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Title: James I. Wyer Autograph Collection, 1855-1951
ID: 97/1/22
Primary Creator: Wyer, James I. (1869-1955)
Extent: 0.3 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by last name
Date Acquired: 01/17/1974
Subjects: Anderson, Edwin H., Andrews, Clement W., Autographs, Belden, Charles F. D., Billings, John S., Bishop, William W., Bostwick, Arthur E., Bowerman, George F., Brett, William H., Brown, Walter L., Carr, Henry J., Cole, George W., Compton, Charles H., Countryman, Gratia A., Crunden, Frederick M., Dana, John C., Dewey, Melvil, Eastman, Linda A., Elmendorf, Theresa W., Evans, Charles, Fletcher, William I., Gould, Charles H., Green, Samuel S., Hill, Frank P., Hosmer, James K., Keogh, Andrew, Lake Placid Club (New York), Lane, William C., Larned, Josephus N., Linderfelt, Klas August, Montgomery, Thomas L., Plummer, Mary W., Poole, William F., Putnam, Herbert, Rathbone, Josephine A., Richardson, Ernest C., Roden, Carl B., Root, Azariah S., Strohm, Adam, Thwaites, Reuben G., Tyler, Alice S., Utley, George B., Utley, Henry M., Wellman, Hiller C., Winsor, Justin, Wyer, James I.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Autograph collection of James I. Wyer (1869-1955), president of ALA (1910-11), contains letters written by librarians to Wyer or other librarians, includes publications, attendance and speeches at conferences, library activities, finances, the Lake Placid Club, ALA dues and committee activities and Wyer's appointment and work at the New York State Library, and correspondence with John C. Dana, Melvil Dewey, Charles Evans, Herbert Putnam, Ernest C. Richardson, George B. Utley, George P. Winship, and Justin Winsor.
Biographical Note
James Ingersoll Wyer was born in Red Wing, Minnesota on May 14, 1869. Before college, he worked at a bank that his father started in Minnesota. He married May Tyner on May 3, 1894 at the age of 25 and they had two children, William and Margaret. He began his education at the University of Minnesota in 1895, but transferred to the New York State Library School at Albany in 1896. He studied under Melvil Dewey, who had brought the school from Columbia seven years earlier. He graduated in 1898 with a B.L.S. and served as a librarian and professor of bibliography at the University of Nebraska upon finishing his degree. Wyer served as President of the Nebraska Library Association from 1899-1902 and President of the Nebraska Public Library Commission from 1901-1905. He also served as Secretary of the American Library Association from 1902-1909, during which he received his MLS degree from the New York State Library School in 1905. After receiving his MLS, he became a reference librarian at the New York State Library and vice-director of the library school in 1906. In 1908, he was promoted to Director of the New York State Library School, a position he held until 1926, making him the longest serving director since the school's founding in 1818. During his time as Director, Wyer was elected president of the American Library Association from 1910-11, president of the New York Library Association from 1913-14, and president of the Association of American Library Schools in 1915. He also received an honorary Doctor of Pedagogy degree from the New York State College for Teachers in 1919. He served as chairman of the ALA Library War Service Committee from 1917-1920, raising over $5 million for camp libraries. In 1938, Wyer retired and moved to Salt Lake City until his death on November 1, 1955. [1]
Subject/Index Terms
Anderson, Edwin H.
Andrews, Clement W.
Autographs
Belden, Charles F. D.
Billings, John S.
Bishop, William W.
Bostwick, Arthur E.
Bowerman, George F.
Brett, William H.
Brown, Walter L.
Carr, Henry J.
Cole, George W.
Compton, Charles H.
Countryman, Gratia A.
Crunden, Frederick M.
Dana, John C.
Dewey, Melvil
Eastman, Linda A.
Elmendorf, Theresa W.
Evans, Charles
Fletcher, William I.
Gould, Charles H.
Green, Samuel S.
Hill, Frank P.
Hosmer, James K.
Keogh, Andrew
Lake Placid Club (New York)
Lane, William C.
Larned, Josephus N.
Linderfelt, Klas August
Montgomery, Thomas L.
Plummer, Mary W.
Poole, William F.
Putnam, Herbert
Rathbone, Josephine A.
Richardson, Ernest C.
Roden, Carl B.
Root, Azariah S.
Strohm, Adam
Thwaites, Reuben G.
Tyler, Alice S.
Utley, George B.
Utley, Henry M.
Wellman, Hiller C.
Winsor, Justin
Wyer, James I.
