Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931

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Soldier during the War of 1812.

From the description of William Baird expense account, 1812. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421775

Born in Macon, Georgia, William Baird completed his freshman and sophomore years at Emory University's Oxford College and his B.A. degree in physics at Emory College, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. At Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Baird completed M.S. and Ph.D degrees in physics and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering. Baird pursued further study at St. John's College, Annapolis and Santa Fe, and at several Chautauqua/National Science Foundation short courses. He has co-authored five articles in the field of atomic collisions and four in applied optics, and is co-inventor of Technique for Producing Antireflection Grating Surfaces on Dielectrics, Semiconductors, and Metals," Patent Number 5007708. He is also a recipient of a NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. He has taught at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Eckerd College, and since 1975 has taught at Oxford College. William Baird's mother was Addie Rie Baird and maternal grandparents Anna Belle McCrory McKellar and Idus Eugene McKellar (1880-1970). Idus Eugene McKellar's parents were Ella Columbia Hand (1852-1930) and Henry Hearst McKellar (1852-1913) and he had two siblings: Harry Rex McKellar (1878-1956) and Ella Clare McKellar (1887-1982).

From the description of William Baird family papers, 1866-1950s. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 778858027

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creatorOf Baird family. Baird family papers, 1656-1922. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf William M. Baird Papers, 1914-1936 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf Baird, William. William Baird expense account, 1812. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Baird, Ezra. Papers, 1868-1896. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Baird family. Passenger's contract ticket [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Baird, William. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Baird, William. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916. Papers, 1890-1916 [microform] Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
referencedIn Society for Humane Abortion. Records, 1962-1979 (inclusive), 1963-1975 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Baird, William. William Baird family papers, 1866-1950s. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf Baird, William. [Papers], n.d. Indiana State Library - ISL
creatorOf Baird, William. Estate settlement, 1857 Jan. 9. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
creatorOf Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916. Papers, 1890-1916 [microform] Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
referencedIn Fisk, Amelia Worthington, 1890-1975. Interview, 1975. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916. person
associatedWith Baird, Ezra. person
associatedWith Baird family. family
associatedWith Baird family. family
associatedWith Fisk, Amelia Worthington, 1890-1975. person
associatedWith Hull, William, 1753-1825. person
associatedWith McCrory, Susie Adele Berry, 1866-1951. person
associatedWith McKellar, Ella Clare, 1887-1982. person
associatedWith McKellar, Ella Columbia Hand, 1852-1930. person
associatedWith McKellar, Harry Rex, 1878-1956. person
associatedWith McKellar, Idus Eugene, 1880-1970. person
associatedWith Powell family. family
associatedWith Smith, Susie Matilda Sherman Berry, 1839-1925. person
associatedWith Society for Humane Abortion. corporateBody
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Tennessee--Hickman County
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Birth 1862

Death 1931

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