McGregor collection, 1624-1947 (bulk 1700-1830).

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McGregor collection, 1624-1947 (bulk 1700-1830).

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The collection consists of primary sources for the history of North America, with many imprints dating before 1830. It is particularly rich in books relating to the American Revolution and the War of 1812, documenting the opinions of writers in the Colonies and in Great Britain. A limited number of works document the history of North America prior to 1740. The materials in this collection were obtained by The College of Wooster Library in the 1930s and 1940s through the "McGregor plan for the encouragement of book collecting by American college libraries," which was administered by the Committee on Americana for College Libraries of the American Historical Association, headed at that time by Dr. Randolph G. Adams of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. The books were provided with the assistance of Tracy McGregor, a book collector.

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William L. Clements Library

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William Clements was a Bay City businessman who served as regent from 1910 to 1933. An Early interest in collecting books crystallized around gathering rare books related to American history that were printed before 1800. In 1921, he gave his collection of books, manuscripts and maps to the university and provided a building to house them, which was opened in 1923. Mr. Clements continued to serve on the Committee of Management of the Clements Library until his death in 1934. He wo...

McGregor Plan.

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McGregor, Tracy W. (Tracy William), 1869-1936

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Clements, William L. (William Lawrence), 1861-1934

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Bay City, Michigan, industrialist, Republican member of the the University of Michigan Board of Regents, 1909-1933, and founder of the William L. Clements Library. From the description of William Lawrence Clements papers, 1920-1933. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420263 Henry John Temple was born in Westminster, London, England, on October 20, 1784, the eldest son of Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston (1739-1802), and Mary Mee (1754-1805). He attended Har...

American Historical Association. Committee on Americana for College Libraries.

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Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-1951

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Randolph Greenfield Adams was an Assistant Professor in History at Duke University from 1921-1923. From the description of Randolph Greenfield Adams Papers, undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 227206656 Director of William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. From the description of Randolph G. Adams papers, 1923-1950. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80292571 From the description of Randolph G. Adams papers...