Main content
Harry W. Wilson Diaries
Notifications
Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
Harry W. Wilson was born on November 15, 1865. He lived in Philadelphia, was a rugby enthusiast, volunteered at a city mission, travelled in Pennsylvania and Maryland "selling bills, " and worked in a store. He both studies and taught classes at Temple College, listed as a student in 1888-89 and as a Tutor in History in 1889-90. He died on September 23, 1890.
This collection consists of three volumes of short entry daily diaries, dating 1888, 1889, and 1890. The diaries note Wilson's daily activities, church attendance, Temple lectures attended and taught, playing rugby, and mention Temple's founder, Russell H. Conwell, as well as other teachers and administrators. Also included are lists of income and expenses. Notes by family members after the last entry by Wilson describe his death.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquired from Richard Hastings, January 29, 2001.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared in October 2015 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.
People
Organization
Subject
Place
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Finding Aid Date
- January 2024
- Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
-
The Harry W. Wilson Diaries are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.