Collection  |  Manuscript/Mixed Material Harvey Washington Wiley papers,

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Title
Harvey Washington Wiley papers,
Summary
Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, lectures, writings, legal records, clippings, printed matter, maps, blueprints, graphs, tables, photographs, and other papers relating to Wiley's life and career as a chemist. Documents his years as student and educator; chief of the U.S. Bureau of Chemistry (1883-1912) lecturer on the Chautauqua circuit; and head of the Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.) Bureau of Food, Sanitation, and Health. Includes material pertaining to his work which culminated in passage of the U.S. Food and Drugs Act (1906).
Contributor Names
Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930.
Subject Headings
-  United States.--Bureau of Chemistry
-  United States.--Food and Drugs Act
-  Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.).--Bureau of Food, Sanitation, and Health
-  Chautauquas--United States
-  Drugs--Law and legislation--United States
-  Food adulteration and inspection--United States
-  Food law and legislation--United States
Notes
-  Arranged in twelve series. Series 1: Letterpress Volumes, circa 1879-1910; Series 2: General Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1854-1930; Series 3: Farm and Dairy Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1914-1929; Series 4: Good Housekeeping Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1917-1930; Series 5: Engagements Correspondence and Other Papers, circa 1912-1929; Series 6: Articles, Addresses, and Writings, circa 1864-1939; Series 7: Subject File, circa 1897-1930; Series 8: Biographical Material, 1863-1924; Series 9: Miscellany, 1869-1938; Series 10: Printed Matter, 1870-1930; Series 11: Addition, 1865-1954; and Series 12: Oversize.
-  Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Harvey Washington Wiley Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
-  Gift, Anna Kelton Wiley, 1952-1956.
-  Some maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
-  Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
-  Chemist, educator, lecturer, and author.
-  Collection material in English.
-  Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012062
Medium
70,000 items.
245 containers plus 2 oversize.
99.4 linear feet.
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Library of Congress Control Number
mm79045690
Access Advisory
Open to research.
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Wiley, Harvey Washington. Harvey Washington Wiley papers. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79045690.

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Wiley, H. W. Harvey Washington Wiley papers. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79045690.

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