Robert Lee Avary papers, 1895-1947.

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Robert Lee Avary papers, 1895-1947.

The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, and printed materials of Robert Lee Avary from 1895-1947. Materials relate to the Emory College Alumni Association, the establishment of Emory in Atlanta, Emory University, the Atlanta Medical College, Southern Medical College, the county unit school system (1942), and the First Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Business papers include bills and receipts. Correspondence and business papers of Howard Vann Epps, a former judge on the City Court of Atlanta are also included.

2.25 linear ft. (5 boxes)

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Atlanta Medical College

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Emory College

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Emory College was founded in 1836 by the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Early faculty members included Alexander Means, Gustavus John Orr, Osborne L. Smith, and George W. W. Stone. From the description of Emory College faculty records, 1847-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761669346 Emory College was chartered in 1836 to the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first librarian noted in Emory College records, in 1840, was George...

Emory University. School of Medicine

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Vann Epps, Howard, d. 1909.

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First Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Avary, Robert Lee, b. 1863.

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Robert Lee Avary, lawyer and educator, was born 15 June 1863, in DeKalb County, Georgia. He attended Emory College (A.B., 1886) and the University of Georgia (1890, LL. B.) and was admitted to the Georgia bar (1890), after which he began to practice law in Atlanta. He was a professor of medical jurisprudence at the Atlanta Medical College and Southern Medical College (both became part of Emory University, 1915), a professor of law at Atlanta Law School, president of the Emory College Alumni Asso...

Emory College. Alumni Association

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Southern Medical College

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