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| | Finding Aid : Walter Turner Candler papers, 1904-1967 : Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library |
 | | Walter Turner Candler (1885-1967), businessman, philanthropist, and horse sportsman, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, October 5, 1885, and died there April 23, 1967. |
 | | Son of Asa Griggs Candler, he was a graduate of Emory College and president of the Class of 1907. |
 | | Candler endowed two lectureships at Emory University, the Walter T. Candler Lectureship (1952) and the John Gordon Stipe Memorial Lectureship in Spanish Culture (1953); helped organize the Emory Alumni Association (president, 1943-1946); and received the Alumni Award of Honor. |
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