"William Hayne Leavell: an autobiography, 1850-1930", typescript 1979
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
- Leavell, William Hayne (Author, Person)
- Bayless, Alec (Editor, Person)
- Noble, Larry (Editor, Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the William Hayne Leavell Autobiography must be obtained from Alec Bayless or Larry Noble.
Biographical / Historical
A native of South Carolina, William Hayne Leavell served as a pastor in Jackson and Meridian, Mississippi and in Manchester, New Hampshire before moving to the First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas in 1893. He worked at the First Presbyterian Church until 1905. After serving as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Guatemala (1913-1919), he returned to Houston. In addition to being president of the board of directors of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Leavell was a trustee of Austin College. He also edited and published "George's Political History of Slavery in the United States.”
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Fondren by Alec Bayless and Larry Noble (Leavell's great-grandsons) on August 4, 1979.
- Title
- Guide to the "William Hayne Leavell: An autobiography, 1850-1930" typescript, 1979
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- 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