Burleson (Rufus Columbus) collection, 1836-1966 1891-1897.

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Burleson (Rufus Columbus) collection, 1836-1966 1891-1897.

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The Burleson (Rufus Columbus) Collection is made up of at least twelve donations accepted from 1941 until 1982. These records were collected by Burleson and his descendants, friends, and colleagues. The collection includes business and personal correspondence, legal documents, financial records, a family photo album, newspaper clippings, books, diaries, ledgers, class rosters, sermons, advertisements, and students' essays. Correspondence comprises the bulk of the collection, highlighting Rufus Burleson's life journey, particularly his terms as president of Baylor University.

11.25 linear feet (27 boxes)

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Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8115196

Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library

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Burleson, Georgia Jenkins.

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Burleson, Rufus Columbus, 1823-1901

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Rufus Columbus Burleson was born in Decatur, Alabama, on August 7, 1823, to Jonathon Burleson and Elizabeth Byrd. He was one of thirteen children (8 daughters and 5 sons). From his early years, Burleson was an excellent student who strove to distinguish himself from among his peers. Throughout his youth, he had strong aspirations to attend law school. At the age of sixteen, Burleson had a conversion experience at a Baptist revival and chose to devote his life to the ministry instead...

Crane, William Carey, 1816-1885

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William Carey Crane, known as a brilliant educator, an active Baptist minister, was one of the longest-tenured presidents of Baylor University. Born in Richmond, Virginia, on 1816 March 17, William Carey, was the son of William and Lydia Dorset Crane. William Carey Crane proved to be a scholar from the early stages of his adolescence. He attended renowned schools as Mount Pleasant Classical Institute in Amherst, Massachusetts, Virginia Baptist Seminary, Hamilton Literary and Theolog...

Baylor University.

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