Sanders, Billington McCarty, 1789-1852 (President of Mercer University):
Scope and Contents
Letter from B. M. Sanders to Jesse Mercer concerning Sanders’ congregation, January 19, 1829; Letter from B. M. Sanders to Samuel Wait in response to correspondence with Jesse Mercer and giving details on the new labor system at Mercer Institute, October 15, 1833; Letter from B. M. Sanders to Sister Greene concerning James G. Fanning’s account at Mercer Institute; Receipt for Thomas Greene, guardian of James G. Fanning, written by B. M. Sanders, January 29, 1838; Letter from B. M. Sanders to Samuel Wait giving a very positive review of the manual labor system, June 13, 1838; Letter from B. M. Sanders to Samuel Wait related to the labor system at Mercer Institute, November 3, 1838; Published valedictory address delivered by B. M. Sanders, December 12, 1839
Dates
- Creation: 1718-2008
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1801-1947
Creator
- From the Collection: Adams, Walter Spurgeon, 1893-1969 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ardis, H. Z., 1811-1881 (Person)
- From the Collection: Armstrong, Francis Cavoisier, 1808-1884 (Person)
- From the Collection: Armstrong, James, 1776-1835 (Person)
- From the Collection: Asbury, Simon Morris, 1830s-1856 (Person)
- From the Collection: Auden, Wyston Hugh, 1907-1973 (Person)
- From the Collection: Avant, Augustus S., 1843-1918 (Person)
- From the Collection: Blackshear, Charles C. (Person)
- From the Collection: Boykin, Solomon (Person)
- From the Collection: Buckner, H. F. (Person)
- From the Collection: Bunn, Henry, 1795-1878 (Person)
- From the Collection: Burch, George Tilly, 1842-1864 (Person)
- From the Collection: Burt, Frances (Mrs. A. Moody) (Person)
- From the Collection: Calhoun, P. H. (Person)
- From the Collection: Callaway, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Campbell, Jesse Harrison, 1807-1888 (Person)
- From the Collection: Cheney, Walter T. (Person)
- From the Collection: Cheves, Adoniram Judson, 1839-1912 (Person)
- From the Collection: Conger, Abraham B., Jr. (Person)
- From the Collection: Cooledge, Aurelian Flavius, 1854-1897 (Person)
- From the Collection: Crawford, Louis Gerdine, 1800s-1925 (Person)
- From the Collection: Cross, James M., 1834-1913 (Person)
- From the Collection: Dagg, John Leadley, 1794-1884 (Person)
- From the Collection: Davis, Edwin S., 1872-1960 (Person)
- From the Collection: Dennis, Allen Johnson (Person)
- From the Collection: DeVotie, J. Howard (Person)
- From the Collection: Duggan, Ivy Walker, 1831-1917 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kilpatrick, William Heard, 1871-1965 (Person)
- From the Collection: Janes, Absalom, 1796-1847 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sanders, Billington McCarty, 1789-1852 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sherwood, T. Adiel (Thomas Adiel), 1791-1879 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tucker, Henry Holcombe, 1819-1898 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted access. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.68 Linear Feet (4 full Hollinger boxes) : Paper materials, diaries, friendship album, and notebook. Items are in fair to good condition.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository