Theophilus A. Wylie papers, 1814-1992, bulk 1830-1895
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Archives Staff
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana
University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Wylie, Theophilus Adam,
1810-1895.
TitleTheophilus A. Wylie papers, 1814-1992, bulk 1830-1895
Collection No.
C202
Extent
6.2 cubic feet (7 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English,
Greek, and Latin.
Abstract
Theophilus A. Wylie was the cousin of
Indiana University's first president Andrew Wylie and spent most of his adult life at
IU, beginning in 1836,serving as its librarian, professor, vice president, and at one
point, its interim president. Collection consists of Wylie's correspondence, diaries,
sermons, drawings, and writings.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
Theophilus Adam Wylie was born to Samuel Brown and Margaret Watson Wylie on 8 October
1810, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a young man Wylie was educated at the English
Academy of Rev. Dr. S.W. Crawford and at the Wylie and Engles School where he received a
“"classical" education. In 1828 Wylie entered the junior class at the University of
Pennsylvania where his father was vice provost and a professor of ancient languages.
Wylie completed his undergraduate work in 1830 and graduate work in 1833.
After graduation Wylie began to teah but also entered the Theological Seminary of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church, following in his father's footsteps, who had served as the
paster of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for more than fifty years. In
Wylie's diaries from this time period we learn of his reluctance to study theology,
stating that his heart was not in it and that he did not think he was a very good
orator. Nonetheless, he did earn a license to preach in 1836 and went on to a long
career in the ministry.
1836 also marked another significant event in Wylie's life when the Indiana College
Board of Trustees offered Wylie a professorship in Natural Philosophy and Chemistry.
Wylie accepted the position on a pro-tempore basis and arrived in Bloomington, Indiana,
to start instruction at the beginnning of the send term on 1 May 1837. Wylie was
re-appointed full term to the college and faculty in Septemer 1837. After his permanent
appointment Wylie returned briefly to Philedelphia to marry Rebecca Dennis on 5 November
1838.
By 1852 prospects at the now-Indiana University looked grim. Wylie’s half-cousin and
University President Andrew Wylie had died in office and the new president, Alfred
Ryors, lasted little more than a year. The school also suffered from chronic financial
problems due in large part to regular under-funding by the state legislature. In
response to the dire circumstances the school faced, Wylie took a new position at Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio. The situation at Indiana soon improved, however, and in 1854
during the presidency of William M. Daily, Wylie returned to campus, never to leave the
school again until his retirement in 1886.
During Wylie’s tenure at IU, he served the university in a variety of functions. In
addition to his position as Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry from 1837-1852
and 1854-1863, Wylie also served as Professor of Ancient Languages from 1863-1867 and as
Professor and chair of Natural Philosophy from 1867-1886. Wylie is also given credit for
being the first professor to give significant attention to both physics and chemistry at
Indiana University, building the campus’ first lab in 1840.
In addition to his role as an educator on campus, Wylie also had many administrative
roles on campus. The first of these administrative roles was two stints as interim
president, superintendent of buildings and grounds, University Librarian for 38 years,
and service as the first vice-president of the university from 1882-1884. During Wylie’s
tenure as vice-president, IU suffered the worst disaster it had known to that point in
its existence. On 12 July 1883 the whole campus at seminary square burned to the ground
as a result of a lightning strike directly to the science building. After much
discussion, the campus was relocated to its current location at Dunn’s Woods in 1884.
Wylie retired from active service at the university in 1886.
In his personal life, Wylie was a very religious man who was deeply dedicated to his
family, friends, and his scientific pursuits. After the death of Andrew Wylie’s widow,
Theophilus and his wife Rebecca purchased the former president’s home. The two would
live with six of their eight children in this house until both of their deaths. The
house served as a center of activity for Wylie’s scientific activities, including
celestial studies aided by the observation deck on the roof of the house and photography
upon the invention of the daguerreotype.
Wylie was an active member of the Bloomington community, serving as pastor in
Bloomington’s Reformed Presbyterian Church. In 1869, Wylie’s congregation joined the
United Presbyterian congregation and together they built a new church in 1872 at the
Northeast corners of 9th Street and College Avenue. As a pastor, Wylie was described as
more of a scholar of the bible than a great orator, with his knowledge of the classical
languages allowing him a deeper insight to the testaments meaning.
