Papers, 1917-1971.

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Papers, 1917-1971.

Collection contains autobiographical materials including personal correspondence, memoirs of Williams student days, and the transcript of a 4-part historical interview. Also contains USPHS monthly reports, 1936-1942, publications from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, medical pamphlets and an officer's handbook from the Public Health Service, and 1956-1971 correspondence concerning API Class of 1907.

1 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393681

Auburn University.

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Auburn University. Chemistry Dept.

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United States. Public Health Service

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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...