Puryear family papers, 1889-1940 [manuscript].

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Puryear family papers, 1889-1940 [manuscript].

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Published tributes and articles, and a typescript biographical note concerning Bennet Puryear, professor, and his son, Charles Puryear (1860-1940), professor of mathematics and dean at Texas A & M University. Also included is a letter, 29 September 1889, from Charles Puryear to his sister Sallie describing conditions at Texas A & M during its early years, and a Puryear family genealogy.

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The history of Texas A&M University, the first public institution of higher education in Texas, began in 1871, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was established as a land-grant college by the Texas Legislature. Classes began on October 4, 1876. Although Texas A&M was originally scheduled to be established under the Texas Constitution as a branch of the yet-to-be-created University of Texas, subsequent acts of the Texas Legislature never gave the university any authority over ...

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