Edward Wyer family papers 1779-1978

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Edward Wyer family papers 1779-1978

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84793

The Edward Wyer family papers consists of correspondence, genealogy research and historical memorabilia related to Edward Wyer and his descendants. The majority of the material was collected by James I. and his wife Leah O. Wyer, notable librarians in the 20th century. Portions of the collection are Wyer family-specific material, while other sections are of a broader scholarly/historical interest.

5 boxes; 2 linear feet

eng,

J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Wyer, James I.

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This collection was created by and largely concerns James and Leah Wyer, prominent librarians in the 20th century. Born in Red Wing, Minnesota on May 14, 1869, James Ingersoll Wyer was the eldest son of James Ingersoll and Rosabel E. Shear Wyer. Wyer attended high school in Concordia, Kansas and, upon graduation, worked in a bank started by his father for several years, and on May 3, 1894, marryied May Tyner. During the depressed economy of the late nineteenth century, foreclosures ...