Horace
Bumstead Records
1879-1919
4.2 linear feet
NOTE: A paper copy
of the finding aid,
with container list,
is available at the
Atlanta University
Center Archives for
in-house consultation
and may be obtained
for a fee.
Horace Bumstead (b.1841 d.1919) a Congregationalist
minister and educator, was commissioned as a
Major for the 43rd Regiment of the U.S. Colored
Troops during the Civil War. He joined the faculty
of Atlanta University in 1875 as an instructor
in Natural Science and in 1880 was appointed
Professor of Latin. In 1886-1887 he was asked
to serve as Acting President and continued as
the second President of the University serving
from 1888-1907. As President much of Bumstead's
efforts focused on fund-raising. During his administration
the physical campus was extended and several
new buildings constructed. The curriculum was
restructured to include kindergarten, grade school,
college prep, and college level courses.
The Horace Bumstead Records consist of correspondence,
news clippings, university publications, financial
papers and student records that document fund-raising
activities, student life, and other administrative
matters. Among the correspondents are Charles Chesnutt,
W.E.B. DuBois, and Booker T. Washington. Letters
from students give insight into their personal background,
financial aid, and descriptions of student life.
The newspaper clippings note university programs
and current events such as the race riots in Atlanta
and Brownsville, Texas.
Related collection:
Atlanta University Presidential Records, 1856-1984 |