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Date(s)
- 1877-1915 (Creation)
Extent
1 document box ( 0.5 linear feet).
Name of creator
Biographical history
Benjamin Gilbert McLeskey was born near Dresden, Tennessee, July 24, 1834. He was made a ruling elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church around the age of eighteen. After a brief time of studying law, he joined the Obion Presbytery on September 21, 1861, and was ordained in March of 1863. Soon after his ordination he entered the Confederate Army, and served as Chaplain until the close of the war. He married Ella L. Rogers in Brownsville, Tenn. on June 27, 1866. McLeskey received a Doctor of Divinity in 1879 from Bethel College. In 1881 he and his family moved to Sherman, Texas and was the pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterians in that town. In July of 1883 he was elected president of Trinity University and assumed the position that September. While president he was also pastor of the Tehuacana Congregation and a lecturer to theological students. He passed away in October of 1885 after a brief illness.
Information provided in this biographical note came from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church website. http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/minister/McLeskBG.htm
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Scope and content
This collection contains correspondence with Benjamin Gilbert McLeskey, as well as Ella and Minnie McLeskey. Also included are documents from Trinity University from when McLeskey was president. The collection is completed by B.G. McLeskey's personal bible.
System of arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Special Collections & Archives reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
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Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
Languages of the material
- English
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Documents in Folder 6 and rubber stamp were gifted by Oscar W. Burnett
Documents in Folder 8 and bible were gifted by John Halliburton, June 21, 1973
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Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: B.G. McLeskey Family Papers, UA0002, Coates Library Special Collections & Archives, Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).
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Archivist's note
Finding aid created by Abra Schnur and student assistant Alden Eckman, May 2021
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Name access points
- McLeskey, Benjamin Gilbert, 1834-1885 (Subject)