Papers, 1912-1971.

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Papers, 1912-1971.

Collection contains student materials from ca. 1914, alumni material throughout the century, correspondence between White and Enslen, and copies of a newspaper article from that correspondence.

0.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7401771

Auburn University.

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Enslen, Elmon T.

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White, William L. (William Lemuel)

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White graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) with a degree in engineering in 1914. In 1957 he began corresponding with Elmon T. Enslen, a fellow 1914 API graduate, about the origins of the college's cry of "War Eagle." From the description of Papers, 1912-1971. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 38292635 ...

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...