Samuel T. Wiley (1850-1905) Papers, 1872-1905 A&M 1842

Samuel T. Wiley (1850-1905) Papers, 1872-1905 A&M 1842


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1842
Title
Samuel T. Wiley (1850-1905) Papers 1872-1905
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198699
Quantity
0.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Wiley, Samuel T.
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
Letters, notebooks, scrapbooks, diaries, manuscripts, and memorabilia of a secondary schoolteacher in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Preston County, and an author and local historian of Preston and Monongalia counties in West Virginia. The collection includes notes on history, orthography, new method arithmetic, two teachers report books of 1872-1885 and 1879-1880, teachers' certificates, a Wiley family genealogy, manuscripts on slavery, Odd Fellowship, public schools, after-dinner speeches, history of the United States, short stories, assorted sayings and aphorisms, notes for a history of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, a biographical sketch of Wiley and copies from his diaries and works, and an autograph book and information on Monongahela College at Jefferson, Pennsylvania.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Samuel T. Wiley (1850-1905) Papers, A&M 1842, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Separated Material

Separated to the map collection:

1. Geological Map of the United States; 1872; 16 1/2 in. x 34 in.

2. Geological Map of York County Pennsylvania; 1879; 21 in. x 26 in.

3. Map Showing Various Purchases From the Delaware River to the Ohio; ca. 1800; 6 in. x 9 in.

4. Map of the United States Showing States and Territories; ca. 1887; 11 in. x 13 1/2 in.

5. Map of West Virginia Showing State Routes and the More Important County-District Roads; ca. 1931; 22 in. x 24 1/2 in.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Authors -- Letters and papers
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Education
  • Fayette County (Pa.)
  • Freemasons
  • Genealogy
  • Independent Order of Odd Fellows
  • Monongahela College
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Preston County (W. Va.)
  • Schools. SEE ALSO Academies
  • Slaves and slavery.
  • Teachers
  • Universities and colleges
  • Wiley family
  • Wiley, Samuel T.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Fayette County (Pa.)
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Preston County (W. Va.)