President E. O. Lovett -Personal Papers, 1871-1957, Bulk Dates 1908-1946

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President E. O. Lovett -Personal Papers, 1871-1957, Bulk Dates 1908-1946

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The personal papers ofEdgar Odell Lovett, first President of Rice Institute, span almost his entirelife. The collection has material about his education at UVA and in Europe, hiscareer at Princeton, his hiring by the Board of Trustees of the Rice Institute,and extensive personal correspondence with friends and societies he wasinvolved with throughout his life. The collection also includes reprints ofarticles and speeches written by Lovett throughout his life.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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