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    <unittitle>William G. Brown Papers</unittitle>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Brown, William G.</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Converse, F. B., Reverend (Francis Bartlett)</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1866/1866">1866</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], William G. Brown Papers, WLU Coll. 0480, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>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.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>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.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">College Students -- Religious life</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Universities and colleges -- Religious life</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Religious life</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Church colleges</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Presbyterianism</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
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