George Tayloe Winston Papers, 1868-1969

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George Tayloe Winston Papers, 1868-1969

George Tayloe Winston Papers, 1868-1969

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/w/Winston,George_Tayloe.html

George Tayloe Winston taught Latin and German, 1875-1891, at the University of North Carolina; was president, 1891-1896, of the University of North Carolina; president, 1896-1899, of the University of Texas; and president, 1899-1908, of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now North Carolina State University). The collection includes scattered papers of George Tayloe Winston and his sons, Hollis Taylor Winston (1877-1938) and Patrick Henry Winston (1881-1940); family papers relating to Patrick Henry Winston and his family; and many family photographs. Included are a memorandum book, 1879-1881, kept while George Tayloe Winston was a professor at the University of North Carolina, containing lecture notes on Roman history, a record of family expenses, and some records of Chapel Hill town school funds; an account book, 1903-1905, kept by Patrick Henry Winston while he was attending the United States Military Academy; and a manuscript book, 1900-1906, kept by Hollis Taylor Winston while he was a United States Navy officer, containing drawings and technical descriptions of ships on which he served, notes on cruises, a description of a naval battle in Panama, 20 January 1902, and comments on the international affairs of Venezuela, 1902-1903.

About 500 items (2.0 linear feet)

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection