Rogers Van Gilder Papers
This collection houses three certificates of distinction presented by the University of Tennessee's Classical Department (dated 1879, 1880, and 1881), a report of grades (dated January 19, 1882), and a portrait photograph (dated April 25, 1919) documenting Rogers Van Gilder of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1879-1919
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses three certificates of distinction presented by the University of Tennessee's Classical Department (dated 1879, 1880, and 1881), a report of grades (dated January 19, 1882), and a portrait photograph (dated April 25, 1919) documenting Rogers Van Gilder of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rogers Van Gilder was born to John Somers and Mary (Gandy) Van Gilder in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 25, 1861. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts on June 7, 1882. Van Gilder married Aurelia Essex McClung on September 11, 1888 and the couple had two children, Frank McClung and John Somers (who later taught at the University of Tennessee). Rogers Van Gilder died in about 1950 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
John S. Van Gilder donated this collection to the University of Tennessee Archives on November 26, 1951.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository