Papers, 1903-1930.

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Papers, 1903-1930.

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A typewritten copy of John W. Hoyt's autobiography written in 1903, and several other biographical sketches and items. Hoyt describes his work as a chemistry professor at Ohio colleges; his editorship of the "Wisconsin Farmer and Northwestern Cultivator"; work as secretary of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society; work on behalf of the Morrill Bill for land endowment of colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts; lectures concerning the value of scientific education to the working class, civil service, and other subjects; world tours as official delegate to various expositions; service as Wisconsin railroad commissioner (1874-1876), as governor of Wyoming (1878-1882), and as chairman of the Russian Famine Relief Committee in the United States (1891-1892); and his continuous work for the establishment of a national university at Washington, D.C.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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