Theophilus Wylie died at home on 9 June 1895. Upon his death Sarah Park Morrison, the
first woman to graduate from Indiana University wrote of him:
“Great child-like man! Whose life not e’en a child could scan With else than partial eye
Could Death not pass thee by? That body frail with ill beset, And now a tenement to let,
The tear, not I who can Repress, Friend, Sage and Wit, and Christian Gentleman!”
Arrangement
Correspondence, Diaries, Research notes and notebooks, Ledgers and financial materials,
Indiana University History research, Sermons, lectures and public addresses, Writings,
Library of Theophilus A. Wylie, and Drawings.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Theophilus Wylie have been organized into ten series: Correspondence;
Diaries; Research notes and notebooks; Administrative files; Ledgers and financial
materials; Indiana University history research; Sermons, lectures and public addresses;
Writings and publications; Library; and Drawings.
The Correspondence series is described at the item level and is arranged in
chronological order, spanning 1830-1895. Frequent correspondents include brother
Theodorus William John Wylie (TWJW), Rebecca Dennis, who becomes his wife in 1838, and
various Indiana University faculty and trustees.
The Diaries series contains both the original diaries kept by Theophilus Wylie during
his lifetime and a sub-series of transcriptions of those diaries done by Elizabeth
Greene in the 1980s. The transcriptions also contain translations of the Greek and Latin
sections of the original diaries. Highlights of the diaries include passages concerning
the specific goings on around the Indiana University campus from 1837 through Wylie’s
retirement in 1886, including the fire of 1883 which resulted in the re-location of the
university to its current location east of Seminary Square at Dunn’s Woods. The Addenda
consists of material discovered after the initial transcription of the Wylie diaries.
Each sub-series has been arranged in chronological order.
The Research notes and notebooks series consists of material gathered by Wylie while
conducting various scientific investigations or as he was pursuing his own personal
interests. The series is arranged in chronological order and consists primarily of his
notebooks containing numerous chemistry and mathematical calculations.
The Administrative files series contains documents created by Wylie in the performance
of various official duties. This series has been arranged in alphabetical order by
folder heading and is further organized into three sub-series: General administrative
files, Interim presidential files, and Church records. The Interim presidential files
cover Wylie’s short tenure as interim president after William Daily’s departure in 1859.
Included in this sub-series are records concerning purchases for the university library,
his class attendance records, reports, draft resolutions drawn up by the university
faculty, a baccalaureate address to the senior class, and documentation dealing with the
senior exams in 1859. The Church records sub-series contains the minutes of the Monroe
County Bible Society, the membership roster of Reformed Presbyterian Church from
1840-1857 and a document detailing the transfer of church property to the United
Presbyterian Church circa 1872.
The Ledgers and financial material series is comprised of material relating to financial
transactions undertaken by Wylie. The series is arranged in chronological order, with
the second half of the collection documenting the running of the household at Wylie
house, which is now a historic landmark registered with the National Register of
Historic Places. The Indiana University history research series chronicles Wylie’s work
on his publication
Indiana University, its history from 1820,
when founded, to 1890.
Included in this series are lists of IU alumni, faculty
members, and administrators. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.
The Sermons, lectures, and public addresses series comprise all of the surviving public
speeches Wylie gave during his lifetime. The bulk of the series consists of religious
sermons delivered by Wylie as pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bloomington,
Indiana. Most are fully written out addresses but in some instances, there are simply
notes that he most likely later turned into full addresses. The first subseries, By
Subject, are arranged in chronological order. The second subseries includes lectures by
Wylie based on the books of the Bible, and is arranged according to the book's placement
in the Bible. The bulk of this material deals with the book of
Psalms, the book of
Matthew, and the book of
Revelation. This subseries also includes un-translated
passages in both Greek and Latin.
The Writings and publications series is one of the smaller series in the collection and
is comprised primarily of poetry written by Wylie. The series is arranged in
alphabetical order by title of the work.
