali Pasha by the British diplomat Richard Lyons is mentioned. Discussion is also given noting the connections between the college's formation and the contemporary Turkish struggle with the independence movement of Crete.