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Simon Barclay Conover Papers, 1891-1892
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Simon Barclay Conover
- Title
- Simon Barclay Conover Papers
- Dates
- 1891-1892 (inclusive)18911892
- Quantity
- 1 container, (0.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- Cage 692
- Summary
- Includes correspondence, government documents, news clippings, and vouchers related to the establishment of the State Agricultural College at Pullman, Wash.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Simon Barclay Conover was born September 23, 1840, in Cranbury, New Jersey. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Nashville, after which he served briefly in the medical department of the Union Army in 1864. He served as a U.S. senator for Florida from 1873 to 1879. In 1880 he made an unsuccessful bid at the governorship of Florida, and in 1889 was appointed U.S. Surgeon at the quarantine station at Port Townsend, Washington. The next year he became president of the Board of Regents for the new Agricultural College and School of Sciences of the State of Washington, later renamed Washington State University, and served as a regent for about two years. He continued to practice medicine until his death on April 19, 1908.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers of S. B. Conover consist of correspondence, government documents, newspaper clippings and vouchers related to the establishment and operation of the State Agricultural College at Pullman for the years 1891 and 1892.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in twelve folders by topic, and are placed in chronological order within each folder.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Scrapbook with newspaper clippings | Apr. 22, 1891-Dec. 22, 1892 |
| 1 | 2 | Letters of application to teach at college | 1891 |
| 1 | 3 | Letters of application to teach at college and responses | 1892 |
| 1 | 4 | Conover's opening address and newspaper excerpt of the same | Jan. 1892 |
| 1 | 5 | Misc. vouchers, account books, U.S. Treasury circular regarding funds | 1891-1892 |
| 1 | 6 | Letters regarding Federal appropriations and materials requested by the Federal government | Jun.-Dec. 1891 |
| 1 | 7 | Materials and letters about contracting builders and supplying equipment for college | Jan.-Jul. 1892 |
| 1 | 8 | Letters regarding newspapermen and false information | Jul. 2-Aug. 4, 1892 |
| 1 | 9 | Letter from Prof. Hitchcock regarding resignation and response | Dec. 1892 |
| 1 | 10 | Student petition and letters regarding dismissal of Pres. Lilly | Oct. 6-Dec. 28, 1892 |
| 1 | 11 | Lilly indictments and letter of explanation | 1892 |
| 1 | 12 | Misc. letters and circular | 1891-1892 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Washington State University -- Archives.
- Washington State University -- History.
- Washington State University. President -- History.
Finding aid prepared by Kristopher Stenson.
2012
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