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Nelson, Alexander Lockhart, 1827-1910

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1827 - 1910

Biography

A.B., W&L, 1849. Assistant instructor of mathematics, W&L, 1848-49; Cincinnati professor of mathematics (and military science), W&L, 1854; professor emeritus, W&L, 1906-10. Dean School of Arts (academic college), W&L, 1903; dean emeritus, W&L, 1906-07. See Who's Who, 1901-02.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Trustees of Lexington Cemetery to Mrs. T. J. Jackson, 1880-09-11

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000007785], Folder: 5, Box: data_value_missing_861bfea7bbf9d8afe93e1c4f32416835
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a letter to Mrs. T. J. Jackson from the Lexington Cemetery Trustees offering 'a suitable place for the erection of a monument to your lamented husband ... the circle situated in the center of the cemetary.

Dates: 1880-09-11

Photograph of Professor A. L. Nelson

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004245], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes 82 items collected by Charles Manson Crutchfield, including 38 photographs some of which are of Confederate generals and were taken by Michael Miley, postcards and printed materials, most of which concern Washington and Lee University and the surrounding city of Lexington, Virginia during the 1880's

Dates: Inclusive 1882-1914; Majority of material found within Bulk 1880-1889

Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle to Robert E. Lee, 1866-03-31

 Item — Box 7A, Folder: 50
Scope and Contents

This letter to Robert E. Lee is from the book publisher Sargent, Wilson and Hinkle. This letter asks Lee for his approval of McGuffey Eclectic Readers books on the American Civil War.

Dates: 1866-03-31

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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) 1
McGuffey's first-sixth eclectic reader (McGuffey, William Holmes) 1