Autograph collection, [ca. 1600-1975?].

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Autograph collection, [ca. 1600-1975?].

Autograph collection of important individuals from several centuries. A major part of the collection consists of letters sent to Barton Orville Aylesworth (1860-1933), author, poet, and professor at Drake Universety in Des Moines, Iowa and at Colorado State University, in response to form letters he had written to notable people. The replies were mostly short, autobiographical, and often included lists of publications. The collection has been added to by curators since its arrival at the Harold B. Lee Library.

17 boxes (ca. 1400 items).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6793132

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Aylesworth, Barton Orville, 1860-1933.

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American educator who served as president of Drake University and of the Colorado State Agricultural College. From the description of Letter, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367572046 Aylesworth was an author, a poet, and a professor at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. From the description of Correspondence, 1877-1906, 1894-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535683 From the guide to the Barton Orville Aylesworth correspondence, bulk 1894-1...