George Augustus Gates records, 1909-1912.

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George Augustus Gates records, 1909-1912.

Materials include biographical data and correspondence with the Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff of Fisk University, and other schools and colleges.

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Fisk University

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Established as Fisk Free Colored School in Nashville, Tenn., in Dec. 1865 by John Ogden, Rev. Erastus Milo Caravath, and Rev. Edward P. Smith; named in honor of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for Tennessee and Kentucky, who provided the new institution with facilities and contributed over $30,000 to the school; opened on 9 Jan. 1866 with almost two hundred students of all ages; incorporated as Fisk University on 22 Aug. 1867 after its curriculum shifted to ...

Gates, George Augustus, 1851-1912

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Congregation minister and college president; president of Fisk University, 1909-1912. From the description of George Augustus Gates records, 1909-1912. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70970118 ...

Fisk University. Board of Trustees

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