Administrative Information
Repository:
The American Library Association Archives
Other Note:
3 Pages
PDF Box/Folder List
URL:
https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/9701022a.pdf
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for James I. Wyer Autograph Collection (97/1/22)
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 1: Autographs
- Box 1
- Folder 1: A-Z Letters [Digitized], 1883-1951
- Item 1: Bursch, Daniel F.W. to Henry J. Carr, October 20, 1894
- Item 2: Cole, George Watson to Henry J. Carr, October 3, 1894
- Item 3: Culver, Essae Martha to James I. Wyer, May 20, 1940
- Item 4: Downs, Robert B. to Helen T. Geer, March 2, 1951
- Item 5: Eastman, Linda A. to James I. Wyer, December 29, 1918
- Item 6: Ferguson, Milton J. to James I. Wyer, May 21, 1908
- Item 7: Foster, William E. to Henry J. Carr, October 26, 1891
- Item 8: Gilman, D. to Melvil Dewey, December 20, 1888
- Item 9: Githens, Alfred Morton to Hoyt R. Galvin, June 19, 1951
- Item 10: Hadley, Chalmers to James I. Wyer, June 2, 1908
- Item 11: Hasse, Adelaide R. to Henry J. Carr, May 10, 1894
- Item 12: Hodges, Nathaniel D.C. to James I. Wyer, January 25, 1913
- Item 13: Homes, Henry A. to Henry J. Carr, September 28, 1883
- Item 14: Koopman, Henry L. to Henry J. Carr, July 12, 1893
- Item 15: Linderfelt, K. A. to Henry J. Carr, January 28, 1892
- Item 16: Lydenberg, Harry M. to James I. Wyer, November 7, 1934
- Item 17: Ranck, Samuel H. to Henry J. Carr, August 6, 1894
- Item 18: Soule, Charles C. to Henry J. Carr, March 5, 1894
- Item 19: Thomson, John to to Henry J. Carr, June 6, 1893
- Item 20: Whelpley, A.W. to Henry J. Carr, December 13, 1894
- Item 21: Wire, G.E. to Henry J. Carr, May 22, 1894
- Item 22: Wyer, Malcolm G. to Jaimie (James I. Wyer?)
- Item 23: Munn, Ralph to James I. Wyer, March 7, 1940
- Item 24: James, Hannah P. to Brown, Janes 23, 1891
- Folder 2: Anderson, Edwin H. [Digitized], 1913-1934
- Folder 3: Andrews, Clement W. [Digitized], 1894-1919
- Folder 4: Belden, Charles F. D. [Digitized], 1882-1926
- Folder 5: Billings, John S. [Digitized], 1902-1913
- Folder 6: Bishop, William W. [Digitized], 1898-1933
- Folder 7: Bostwick, Arthur E. [Digitized], 1907-1917
- Folder 8: Bowerman, George F. [Digitized], 1927
- Folder 9: Brett, William H. [Digitized], 1891-1911
- Folder 10: Brown, Walter J. [Digitized], 1908-1921
- Folder 11: Carr, Henry J. [Digitized], 1904-1938
- Folder 12: Compton, Charles H. [Digitized], 1936-1938
- Folder 13: Countryman, Gratia [Digitized], 1918
- Folder 14: Crunden, Frederick M. [Digitized], 1893-1907
- Folder 15: Dana, John C. [Digitized], 1891-1919
- Folder 16: Dewey, Melvil [Digitized], 1873-1931
- Folder 17: Elmendorf, Theresa West [Digitized], 1893-1931
- Folder 18: Evans, Charles [Digitized], 1888, 1931
- Folder 19: Fletcher, William I. [Digitized], 1880-1904
- Folder 20: Gould, Charles Henry [Digitized], 1894-1914
- Folder 21: Green, Samuel S., 1898, 1904
- Folder 22: Hill, Frank P. [Digitized], 1911-191
- Folder 23: Hosmer, James K. [Digitized], 1894-1922
- Folder 24: Keogh, Andrew [Digitized], 1909-1929
- Folder 25: Lane, William C. [Digitized], 1898-1913
- Folder 26: Larned, Josephus N. [Digitized], 1893-1903
- Folder 27: Montgomery, Thomas L. [Digitized], 1894-1918
- Folder 28: Plummer, Mary W. [Digitized], 1894-1915
- Folder 29: Poole, William F. [Digitized], 1879-1912
- Folder 30: Putnam, Herbert [Digitized], 1905-1939
- Folder 31: Rathbone, Josephine A. [Digitized], 1932-1933
- Folder 32: Richardson, Ernest C. [Digitized], 1881-1927
- Folder 33: Roden, Carl B. [Digitized], 1908, 1927
- Folder 34: Root, Azariah S. [Digitized], 1898, 1915
- Folder 35: Strohm, Adam [Digitized], 1924
- Folder 36: Thwaites, Reuben G. [Digitized], 1899-1913
- Folder 37: Tyler, Alice S. [Digitized], 1920-1937
- Folder 38: Utley, George B. [Digitized], 1916-1942
- Folder 39: Utley, Henry M. [Digitized], 1893-1912
- Folder 40: Wellman, Hiller C. [Digitized], 1908-1917
- Folder 41: Winship, George P. [Digitized], 1917
- Folder 42: Winsor, Justin [Digitized], 1855-1896
- Folder 43: Wyer, James I. [Digitized], 1944
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