Papers, 1882-1944.

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Papers, 1882-1944.

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Correspondence (1884-1944), primarily to Boyd, relating to Auburn and to Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha fraternity; scrapbook (1888-1892) with college memorabilia; grade reports and examination papers (1888-1890); notebooks and class notes (1882-1895); copy of Boyd's graduate essay or master's thesis (1895) and notes on John Dryden.

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Auburn University.

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Auburn University.

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Petrie, George, 1866-1947

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Alabama historian. Petrie was appointed professor of history at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, in 1887. He served as academic dean from 1908 to 1921 and as graduate dean from 1921 until his retirement in 1942. Petrie wrote extensively on Alabama and Southern history, focusing on secession and the Civil War. Petrie's father, George Laurens Petrie, was minister of the Charlottesville (Va.) Presbyterian Church from 1872 to 1928. His grandfather, George Hollinshead Whitefield ...

Auburn university

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East Alabama Male College, sponsored by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was chartered in May 1856. Classes opened in 1859 in Auburn, Alabama, but the college closed during the Civil War. Reopening in 1866, the college became a land-grant institution in 1872 and changed its name to Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. The college was known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1899 to 1960, when it became Auburn University. From the description of Founders Day collec...

Alabama Polytechnic Institute

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Thach, Charles Coleman, 1860-1921.

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Charles Coleman Thach, a native of Athens, Alabama, became a professor of English at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later Auburn University in 1885. In 1902 he was named president and served until his retirement in 1919. From the description of Presidential Records : 1859-1924. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 442705932 ...

Auburn Alumni Association

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Smith, O. D. (Otis David), 1831-1905.

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Kappa Alpha. Nu Chapter (Auburn University)

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Smith, Henry Howell.

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Harry Smith was the son of mathematics professor O.D. Smith of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, later Auburn University. He graduated with a B.S. degree from Auburn in 1895. After earning an M.S. degree from Auburn, he worked for the Catlett Electric Company in Richmond, Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1894-1932. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 27992336 ...

Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama

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Websterian Literary Society (Auburn, Ala.)

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Boyd, L. S. (Leroy Stafford), 1873-1936.

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Boyd, a Louisiana native, moved to Auburn, Alabama, in 1883 when his father, David French Boyd, was appointed president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, later Auburn University. He earned his B.S. degree in 1892 and M.S. degree in 1895 from Auburn. In 1899, he graduated with a law degree from Tulane University and was admitted to the Louisiana state bar, but never practiced. He moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the Library of Congress, 1900-1904, and as librari...