George Perrigo Conger autographs and papers 1623-1959 (bulk 1925-1959)

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George Perrigo Conger autographs and papers 1623-1959 (bulk 1925-1959)

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The collection contains George Perrigo Conger's personal correspondence with colleagues in his field of philosophy and a collection of autographs of the leading philosophers of the past. In addition, Conger's notes and drafts for his book "Epitomization" are included.

27 cubic feet

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]

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Conger, George Perrigo, 1884-1960.

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Conger was born in Genoa, New York in 1884. He attended the Union Theological Seminary, Cornell University, and Columbia University from which he received his Ph.D. in 1922. He worked as a minister before the First World War and then became an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota in 1920, serving as chairman of the Department of Philosophy beginning in 1942. He was a specialist in comparative religion and wrote numerous books. After retirement from the Minnesota in 19...

University of Minnesota. Dept. of Philosophy.

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