Aylesworth, Barton Orville, 1860-1933
Dates
- Existence: 1860 - 1933
Biography
Barton O. Aylesworth (1860-1933) was an American college administrator and minister.
Barton Orville Aylesworth was born on September 5, 1860 in Athens, Illinois. He studied at Eureka College, and served as a minister in Illinois and Iowa following his graduation. While serving in Atlantic, Illinois he married Georgia M. Shores, and they had one son, Merlin H. Aylesworth. In 1889 he was selected to as president of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he served until 1897. After leaving Drake he moved west and became the pastor of the Central Christian Church in Denver, Colorado. He returned to education in 1899 when he was appointed the president of the State Agricultural College in Fort Collins, serving until 1909. Aylesworth passed away on July 1, 1933 in Denver, Colorado.
Citation:
UPB files, Mar. 21, 2012 (hdg: Aylesworth, Barton Orville, 1860-1933)Colorado State University Library, via WWW, Mar. 21, 2012 (Barton O. Aylesworth; b. 1860 in Springfield, Ill.; studied at Eureka College; minister in Ill. and Iowa; president of Drake University, 1889-1897; pastor at Central Christian Church in Denver, Colo.; president of the State Agricultural College in Fort Collins, 1899-1909)
Drake University, via WWW, Mar. 21, 2012 (Barton O. Aylesworth; b. Sept. 5, 1860 in Athens, Ill.; d. July 1, 1933 in Denver, Colo.; m. Georgia L. Shores in Atlanta, Ill.)
Portrait & biographical album of Polk County, Iowa, 1890: p. 255 (Barton O. Aylesworth, A.M., Ph.B.; son of Ezra and Melinda (Hall) Aylesworth; m. Georgia M. Shores in Atlantic, Ill.; one son, Merlin H. Aylesworth)
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Letters, portraits, and an envelope, 1901-1902
Letters, portraits, lists, envelopes, 1894-1895
Two handwritten and signed letters, dated 28 Oct. 1894 and 24 Jan. 1895, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Burnham responds to questions related to her life and publications. Also included are the envelopes in which the letters were sent, three portraits of Burnham clipped from magazines, a biography of her cut from a newspaper, and a printed list of Burnham's books.
Myron Adams letter to Barton O. Aylesworth, 1894
Typewritten and signed letter, written from "62 State St., Rochester, N. Y.," and mailed on October 16, 1894. Adams writes in response to a letter from Barton O. Aylesworth requesting information on his life. Adams briefly outlines his life and states, "To say more would be to burden you with useless information,- and to run the risk of telling nice things about myself."
Oscar Fay Adams letter and clipping to Barton O. Aylesworth, 1897
Handwritten and signed letter, dated December 3, 1897, addressed to Barton Orville Aylesworth, and composed in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams thanks Aylesworth for "your volume, 'Song and Fable'" and mentions his own book "Dictionary of American Authors."
Papers, 1901
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 Dec. 1901, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Barry responds to Aylesworth's request for autobiographical information. Also included is a typewritten questionnaire with Barry's handwritten responses on it. With these items are the envelope in which the letter was sent and a portrait of Barry clipped from a magazine.
Papers, 1898
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 28 Jan. 1898 and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth of Denver, Colorado. Black responds to Ayleworth's request for biographical information. Also included is the envelope in which the item was sent. With the colleciton is a booklet entitled, "The Success of Miss Jerry: the First Picture Play by Alexander Black" and a advertisement for "Miss America" by Black.
Postcard, 1894
Handwritten and signed postcard that is addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth, president of Drake University. Alden responds to Aylesworth's request for biographical information on her. She writes that she will refer the note to her son, Raymond M. Alden, professor at the Columbian University in Washington, DC. The date of the item is uncertain.
Fred A. Rosenstock autograph collection
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