Ayres, Brown, 1856-1919.
Brown Ayres diplomas and other materials, 1872-1939.
This collection consists primarily of earned and honorary diplomas awarded to Brown Ayres by such institutions as Tulane University, Washington and Lee College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and the University of the South. Also included are biographical sketches of Brown Ayres, resolutions passed by the University of Tennessee's Board of Trustees to honor Ayres after his death, a sketch of Katie (Anderson) Ayres' life, and other materials (including an undated family portrait) documenting the Ayres family.
Ph.D., Stevens Institute (1888). Professor of physics and electrical engineering, dean of college of technology and academic college, vice-chairman of faculty, acting president, Tulane University (1880-1904); president, University of Tennessee (1904-1919).
Ayres, Brown, 1856-1919.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
College presidents.
Education, Higher.
AIP-ICOS
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections Library. James D. Hoskins Library, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA