Outgoing, January 10, 1931-January 28, 1931
Scope and Contents
The Bruce R. Payne Papers are comprised of nine boxes (3.78 linear feet) of correspondence and subject files. The papers are broken into three series.
Series I: is the largest series (six boxes) and contains correspondence both outgoing and incoming with the outgoing organized by date and the incoming by name of sender. Another small sub-set is called Secondary and are carbons of letters sent to him for informational purposes.
Series II: Office of the President is comprised of subject files about topics of concern for Payne as President of Peabody College. These are arranged alphabetically in three boxes.
Series III: Personal Records contains one folder about Bruce R. Payne’s finances.
Dates
- Creation: January 10, 1931-January 28, 1931
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 7.03 Linear Feet (9 letter Hollingers, 2 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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