Simon Barclay Conover Papers 1891-1892
Cage 692

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Simon Barclay Conover
Title
Simon Barclay Conover Papers
ID
Cage 692
Date [inclusive]
1891-1892
Extent
1 container, 0.5 linear feet
Abstract
Includes correspondence, government documents, news clippings, and vouchers related to the establishment of the State Agricultural College at Pullman, Wash.

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Biography/History

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.

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Scope and Content

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.

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Arrangement

The papers are arranged in twelve folders by topic, and are placed in chronological order within each folder.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Acquisition Information

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.

Processing Information

The papers were processed by Kristopher Stenson in November 2004.

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Names and Subjects

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Detailed Description of Collection

box folder

Scrapbook with newspaper clippings  Apr. 22, 1891-Dec. 22, 1892 

1 1

Letters of application to teach at college  1891 

1 2

Letters of application to teach at college and responses  1892 

1 3

Conover's opening address and newspaper excerpt of the same  Jan. 1892 

1 4

Misc. vouchers, account books, U.S. Treasury circular regarding funds  1891-1892 

1 5

Letters regarding Federal appropriations and materials requested by the Federal government  Jun.-Dec. 1891 

1 6

Materials and letters about contracting builders and supplying equipment for college  Jan.-Jul. 1892 

1 7

Letters regarding newspapermen and false information  Jul. 2-Aug. 4, 1892 

1 8

Letter from Prof. Hitchcock regarding resignation and response  Dec. 1892 

1 9

Student petition and letters regarding dismissal of Pres. Lilly  Oct. 6-Dec. 28, 1892 

1 10

Lilly indictments and letter of explanation  1892 

1 11

Misc. letters and circular  1891-1892 

1 12