Harvey Washington Wiley papers, 1854-1954 (bulk 1860-1930).
- 70,000 items. 245 2 containers plus oversize. 99.4 linear feet.
- Arranged in 12 series. Series 1: Letterpress Volumes, circa 1879-1910; Series 2: General Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1854-1930; Series 3: Farm and Dairy Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1914-1929; Series 4: Good Housekeeping Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1917-1930; Series 5: Engagements Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1912-1929; Series 6: Articles, Addresses, and Writings, circa 1864-1939; Series 7: Subject File, circa 1897-1930; Series 8: Biographical Material, 1863-1924; Series 9: Miscellany, 1869-1938; Series 10: Printed Matter, 1870-1930; Series 11: Addition, 1865-1954; and Series 12: Oversize.
Open to research.
Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, lectures, writings, legal records, clippings, printed matter, maps, blueprints, graphs, tables, photographs, and other papers relating to Wiley's life and career as a chemist. Documents his years as student and educator; chief of the U.S. Bureau of Chemistry (1883-1912) lecturer on the Chautauqua circuit; and head of the Bureau of Food, Sanitation, and Health of the Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.). Includes material pertaining to his work which culminated in passage of the U.S. Food and Drugs Act (1906).
Maps Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. transferred to Some photographs Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. transferred to
Chemist, educator, lecturer, and author.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012062
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United States. Bureau of Chemistry. United States. Food and Drugs Act. Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.). Bureau of Food, Sanitation, and Health.
Chautauquas--United States. Drugs--Law and legislation--United States. Food adulteration and inspection--United States. Food law and legislation--United States.