Rugby (Tenn.) records, 1872-1938 [manuscript].

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Rugby (Tenn.) records, 1872-1938 [manuscript].

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Records of the English colony, launched in 1880, at Rugby, Morgan County, Tenn., under the auspices of the Board of Aid to Land Ownership, an organization that promoted settlement and development of unoccupied land. Most items relate to Board founder Thomas Hughes (1823-1896); his brother W. Hastings Hughes, who managed Rugby, 1880-1881; and Robert Walton, who managed the town beginning in 1882. Papers include letters of inquiry and encouragement, practical business correspondence, and a large number of invitations and requests for speeches during Thomas Hughes's 1880 visit.

200 items.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Walton, Robert P. (Robert Petrie), 1905-

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Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896

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English reformer and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Old Square [London], to John Ruskin, 1866 Oct. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269516755 Thomas Hughes, English social reformer and children's writer, best known for his Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857). From the description of Thomas Hughes manuscript material : 2 items, 1871-1872 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 430711041 From the guide to the Thomas Hughes man...

Hughes, W. Hastings

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Board of Aid to Land Ownership

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