The Library series contains material documenting the development and growth of Wylie’s
personal library, which was donated to Indiana University by the Boisen Family when
ownership of Wylie house was transferred to the University. Today the complete book
collection can be accessed at Wylie house by appointment. In this series there is a list
of books that comprise the collection found at Wylie house, and a piece written by Anton
Boisen about the history of the library. Also found in this series is a sub-series of
pamphlets collected by Wylie and assumed to have been part of his library; contained
therein are catalogues from other institutions and assorted published lectures. The
series is arranged in alphabetical order.
The Drawings series consists of drawings rendered by Theophilus Wylie. An accomplished
artist in his spare time, Wylie frequently drew renditions of his surroundings at Wylie
House, in Bloomington, and of his interpretations of the political climate of the time.
Items of interest in this series include a political cartoon entitled “Major Jack
Downing his Vision,” various images of Wylie House, and a drawing of the university
campus in its former location at Seminary Square before the fire of 1883. This series is
arranged in alphabetical order.
The final series, Ephemera, consists of odds and ends collected by TAW -- newspaper
clippings, recipes, menus, etc.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Wylie, Theophilus
Adam, 1810-1895--Archives.
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Wylie, Theophilus
Adam, 1810-1895--Correspondence.
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Wylie, Theophilus
Adam, 1810-1895--Diaries.
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Read, Daniel,
1805-1878--Correspondence.
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Owen, Richard,
1810-1878--Correspondence.
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Foster, John W. (John Watson), 1836-1917--Correspondence.
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McLeod, John
Neil, 1806-1874--Correspondence.
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Wylie, Rebecca
Dennis, 1812-1913--Correspondence.
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Wylie, Susan
Julia Maria, 1822- --Correspondence.
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Hamill, Robert C.
--Correspondence.
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Daily, William M.
(William Mitchell), 1812-1877--Correspondence.
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Wylie, Theodore
W. J. (Theodore William John), 1818-1897--Correspondence.
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Indiana College
--History--Sources.
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Indiana College
--Faculty--Archives.
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Indiana
University--History--19th century--Sources.
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Indiana
University--Faculty--Archives.
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Reformed
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Archives.
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Separated Material
There are ephemera items stored separately that are associated with this collection. The
ephemera items include proto-type mercury switches invented by Wylie. For more
information on these items, please ask the Archives staff.
Folders "Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the United Presbyterian Congregation of Bloomington, Indiana" and "Sarah Showers property
assessment" were transfered to the Bloomington and Monroe County historical collection,
Collection C219, in August 2019.
Related Material
See also the Andrew Wylie papers (
Collection C1), the presidential records of Andrew Wylie (
Collection C207), as well as the Wylie family papers (
Collection C203). Indiana University’s Wylie House Museum also holds
extensive
manuscript materials from
the Wylie families.
Related photographs may be available in the University Archives Photograph Database
Link
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accessions 1098, 1220, 1223, 1225, 1054, 1186, 96/022, 0437, 1225, and 0749.
Usage Restrictions
Collection is in the public domain. For more information, please contact the Indiana
University Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Theophilus A. Wylie papers, Collection C202, Indiana University Archives,
Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Archives Staff.
Completed in 2015.
