Brewer, William Henry, 1828-1910.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Isaac P. Roberts papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 21-2-597
Scope and content
Administrative correspondence relating to the New York State College of Agriculture and manuscripts of articles on various agricultural subjects. Includes miscellaneous correspondence and poems, clippings, photos of horses and a copy of a manuscript (fragment) by William H. Brewer on the rise of agriculture schools in New York State. Also, bas-relief medallions of Isaac Roberts by Mary Washburn, 1928. Collection includes bas-relief medallion of Professor Isaac- Philips Roberts by Mary...
Dates:
ca. 1889-1928.
William Henry Brewer papers
Collection — Microfilm reel 1 (negative)
Identifier: 1787
Scope and content
Correspondence with prominent men in the field of agricultural education, concerning the beginnings of agricultural education in the United States, the life of Amos Brown, Brown's lobbying efforts on behalf of the Morrill land grant bill and his employment by Ezra Cornell to obtain a land grant for Cornell University; Brewer's notes, a text of an undelivered speech, and other manuscript items. Correspondents include George Washington Atherton, Wilbur Olin Atwater, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Amos...
Dates:
1852-1909.