George Mathews Edgar papers, 1849-1913 [manuscript].

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George Mathews Edgar papers, 1849-1913 [manuscript].

Chiefly postwar writings by Edgar and correspondence with other veterans, all concerning the Battle of New Market and other Civil War battles in Virginia, and a large group of testimonial letters and resolutions used by Edgar in seeking positions as teacher, professor, and president of various institutions all over the South.

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The original campus plans for the University of Florida at Gainesville were developed by the firm of Edwards & Walter. Edwards & Walter were contracted to design and layout the campus buildings in 1905. Additional plans were developed by the firm's successor, Edward and Sayward. In 1925, Rudolph Weaver, Director of the University's School of Architecture, assumed the position of Architect for the Board of Control and was responsible for campus planning throughout the state. ...

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Edgar, of Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, Confederate lieutenant colonel, president of schools in Kentucky and Mississippi and of the University of Arkansas, and a professor at the universities of Alabama and Florida. From the description of George Mathews Edgar papers, 1849-1913 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24990392 George Mathews Edgar of Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), was a graduate of the Virginia M...

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