Wightman, William May, 1808-1882. William May Wightman papers, 1830-1897.
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William May Wightman papers, 1830-1897.
Chiefly consisting of correspondence with Whitefoord Smith and his two wives re Wightman's work as a Methodist minister. Including two certificates, 31 Jan. 1830 and 29 Jan. 1832, ordination as deacon and church elder in Methodist Episcopal Church; 2 letters, 12 Sept. and 18 Nov. 1840, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., from Basil Manly, offering Wightman a faculty position; letter, 6 Aug. 1847, Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., from Henry Bidleman Bascom, re preserving the unity of the Methodist Church and his work with the Southern Methodist Quarterly; letter, 27 Jan. 1859, Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., to Sara Shackleford Wightman, re Wightman's decision to accept the Presidency at Southern University in Greensboro, Ala. Letter, 30 Oct. 1832, Columbia, S.C., from Joshua Reynolds, Camden, S.C., re possibility of Wightman running for a seat at the Nullification Convention, Columbia, S.C.; letter, 27 Apr. 1848, Centenary College, Jackson, La., D.O. Shattuck, re resigning from the presidency, proposing W.M. Wightman as his successor, description of the college, its geographical location, physical facilities, and financial condition.
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