Bumstead, Horace, 1841-1919
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1841 - 1919
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Horace Bumstead records
Collection — Box 14-23
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0017
Scope and contents
The Horace Bumstead records is the fourth series in the Atlanta University Presidential records.This series contains the correspondence and administrative records of Horace Bumstead, Congregationalist minister, educator, and second president of Atlanta University. The correspondence includes letters to and from Northern philanthropic groups who contributed to student scholarships and for improvements to the University's physical plant. Of comparatively small proportion is the...
Dates:
1876-1919
Found in:
AUC Institutional Records
George A. Towns collection
Collection — Box 1-10
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0059
Scope and contents
This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Towns' association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The earliest materials concern Lucy Elizabeth (Merriam) Case, a favorite teacher of Towns at AU, and include her biography which tells of the beginning of the school and a few of its students. ...
Dates:
1885-1960