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
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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
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.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
Special access restriction applies.
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.
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