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Cage 692
Simon Barclay Conover
Simon Barclay Conover Papers
1891-1892
1 container
0.5 linear feet
Includes correspondence, government documents, news clippings, and vouchers related to the establishment of the State Agricultural College at Pullman, Wash.
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.
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.
The papers are arranged in twelve folders by topic, and are placed in chronological order within each folder.
Papers of Simon Barclay Conover were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in October 2004 (MS 2004-16) by Libby Walgamott of Anacortes, Washington, a descendant of Mr. Conover.
The papers were processed by Kristopher Stenson in November 2004.
Washington State University -- History.
Washington State University. President -- History.
Washington State University -- Archives.
Colleges and Universities
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Scrapbook with newspaper clippings
Apr. 22, 1891-Dec. 22, 1892
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Letters of application to teach at college
1891
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Letters of application to teach at college and responses
1892
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Conover's opening address and newspaper excerpt of the same
Jan. 1892
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Misc. vouchers, account books, U.S. Treasury circular regarding funds
1891-1892
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Letters regarding Federal appropriations and materials requested by the Federal government
Jun.-Dec. 1891
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Materials and letters about contracting builders and supplying equipment for college
Jan.-Jul. 1892
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Letters regarding newspapermen and false information
Jul. 2-Aug. 4, 1892
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Letter from Prof. Hitchcock regarding resignation and response
Dec. 1892
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Student petition and letters regarding dismissal of Pres. Lilly
Oct. 6-Dec. 28, 1892
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Lilly indictments and letter of explanation
1892
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Misc. letters and circular
1891-1892