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Burleigh, Edwin C. (Edwin Chick), 1843-1916

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1843 - 1916

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Office of the President, Oren Burbank Cheney records

 Collection
Identifier: CA02.03
Abstract

This collection contains records from during and after the tenure of Oren B. Cheney as the first President of Bates College (1855-1894). The records include correspondence, donor certificates, and printed and handwritten documents regarding the early work and activities of Bates College, especially relating to the college's relationship to the Free Will Baptists. Notable correspondents include Maine governor Edwin C. Burleigh, and Cheney's successor at Bates, George C. Chase.

Dates: 1853 - 1902; 1949