Bound typescript, 171 pages
Scope and Contents
This is a typed copy of an autobiography of William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930). Leavell served as minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Houston from 1893 to 1905. After serving as an envoy to Guatemala (1913-1919), he returned to Houston. The autobiography, written in 1920 by Leavell, transcribed later by his daughter and edited into this typescript in 1979 by Alec Bayless and Larry Noble, describes Leavell's career at the First Presbyterian Church in Houston, his service in Guatemala, and his connections to William Marsh Rice and the Rice Institute. Several well-known Houstonians are mentioned in the manuscript, including: Captain Peden and his son, E.A. Peden, Captain Baker, William Marsh Rice, and E.A. Sewall.
Dates
- Creation: 1979
Creator
- From the Collection: Leavell, William Hayne (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Bayless, Alec (Editor, Person)
- From the Collection: Noble, Larry (Editor, Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu