|
|
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Robert Lewis Dabney correspondence, 1889-1894
Biographical noteRobert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898) was a Presbyterian theologian and educator in Virginia and Texas. He earned his degree in theology from Union Theological Seminary at Hampden-Sydney in 1846, and in 1853 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity. He served as both the chair of ecclesiastical history and polity (1853-1859) and the chair of systematic and polemic theology (1859-1883) at Union Theological Seminary. During the Civil War, Dabney served as both a Confederate Army chaplain and the chief-of-staff for Stonewall Jackson. In 1883 he accepted the chair of mental and moral philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1884 he founded the Austin School of Theology, a predecessor of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, with R. K. Smoot, a Presbyterian pastor. Source: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Dabney, Robert Lewis," (accessed February 8, 2008). Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection consists of five letters written by Robert Lewis Dabney between 1889 and 1894. Two of the letters are written to Edward Owings Guerrant (one of which includes an enclosed letter from S. P. Lees to Guerrant), and three are written to George Summey. Topics of the correspondence include the founding of the Austin School of Theology, R. K. Smoot, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Southern Presbyterian Church. Note: ALS = Autograph (Handwritten) Letter, Signed Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsMaterials are available by appointment only. Contact the archivist for details. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Related Material
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationRobert Lewis Dabney correspondence, 1889-1894, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
Return to the Table of Contents |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||