Everson mss. 1897-1954

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Everson mss. 1897-1954

Consists of the papers of William Graham Everson, 1879-1954, minister, writer, military officer and college president.

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Everson, William Graham, 1879-1954.

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William Graham Everson, 1879-1954, was a minister, writer, military officer and college president. Everson was born in Wooster, Ohio and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1897. That year he entered Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana and received his bachelor of divinity degree in 1908. While a student he enlisted in the Indiana National Guard. He served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. Rising through the ranks, he was promoted to brigadier-general in 1922 and assigned to com...