William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) Papers

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) Papers, A&M 1694, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.9 Linear Feet 1 ft. 10 1/2 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
Creator:
Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, writings, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers of Wilson, a private in the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), President of West Virginia University, 1882-1883, member of Congress, 1883-1895, Postmaster General, 1895-1897, author of the Wilson-Gorman Tariff, 1894, and President of Washington and Lee University, 1897-1900. The collection includes portions of the diaries covering the years 1862-1863, 1865, 1868-1870, 1877-1891, 1896-1899. Most of the correspondence pertains to Wilson's career as Congressman and Postmaster General and his acceptance of the presidency of Washington and Lee University. Subjects include the tariff, the currency and bimetalism controversy, West Virginia state politics, the income tax, and foreign affairs. Also includes research papers of West Virginia University history professor Festus P. Summers on microfilm; there is a detailed listing of their contents, which includes newspaper editorials and letters.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) Papers, A&M 1694, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Civil War - Virginia 12th Cavalry.
Diaries and journals.
Elections
Politics and government.
Postal service
Taxation
Wilson-Gorman Tariff
Names:
United States Postal Service
United States. Congress
Washington and Lee University
West Virginia University
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Atkinson, Edward.
Barbe, Waitman, 1864-1925
Bowker, R.R.
Breckenridge, Clifton Rodes, 1846-1932
Breckenridge, William C.P.
Bryce, James.
Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908
Carlisle, John Griffin, 1835-1910
Carruth, H.S.
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923
Daniel, John Warwick.
Dawson, William M.O.
Dodge, W. E. (William Earl), 1832-1903
Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926
Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884
Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941
Gilman, Daniel C. (Daniel Coit), 1831-1908
Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902
Harmon, Judson, 1846-1927
Hewitt, Abram S.
Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910
Hill, James J. (James Jerome), 1838-1916
Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900
Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905
Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906
Lee, Fitzhugh.
Lucas, Daniel.
MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930
Marble, Manton, 1834-1917
Moore, John Bassett.
Nordhoff, Charles, 1887-1947
Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922
Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918
Quincy, Josiah.
Russell, William E.
Russell, William S.
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
Straus, Isidor, 1845-1912
Straus, Oscar.
Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
Thayer, Eli, 1819-1899
Thompson, William P.
Tucker, Henry Saint George.
Tucker, John Randolph.
Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908
Villard, Henry.
Wells, David A.
White, Andrew.
White, Horace.
Wilson, Dr. Arthur L.
Places:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865