Gideon Shryock collection, 1823-1954.

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Gideon Shryock collection, 1823-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191917561

This collection contains original letters of Gideon Shryock. Also included are clippings, letters, and other writings about Shryock originally compiled in a scrapbook by his niece, Elizabeth Shryock Field. Among the letters by Shryock is a description of the Kentucky capitol written to Robert Scott (1833). Other materials include some poetry by his sister, Sophia Shryock Oliver and letters concerning research on Shryock and his work conducted by Field.

1 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6961807

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Scott, Robert W. (Robert Wilmot), 1808-1884

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Robert Wilmot Scott, agriculturist, was born in 1808 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University and became a lawyer in Frankfort, Kentucky. In the 1830's, Scott abandoned his law practice to become a farmer in Franklin and Woodford Counties. His farm was known as Locust Hill Plantation and he became one of Kentucky's most progressive farmers and livestock breeders. Scott died in 1884 at the home of his son-in-law, S.I.M. Major, in Frankfort and was buried in the Frankfort C...

Transylvania University

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Historical note: The principal responsibility of the Dean of Students at Transylvania University has been the coordination of offices and programs directly related to non-academic activities of students and student organizations. From the description of Dean of students records, 1930-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917646 Historical note: Administration of student admissions and the recording of scholastic records has at various times been the responsibility of the T...

Shryock, Gideon, 1802-1880

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Shryock was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1802. His parents were Mathias and Mary Elizabeth Shryock. Gideon Shryock apprenticed with his father, who was a contractor and builder, then studied for a year in Philadelphia with the famous architect, William Strickland. In 1824 Shryock returned to Kentucky and opened an office in Lexington. The following year, the state's second Capitol building went up in flames just as its predecessor had and plans were requested for a new building. Shryock origin...

Oliver, Sophia Shryock.

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Field, Elizabeth Shryock.

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