Folder List
Series:
Box 1
Correspondence, 1830-1895,
undated
TAW to Andrew Wylie? regarding Chair of Pure Mathematics, March 1830
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Jason Blaisden to TAW regarding TAW's election to Professorship,
30 March 1837
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Henry C. Davis, W.A. Gorman, and B.L.T. Henderson to TAW regarding
Philomathean Society, 16 May 1837
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Samuel Brown Wylie (father) to TAW, 9
June 1837
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John N. McLeod (Brother-in-law) to TAW, 29 June 1837
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W. J. Wylie to TAW regarding Parent’s carriage accident and health,
9 August 1837
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Rebecca Isabelle Dennis to TAW,
regarding his proposal of marriage to her, 24 May 1838
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Richard Dennis to TAW (prospective son-in-law), 28 July 1838
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Samuel Brown Wylie (father) to TAW, 15
September 1838
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Theodorus William John Wylie (TWJW) to TAW,
Samuel Brown Wylie (father) to TAW, 3
August 1840
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F. McCollough to TAW regarding honorary membership to the Mechanics
Institute, November 1841
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A.D. Bache to TAW regarding Bache's request for references, 27 November 1843
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W.A. of Pittsburgh? to TAW re: treatment for “neuralgic condition,"
28 October 1844
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R.Q. Roache and Students to TAW regarding course work on geology,
25 February 1845
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Edward H. Courtenay to TAW regarding vacancy at the college, 13 June 1849
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Robert Watson (uncle) to TAW, 11
September 1849
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John N. McLeod (brother in-law) to TAW, 25 June 1850
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Margaret McLeod to TAW regarding death of TAW’s son, 27 March 1851
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Joseph Bell to TAW regarding Jenny Lind, 15 April 1851
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Unidentified cousin to TAW regarding the death of his son, 2 May 1851
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Susan S. Dennis (mother in-law) to TAW, 26 November 1851
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TAW to Miami University (OH) President William Caldwell Anderson
regarding offer of position, 14 October
1852
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John I. Morrison to TAW urging reconsideration of resignation,
23 October 1852
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Joel Collins to TAW regarding Professor of Mathematics position at MU,
10 November 1852
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TAW’s resignation letter to IU President Alfred Ryors, 15 November 1852
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TAW to John I. Morrison regarding move from Bloomington, 6 January 1853
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R.L. Ruddick and H.T. Wilson to TAW, 14
February 1853
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J.W. Hall to TAW, requesting TAW’s return to Miami University,
27 May 1856(?)
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William Claybourne Tarkington to TAW, 21
March 1857
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Caleb Mills to the Faculty of Indiana University, 17 December 1856
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TAW, Elisha Ballantine, Daniel Kirkwood, and James Woodburn to Samuel
C. Willson, President Indiana University Board of Trustees regarding talk of
their removal, between 1858-1861
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Thomas W. Zook to TAW regarding admission to IU, 19 March 1859
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John Alley to the president and professors of Indiana University,
24 June 1859
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Elisha Ballantine to the Board of Trustees, 12 July 1859
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Charles M. Campbell, Thomas D. Tharp, and John Mullany to TAW,
15 July 1859
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TAW to former student regarding problems during Daily presidency, circa
1859-1860
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TAW to B.A. Gould regarding comet sighting, 27 June 1860
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A.B. Constantine to TAW regarding Sermons, 30 August 1860
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William Kirkpatrick Edwards to TAW, 12
February 1864
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Nathan M. Brown to Rev. Turner regarding photos of TAW, 5 February 1868
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T.A. Cheney to TAW regarding photos of faculty, 24 June 1870
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Joseph Henry to TAW accepting I.U.'s offer to once again take
observations, 9 March 1871
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TAW to Richard Owen,
regarding Bloomington campus and astronomy (Photocopy of original -
see attached letter), 17 July 1871
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Julius William Youche to TAW regarding Annual appropriation to I.U. by
the State Legislature, 2 December 1872
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Robert J. Morrison to TAW regarding "Bone Bank" of the Wabash River,
8 August 1873
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TAW to O.W. Gray regarding response to a request for longitude and
latitude, 25 June 1874
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Hugh Aiken McKelvey to TAW regarding former student asking for a course
catalog, 21 November 1874
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David Banta to TAW regarding enrollment of his son George Banta to
Indiana University, 26 July 1875
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Francis M. Parker to TAW regarding statements made by Prof. Proctor in
class, 30 March 1876
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Invitation to the wedding of Mary Agnew McLeod and Sinclair Adam,
7 June 1876
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Joseph H. Smith to TAW regarding illness of Daniel Kirkwood, 28 June 1876
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E. Sterling to TAW regarding meteors, 22
December 1876
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E. Sterling to TAW regarding meteor, 28
December 1876
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C.L. Doolittle to TAW regarding meteor, 29 December 1876
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C.L. Doolittle to TAW regarding meteor, 6
January 1877
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H.A. Newton to TAW regarding meteor observations, 10 April 1877
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Hermann B. Boisen to TAW (letter is in German), August 1877
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TAW to the Bloomington City Council regarding street grading, 188?
