Prince of Wales (seventh from right) in his suite at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, 1860

The Prince of Wales visited NYU on October 12, 1860. The 19-year-old bachelor prince, using one of his official titles, the Baron of Renfrew, engaged a number of eager ladies at a party and met with Professors Morse and Draper. He was the first of a long list of heads of states and dignitaries who would visit NYU.