William Stokes Wyman Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1588
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters and notes about an 1848 trip to the Alabama coal fields; scrapbooks of newspaper articles about Indian languages, the early history of Tuscaloosa and Alabama; the University of Alabama's history, and copies of newspaper clippings from the Choctaw language paper "The Vindicator", published 1875 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
The collection contains an article or speech text titled "The Beginning of Tuscaloosa and Newtown."
Dates
- 1847 - 1915
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections. For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.
Biographical/Historical note
Wyman was born Nov. 23, 1830 in Montgomery, Alabama, the son of Justus and Mary Amelia Stokes Wyman. He attended Harvard University, but graduated at Alabama in 1851. William Stokes Wyman was a professor of Latin and Greek (1855-1908), historian, and University librarian, and President (1901-1902) of the University of Alabama. Wyman, son of Justus and Mary Amelia Stokes Wyman, was born on November 23, 1830, in Montgomery, Alabama. He received his AB degree in 1851 and AM in 1853 from The University of Alabama, and his LLD in 1882, also from The University of Alabama. He joined the faculty and remained there until 1902. He married Melissa A. Dearing of Tuscaloosa in December 29, 1853. The couple had four children: (1) Benjamin Leon; (2) William Stokes; (3) Charles Augustus; and (4) Alice Searcy. Wyman died on Octber 20, 1915.
Extent
3.0 Linear Feet (3 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains letters and notes about an 1848 trip to the Alabama coal fields; scrapbooks of newspaper articles about Indian languages, the early history of Tuscaloosa and Alabama; the University of Alabama's history, and copies of newspaper clippings from the Choctaw language paper "The Vindicator", published 1875 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Charles Brasfield
- Title
- Guide to William Stokes Wyman Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository