Collection is open for research.
Gift of Barbara Espey Williams Geisler, April 1987.
Alexander King Wilson (1864-1918) was born in Maryland and educated at Pennington Seminary, Phillips Academy, and the University of Oregon. He came to Oregon in 1891 and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He practiced law in Portland and served as mayor of Lake Oswego.
A. King Wilson papers, Mss 2799, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection includes manuscript issues of "Alpha Omega Gazette," 1882, a student literary society paper edited by A. King Wilson; and speeches, 1882-1910, on moral and historical subjects.
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