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Size | 47 items |
Abstract | Bennet Puryear (1826-1914) was a professor. His son, Charles Puryear (1860-1940), was also a professor of mathematics and dean at Texas A & M University. The collection includes published tributes and articles, and a typescript biographical note concerning Bennet Puryear and Charles Puryear. Also included is a letter, 29 September 1889, from Charles Puryear to his sister Sallie describing conditions at Texas A & M during its early years, and a Puryear family genealogy. |
Creator | Puryear (Family : Puryear, Bennet, 1826-1914) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Bennet Puryear (1826-1914) was a professor. His son, Charles Puryear (1860-1940), was also a professor of mathematics and dean at Texas A & M University.
Back to TopThe collection includes published tributes and articles, and a typescript biographical note concerning Bennet Puryear and his son Charles Puryear. Also included is a letter, 29 September 1889, from Charles Puryear to his sister Sallie describing conditions at Texas A & M during its early years, and a Puryear family genealogy.
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Papers, 1889-1940 |