William G. Brown Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0480

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript draft of William Brown's protest to the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees related to issues of religious life on campus and a handwritten response from Rev. F. B. Converse (Francis Bartlett Converse) to Brown.

Dates

Creation: 1866

Creator

Washington and Lee University. Trustees (Correspondent, Organization)
Brown, William G. (Correspondent, Person)
Converse, F. B., Reverend (Francis Bartlett) (Correspondent, Person)

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Biographical / Historical

William Brown was a Robinson Professor of Chemistry and Geology in 1886 and Bailey Professor of Applied Chemistry from 1888-1894. He served on the institution's Board of Trustees from 1853-1894.