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TAW to Professor Barker regarding meteor shower/dust, 25 May 1880
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O.D. Munn to TAW regarding Meteor, 5
January 1881
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W.C.L. Taylor to Theophilus Wylie regarding members of the class of
1855, 2 August 1881
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William Julius (Lowe) Bryan to TAW, 16
November 1881
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Richard Owen to TAW, 29 November 1881
R.D. Speek to TAW regarding M. Hummer, 10
April 1882
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Invitation to the 55th Meeting of the British Association For the
Advancement of Science, 9 September
1885
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Matthew M. Campbell to TAW regarding past colleagues, 5 November 1886
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Morton C. Hunter to TAW regarding University Square, Indianapolis Real
Estate Matter, 24 January 1887
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Augustus Orwig Reubelt to TAW regarding recommendation, 12 March 1887
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Charles Harris to TAW regarding asking for a recommendation, 18 March 1887
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E. Gwathmey to Theophilus Wylie regarding Brother, 24 March 1887
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James Alexander McCaughan to TAW regarding his conduct as a student
under Wylie, 5 May 1887
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Richard Owen to TAW regarding geology, 18
June 1887
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B.E. Rhoads to TAW regarding sending brother’s daughter to the
university, arrangements, 23 August
1887
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Augustus Orwig Reubelt to TAW, 26
September 1887
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James S. Nutt to TAW regarding biographical note in university history,
25 November 1887
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Ebenezer N. Elliott to T.A. Wylie, 12 January
1888
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Joseph Sherbourne Jenkes to TAW regarding father's death and Benjamin
Harrison’s nomination for president, 6 July
1888
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John H. Kelly to TAW regarding school for his son, 18 July 1888
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George A. Bricknell to TAW regarding Wylie's 50th wedding anniversary,
14 November 1888
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Richard Owen to TAW, 4 January 1889
W.B. Burford (Applegate) to TAW regarding university history, 8 November 1890
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Cornelia M. Trimble to TAW,
TAW to Joseph Swain regarding Kirkwood Hall dedication, circa 1894
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W.L. Anderson to TAW regarding lodgings, 9 July 18??
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Matthew M. Campbell to President, Monroe County Lyceum, (T.A. Wylie?),
undated
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R. Harding Davis to TAW regarding Professor Harding, 16 October 18??
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Envelope Addressed to Wylie with the entire faculty listed on the
front, 3 December
18??
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John F. Frazer(?) to TAW regarding nursery rhyme “Bye Baby Bunting,”
undated
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Unidentified cousin to TAW regarding consideration of headmaster
position at Old Milton Academy (Milton, Pennsylvania), 10 April 18??
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M.N. Scott to TAW regarding happenings in Oxford and Miami University
and his/her boarding house, undated
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Series:
Box 1
Diaries, 1830-1895
Subseries:
Originals, 1830-1892
Subseries:
Box 3
Transcriptions of Diaries, 1987-1992
Journal I (29 June 1830-17 October 1835) p. 1a-81
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Journal II (19 October 1835-17 March 1836) p. 81a-136
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Journal III (27 February 1836-18 February 1838) p.
137-194
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Journal IV (19 April 1837-13 October 1843) p. 195-222
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Journal V (22 July 1838-January 1844) p. 223-254
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Journal VI (15 April 1854-17 March1858) p. 255-270
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Journal VII (1 January 1857-28 December 1857) p. 271-286
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Journal IX (23 March 1873-2 December 1877) p. 341-406
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Journal X (23 December 1877-27 March 1881) p. 407-456
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Journal XI (3 April 1881-6 September 1885) p. 457-532
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Journal XII (13 September 1885-7 October 1888) p.
