Alexander Means papers, 1824-1885.

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Alexander Means papers, 1824-1885.

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The collection consists of the papers of Alexander Means from 1824-1885. The papers include correspondence, poems, reviews, diaries, biographies, clippings, a photograph, a family Bible, and a portrait, relating to the life and career of Alexander Means or to his family. Means' diary dating from January 1875 to January 1876, is available on microfilm only. The journal of Minnie Eloise Capers, circa 1877-1885, is available in photocopy only. Correspondence includes originals and typed copies; a journal of Minnie E. Capers, Means' granddaughter. The letters of Frances Means are photocopied; the poems and diaries for 1861, 1873, 1874, and 1879 are by Alexander Means; clippings and biographies relate to him; reviews are of Ross McLean's book publication of Means's 1861 diary; the photograph is of electric lighting equipment used by Means; and the portrait of Means is by Lewis Gregg. A Means family recipe book and family Bible complete the collection.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes, 1 bound volume (BV), and 1microfilm reel ( MF))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927044

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Means, Frances, M.

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Means family.

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Emory College

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Emory College was founded in 1836 by the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Early faculty members included Alexander Means, Gustavus John Orr, Osborne L. Smith, and George W. W. Stone. From the description of Emory College faculty records, 1847-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761669346 Emory College was chartered in 1836 to the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first librarian noted in Emory College records, in 1840, was George...

Smith, Oreon Mann.

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Griffin, Sarah Branham.

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Capers, Minnie Eloise.

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Atlanta Medical College

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Means, Alexander J., 1977-

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Alexander Means, clergyman, inventor, and poet was born in Statesville, North Carolina, on February 6, 1801, and died in Oxford, Georgia, on June 5, 1883. On December 25, 1827, Means married S.A.E. Winston. Licensed to preach in the Methodist Church in 1828, Means was also the first superintendent of the Manual Labor School (1834-1838), professor of natural science (1838-1846), and president of Emory College (1854-1855); president of Masonic Female College in Covington, Georgia (1853); lecturer ...