Judge N. P. Bryan's Speech, 1906
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.00 items
- 0.00 Linear Feet 0 linear feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Judge N.P. Bryan's Speech, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-38
Background
- Scope and content:
This item is a printed speech of the Hon. Judge N. P. (Nathan Philemon) Bryan, Chairman Florida Educational Board of Control, delivered at Gainesville, Florida, on September 27, 1906, upon the occasion of the opening of the University of Florida.
- Biographical / historical:
Judge Bryan was born April 23, 1872 at Fort Mason, Orange Co., Florida, son of John M. and Louisia M. (Norton) Bryan. His father was a Florida citizen, who was for more than fourteen years (during and after Reconstruction) a member of the House of the Representatives and the Senate of the State of Florida. Judge Bryan attended Emory College at Oxford, Georgia and Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Virginia where he earned his B.L. Returning to Florida after school, Judge Bryan settled at Jacksonville and eventually went into business with his brother, future United State Senator William J. Bryan. In 1911, Judge Bryan was instated as United States Senator from Florida, a position he held until 1918. In 1920, President Wilson nominated Bryan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District, a position Judge Bryan held for the rest of his life. Judge Bryan passed away on August 8, 1935 at Jacksonville, Florida.
- Processing information:
Processed June 2, 1964.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Higher Education in Florida
- Names:
- University of Florida
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
Judge N.P. Bryan's Speech, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-38
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
