A&M 1694William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) Papers, 1862-1900 A&M 1694Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:59:31 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) Papers Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900 A&M 1694 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5176 1.9 Linear Feet 1 ft. 10 1/2 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) 1862-1900 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. 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/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Civil War - Virginia 12th Cavalry. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Diaries and journals. Elections Politics and government. Postal service Taxation Wilson-Gorman Tariff Baltimore Sun Harper's Weekly New York Tribune Saint Louis Republican 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.