533-590
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Journal XIII (6 October 1889-3 July 1892) p. 591-640
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Addenda to the TAW Diaries. Transcribed by Elizabeth M. Greene,
1992
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Series:
Box 3
Research notes and notebooks, 1828-1883
Orbital Revolution, notes from Daniel Kirkwood sent to TAW, 12 October 1871
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Observations about the Meteor seen in the latter part of December 1876
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Examination of Water Sample from the IU Cistern, 27 July 1880
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Meterology of Indiana, July 1882
Celestial Observation in Bloomington Related to Krakatoa, 13 December 1883
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Patent for Instruments for Drawing Circles #371.160, October 1887
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Greek conjugations (with sermon notes on back?), undated
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Original Patent Jacket, “Scientific American Patent Agency, Munn &
Co., New York,” undated
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Relations of the Mean Motions of the Planets, undated
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Scientific and Mathematical Data (Algebra?), undated
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Series:
Administrative Files, 1831-1888
Subseries:
Box 4
General, 1838-1888
Account between TAW and Indiana University, 1838-1839
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Books Purchased for Indiana State University From G. Von Maack,
Kiel, Class Record, undated
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Class Record, Grecians, Greek Grammar, Latin Grammar, Composition
and Declamation-Freshman Sophomore, Junior, Senior, and Irregular classes,
2 January
1863-21 June 1867
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“Dr. Owen’s Queries,” Transcribed by TAW, January 1867
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Draft letter protesting graduation honors, 1880
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Draft of resolution of the faculty regarding Prof. Elisha
Ballantine, 1867 June 10
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Exhibition of the Athenian Society, 1853 April 4
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Maxwell, David H. - Announcement of summer session, 1851
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Memo addressed to “Superintendents of Public Instruction…Board of
Education, unsigned, undated
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Minutes of the Faculty of Miami University regarding the resignation
of TAW, 1855 May 11
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Petition of the class in Mechanics to the Faculty of Indiana
University, undated
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Petition of the Senior Class to the Faculty of I.U. asking to be
examined, 1862 June 9
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Resolution… “Resolved that the Faculty be requested to invite the
next Senior Class…," undated
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Resolution of Trustees on T.A. Wylie’s Resignation, 1868
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Roll Book used by R.M. Patterson of University of Pennsylvania taken
to University of Virginia, then to Indiana University by T.A. Wylie, (NOTE:
not used by him until January 1838), 1838-1843
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Supplemental Report of the Trustees on Indiana State University,
undated
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University contract with Bloomington regarding movement of campus to
Indianapolis (clipping), undated
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Subseries:
Box 4
Interim Presidential records, 1859
Baccalaureate Discourse to the Graduating Class of the Indiana State
University, delivered on the Sabbath Preceding the Commencement, 10 July 1859
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George P. Sander, Editor of the American Almanac, 1 March 1859
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Statement regarding the Faculty’s examination of the Senior Class,
9 June 1859
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Subseries:
Box 4
Church Records, 1831-1887,
undated
Monroe County Bible Society minutes, 18 September 1887
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Reformed Presbyterian Church, Invitation to union prayer meeting
issued to Mr. Hopkins by TAW, undated
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Reformed Presbyterian Church, Membership Roster, 1840-1857
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Reformed Presbyterian Church, Transfer of Church Property to the
United Presbyterian Church, undated
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Reformed Presbyterian Church, The 2nd Annual Report of the Juvenile
Foreign Missionary Society of the 1st Reformed Presbyterian Church,
Philadelphia, 1831
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Series:
Box 4
Ledgers and Financial Materials, 1814-1891,
undated
TAW in Account with Indiana College, September 1838
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Accounts between TAW and various merchants, 1838-1848
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Subscription Renewal for Silliman’s Journal, 1 August 1857
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Receipt for Groceries from C. Meadows, September 1885
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Expiration Bulletin for the Chicago Daily News, 30 March 1891
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Receipt for Carpet Repair from Sarah Kilough and Nancy Killough,
undated
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Series:
Box 5
Sermons, lectures and public addresses1835-1891, undated
Subseries:
Box 5
By subject, 1830-1891
“Is Dueling in Any Case Justifiable?” circa 1830
("Debated at greath length by the senior class of the University of
Pa")
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“The Acts of the Apostles, Part I,” 1
March 1835
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“The Acts of the Apostles, Part II,” 6
March 1835
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“The Acts of the Apostles, Part III,” 6 March 1835
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“The Acts of the Apostles, Part IV?,” March 1835?
