Robert Saunders correspondence
Content Description
A single four page letter from Robert Saunders, Jr., (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert C. Randolph, (Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia), dated 1847 January 15. The letter contains Saunders concerns of official college business at William & Mary including the vacancy of the chair of Belle Lettres and the election of a permanent president. Saunders also lists and discusses potential presidential candidates.
Dates
- Creation: 1847 January 15
Creator
- Saunders, Robert, 1805-1868 (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Robert Saunders Jr. (1805-1868) was professor of Mathematics at William & Mary beginning in 1833, president pro tem beginning in 1846, and served as president from June 17, 1847 - July 1848.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 legal-size folder)
Language
English
Arrangement
Arranged into one series: Series I. Correspondence.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gary A. Barranger '73 Law '76
- Title
- Guide to Robert Saunders correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William & Mary Special Collections Research Center staff
- Date
- 2023 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository