Papers, 1894-1957.

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Papers, 1894-1957.

Letter (1896) from Fleming, describing a water disaster in the college library; letter (1900) from the Kansas State Historical Society, providing information for Fleming's article, "The Buford Expedition to Kansas"; a letter (1949) from Fleming's wife, Mary Boyd Fleming, daughter of David French Boyd, describing her father's presidency of Auburn; a book advertisement (1905); and a clipping (1957).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7262721

Auburn University.

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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama

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Fleming, Walter L. (Walter Lynwood), 1874-1932

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Walter Lynwood Fleming (1874-1932) was professor of history at various universities in the U.S. including West Virginia University, Louisiana State University and Vanderbilt University, in addition to serving as dean of arts and sciences at Louisiana State and director of graduate work at Vanderbilt. He wrote and edited numerous publications. From the description of Walter L. Fleming papers, 1685-1932, bulk (ca. 1845-1932). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314179 ...

Buford, Jefferson

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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...

Boyd, David French, 1834-1899

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David French Boyd (1834-1899) was an officer in the Confederate Army who for a time was a prisoner of war on a Union boat moored in Alexandria, La. After the war, Boyd was instrumental in the founding of Lousiana State University. From the guide to the David French Boyd Letter, ., 1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Boyd graduated from the University of Virginia in 1856, and later served in the Confederate Army. From ...

Broun, William Le Roy, 1827-1902

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Fleming, Mary Boyd.

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