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"One More and the Last," Lecture from Philippians II 5-11, 8 July 1835
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"The Gospel of Jesus Xt, the Son of God" September 1836
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“Man a Fool: Homo Stultus, Rescribe et Iterum Utaris”, 1838 or 1839
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Anniversary Address before the Monroe County Lyceum, 1842
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"The Planet Earth" (Lecture given at Miami University) 17 April 1855
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Untitled Sermon regarding What makes an act good?, 25 October 1858
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Untitled Sermon regarding The last supper and the betrayal of Jesus,
1860
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“Verily I Say Unto You, They Have Their Reward”, 13 October 1861
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“Preach the Gospel to Every Creature”, 1862
Untitled Sermon regarding Concept of “God”,19 January 1862
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“I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”, 18 December 1864
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Untitled Sermon regarding the ministry, 22 October 1865
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Untitled Sermon regarding Proof of the divine nature of Christ,
1 December 1867
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Astronomy Lecture Before the Teacher’s Institute, August 1874
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“Dr. Richard Owen’s Religious Life,” Read at Presbyterian Church,
Lebanon, Indiana, 19 December 1874
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Meaning of Kindness and Humanity, 21
January 1877
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Class lecture on sound with harmonographs, 14 February 1880
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Untitled Sermon regarding Scientific Astronomy in Biblical times,
25 June 1881
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Untitled Sermon regarding Interpretation of the Bible, 14 January 1883
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“Rejoice O’ Young Man in Thy Youth,” 21 February 1886
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Deabate: “Are Theatres Beneficial? - Negative,” Undated
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“Arise O’ Lord, Plead Thine Own Cause,” Psalm LXXIV: 22, Undated
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“Be Sober, Be Vigilant, Because Your Adversary the Devil…” Undated
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“Correction, Trials are to be Completed in the Present Life,”
Undated
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Debate, “Is the Female Sex Equal to the Male in Intellectual
Capacity?" Affirmed, Undated
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Debate, "On the Emigration of the Indians to the Territory West of
the Mississippi,” Undated
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Debate, “Should Slavery be Wholly Abolished in The United States?-
Negative," Undated
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Discourse Between Philetymus and Psendocheus, Undated
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Discourse on God and Nature, Undated
(Includes partial transcription)
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“The Earth is the Lords and the Fullness Thereof,” Undated
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Evil Influences on the Young, Fragment, Undated
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“How Shall I Curse When God Hath Not Cursed?” Undated
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“The Life of Godliness, The Advantages of Godliness,” Undated
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“Lord, What is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him?” Undated
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“Now the Present Age, An Age of Light," Undated
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“On the Importance of Sound Principles in the Young,” Undated
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“On the Superiority of Application to Genius,” Undated
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“There is a Natural Body; There is a Spiritual Body,” Undated
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“Thou Shalt Not Follow a Multitude to Do Evil,” Undated
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Time, College Chapel, "sometime in Dr. Moss' reign" [1875-1884]
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“We Are Our Brothers Keepers,” Fragment, Undated
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“Wherefore God Hath Highly Exalted Him,” Undated
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“Ye Know Not What Manner of Spirit Ye Are Of,” Undated
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Untitled and undated sermons regarding:
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Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our
Faith
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Box 6
Notes, 1891,
undated
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Box 6
Eulogies, 1863-1889,
undated
Dodds, Mrs.,December 1886
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"Dr. Dodds died 2 or 3 days before his wife. Notices were given after the
death of Dr. D. of his funeral. On the day before that was to take place
Mrs. Dodds died, & the funeral were postponed a day, & both were
buried in the same grave."
Nutt, Cyrus, President, Indiana University, 23 August 1875
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Woodburn, James W. (father of James A. Woodburn), 9 September 1865
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Woodburn, Martha Jane (Hemphill), 28
August 1889
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("The principal part of this was written by J.A. Woodburn copied by me
(T.A.W.) with but little changes")
Subseries:
Box 6
Sermons Based on the Books of the Bible, 1853-1883,
undated
(NOTE: This sub-series is arranged by the order in which the various books
appear in the Bible. Most are undated.)
