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The Glenn family moved to Alabama from Georgia in 1837, settling in Auburn in 1847. John Bowles Glenn was a Methodist minister and farmer, and served as chairman of the board of trustees of East Alabama Male College, 1854-1869. His son, Emory Thomas Glenn, served on the board of trustees and as treasurer of the college, 1858-1872. He continued as treasurer after the college became a land-grant institution in 1872. It was first called the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama and renamed Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1899. Glenn retired in 1906.

From the description of Papers, 1848-1949. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 28627397

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