Bursar's Office. William Gaston Simmons Records

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      <abstract id="aspace_8c5294e80893e1e57b3d9d0154535fb0">William Gaston Simmons served as Bursar and Professor of Wake Forest College. The Bursar of Wake Forest College managed and recorded students tuition payments; functions which are now performed by the Office of Financial Services. Materials in this collection include annual bursar reports, financial ledgers, and office notes.</abstract>
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      <p>The Bursar of Wake Forest College managed and recorded students tuition payments; functions which are now performed by the Office of Financial Services. William Gaston Simmons, an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1852), served as Assistant and Bursar of Wake Forest College somewhere between his 1852 graduation until his resignation from the position in 1856. From 1855 until his death in 1889, he served as a professor of natural science and chemistry.</p>
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      <p>These records document the work of Wake Forest College Bursar, William Gaston Simmons. Materials in this collection include annual bursar reports, financial ledgers, lectures, and office notes.</p>
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          <p>This ledger contains manuscript ink entries and includes student accounts , names and addresses of commercial firms, accounts, receipts, reports and disbursements of W.G. Simmons as Assistant and later Bursar of Wake Forest College, and treasurer's reports.</p>
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          <p>This volume contains written lectures in the topics of chemistry and natural history, mathmatical notes, financial letters and reports, student grade lists, and pasted newspaper clippings containing lists of book prices and chemical formulas.</p>
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