2 Chronicles XXV: 2, 26 September
1875
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Psalms,
XVIII: 2(?) and Proverbs XVIII: 10, 16 May 1852
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Ecclesiastes,
V: 1, delivered at College Chapel 23 September 1871
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I Corinthians,
XV: 35, circa 29 August 1853
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(Reverse side has letter to "Mr. J. F. McCaw?")
II Timothy III: 16 at College Chapel, 18 November 1880
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Box 8
Writings and publications, 1828-1890,
1814-1992
"Campbell,” - meaning of the name, Fragment, Undated
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“Essay On the Propriety of Excluding Foreigners from all Participation
in the Political Affairs of the Commonwealth,” circa 1860
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“Essay on the Utility of Classical Literature,” undated
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From
Scientific Intelligence, "Teeth and
Bones of Elephas primogenius, lately found near the western fork of White
River, in Monroe County, Indiana; communicated by Prof. T.A. Wylie, circa 1860
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Greek Exercise, "An exercise written when a boy in father's school, I
believe about the year 1826 or 27. T. A. Waylie, 1890." circa 1826
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“History of the Church During the VI Century,” undated
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“Interesting Report of Prof. Wylie, of the State University,”
Indianapolis Journal, 23 July 1869
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Latin inscription
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"Copy of inscription sent by W.S. Hooper of Shelbyville, Ill Mar 7 '89 to Prof
Atwater. Prof. A. gave it to me to try what I could make of it. Am sorry I did
not retain my translation."
“There are Different Ways of Telling Whether a Person is a Gentleman,”
Undated
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Box 8
Library of Theophilus A. Wylie, 1832-1861,
undated
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Box 8
General, undated
"List of Books Taken by Rev. T. A. Wylie," undated
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Collected Publications, 1832-1861
“Bishop Horne’s Commentary on the Book of Psalms, Vol. 1,”17 November 1836
(Advertisement)
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“The Errors and Malpractices in Education, with the Best Means of
Correcting Them,"
Monthly Lecturer, no. III,
Vol. I, June 1841
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“Address Delivered Before the Philomathean Literary Institute of the
Western University of Pennsylvania,” by David Ritchie, 27 June 1844
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“Catalogue of the National Portraits in Independence Hall,”1855
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"The Professional Scholarship demanded by the Age," Address of
Professor John Young, of the North Western University to the Graduates, at
the Commencement, 17 July 1856
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“An Address Delivered Before the Alumni of Jefferson College,” by
Rev. Isaac N. Shannon,6 August 1856
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Veto Messages of Hon. Samuel W. Black, Governor of Nebraska, on the
Bills to Prohibit Slavery, Passed at the Sessions of 1860 & 1861,
1861
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Box 8
Drawings,1872-1891,
undated
Comet, 23-24
October 1882
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("Something like the vision of the comet I had October 23 [at 4 AM?] 1882. A
vision because seen so distinctly, so like a entity that it was hard to believe
it was not so. The ground of the comet was perfectly black, very much like a
good drawing on the blackboard.")
Sketch of the old Indiana University Campus, before 1883
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Man Rowing a Boat, 1884
(Drawn on 1884 Commencement program)
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“Maple Tree Struck by Lightning,” circa July 1887
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Before and After drawings of Wylie House Out Building Fire, undated
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("Have forgotten the date. It was set fire by an incendiary about midnight. I
happened to see it very soon after - gave the alarm, & items [?], and the
horse & carriage.")
"Column of smoke from the Spoke factory as seen from 2nd story of
dwelling on 2nd St. Very little if any exaggerated." 16 October 18??
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Wylie House, Yard with Out Buildings, undated
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(Written on back: "Sketch by T.A. Wylie showing barn lot, with well, carriage
house, barn and kitchen house. In center background, orchard. On extreme right,
Second Street. I think the house showing on Second Street is Dr. Bryan's old
home.")
Box OS3
“Major Jack Downing his Vision,” 1830s
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Political cartoon commenting on the presidency of Andrew Jackson and his
conflict with the Bank of the United States.
Includes transcription.
Oversized, stored separately.