Papers, 1915-1990.

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Papers, 1915-1990.

Notes, correspondence with former students and faculty, drafts, and photographs concerning Rea's book, "History at Auburn: the First One Hundred Years of the Auburn University History Department."

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Auburn University.

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McMillan, Malcolm Cook, 1910-

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McMillan was a professor of history at Auburn University from 1948 and chairman of the Department of History from 1964 until his retirement in 1978. He authored numerous books and articles on Alabama and Southern history. From the description of Papers, 1865-1988. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 24896205 ...

Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Dept. of History.

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Rea, Robert Right, 1922-

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Rea, a Kansas native, earned his B.A. degree from Friends University in 1943 and his M.A. and Ph. D. degrees from Indiana University in 1947 and 1950 respectively. He taught history at Auburn University, 1950-1992. From the description of Papers, 1915-1990. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 29402992 ...

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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 ...

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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...

Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. Dept. of History.

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