Pinckney D. Pollock Collection

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0098

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Pinckney D. Pollock Collection Finding Aid

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Scope and Contents

With this collection comes two boxes of Pinckney Pollock’s work. In box 1, one can find correspondence, and within box 2 one can find memorial addresses, newspaper clippings, and Trustees’ Minutes excerpts.

Dates

Creation: 1897-1903

Creator

Pollock, Pinckney D., 1860-1905 (Person)
Kilpatrick, William Heard, 1871-1965 (Person)

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Pinckney D. Pollock was President of Mercer University from 1896 to 1903, the first layman to hold the office. During his time as president, he oversaw the construction of Groover, Ware, and Wiggs halls as well as doubled both the faculty and student bodies.