- Collection:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Manuscript Collection
- Title:
- Letter from Russel Cecil to Samuel Spahr Laws, 1898
- Creator:
- Cecil, Russell, 1853-1925
Laws, S. S. (Samuel Spahr), 1824-1921 - Date of Original:
- 1898
- Subject:
- Biography
Presbyterian Church--South Carolina
Retirement, Mandatory
Retirement age
Theological seminary trustees
Cecil, Russell, 1853-1925
Laws, S. S. (Samuel Spahr), 1824-1921--Personal correspondence
Tadlock, James D. (James Doak), 1825-1899
Columbia Theological Seminary
Columbia Theological Seminary. Board of Trustees
Columbia Theological Seminary--Constitution
Columbia Theological Seminary. Faculty
Presbyterian Church in the U.S--Education
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Synod of South Carolina
Columbia (S.C.)
Louisville (Ky.)
Kentucky
South Carolina - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
personal correspondence - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Typescript letter from Russel Cecil to Samuel Spahr Laws expressing his opposition to the mandatory retirement age statute for Columbia Theological Seminary faculty but is compelled to enforce the rule as a member of the Board of Directors, hopes that the [Presbyterian Church in U.S.] General Assembly or Synod [of South Carolina] will rescind the statute, expresses praise for Laws and regret for his departure, Louisville (Ky.), August 23, 1898. Also contains manuscript note by Laws on back of letter describing Cecil and his opposition to the mandatory retirement age statute, undated.
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17323coll7/id/6532
- IIIF manifest:
- https://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/p17323coll7:6532/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Original Collection:
- S. S. Laws papers, 1878-1917
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
