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Preferred Citation

Robert Saunders correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gary A. Barranger '73 Law '76

Biographical / Historical

Robert Saunders Jr. (1805-1868) was professor of Mathematics at William & Mary beginning in 1833, president pro tem beginning in 1846, and served as president from June 17, 1847 - July 1848.

Content Description

A single four page letter from Robert Saunders, Jr., (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert C. Randolph, (Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia), dated 1847 January 15. The letter contains Saunders concerns of official college business at William & Mary including the vacancy of the chair of Belle Lettres and the election of a permanent president. Saunders also lists and discusses potential presidential candidates.

Arrangement

Arranged into one series: Series I. Correspondence.

Related Material

Robert Saunders Letters (MS 00270), William & Mary Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Employees
• College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff
• College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff
• College of William and Mary--Faculty.
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• College of William and Mary--Presidents
• Gary A. Barranger- Class of 1973, Law 1976