Edward Olney letters, July 2, 1869.

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Edward Olney letters, July 2, 1869.

Letter, July 2, 1869, sent to Martin B. Anderson and signed by Olney and other University of Michigan faculty urging Anderson to accept the presidency of the university; and second letter, July 2, 1869, of Olney to Anderson, about the same matter, and in which Olney warns of the danger of a Unitarian influence at the university as represented in the person of Charles H. Brigham; also photographs.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8221954

Bentley Historical Library

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University of Michigan. President.

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Olney, Edward, 1827-1887

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