Title: W.H. (William Henry) Upham Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1860-1976

Creator:

• Upham, W.H. (William Henry), 1841-1924

Call Number: Wis Mss VT; PH 6670

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (1 archives box and 2 flat boxes), 8 photographs and 3 lithographs in 1 folder, and 1 cartoon (1 folder)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers and scrapbooks pertaining to the life and career of W.H. Upham, the seventeenth governor of Wisconsin, 1895-1897. The scrapbooks contain original letters, clippings, and memorabilia focusing on Upham's experiences as a soldier in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War (including reminiscences of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln), highlights of his lumber business in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and his role as governor. Also included are photographs and lithographs and a pen and ink cartoon depicting Upham and other gubernatorial candidates in 1894.

Language: English

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There are three scrapbooks in the collection: Volume 1 (in Box 3) was compiled by Mary Cornelia Kelley Upham, Upham's first wife; the second (Box 2) by his daughter-in-law Elizabeth Ann Upham; a third volume (Box 1) of unknown provenance contains additional clippings about Upham, as well as his sister, Angenette Upham Peavey and his nephew, Fred W. Upham. Additional material in this collection was collected by Upham's second wife, Grace Mason Upham, and his son, William H. Upham Jr., and includes an unpublished biography by Harlan W. Hein Jr.; an incomplete 1913 speech concerning military preparedness; military papers; legal documents and a will; and correspondence concerning a possible appointment as ambassador to Cuba, correspondence concerning Upham's secretary, Nettie Dickson Wade; family letters to Grace Mason Upham, and a transcribed diary of Upham's first wife Mary. The photographs and lithographs include images of Upham, his wife, and his family. Also in the collection is a pen and ink cartoon depicting Upham and other gubernatorial candidates in 1894.

Acquisition Information

Presented by William H. Upham, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1956, 2002. Accession Number: M2002-101

Wis Mss VT Box   1 Folder   1	Biographies, 1925, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Biography by Harlan W. Hein Jr., 1976
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   3	Nettie Dickinson, 1907-1924
Box   1 Folder   4	General, 1903-1921
Box   1 Folder   5	Grace Mason Upham, 1908-1921
Box   1 Folder   5	Grace Mason Upham Hambright, 1925-1931
Box   1 Folder   6	Upham as potential minister to Cuba, 1908-1909
Box   1 Folder   7	State Historical Society, 1952-1954
Box   1 Folder   8	Diary of Mary Kelly Upham [transcribed], 1869-1912
Box   1 Folder   9	Ephemera, 1891, 1911-1912, 1916
Box   1 Folder   10	Deeds, pensions, contracts and wills, 1907-1925
Box   1 Folder   11	Army commissions and military records, 1862-1869
Box   1 Folder   13	Speech, 1913
	Scrapbooks
Box   1	Political clippings, undated
Box   1 Folder   12	Political clippings, undated
Box   3	Volume 1, compiled by Mrs. Mary Kelly Upham
Box   2	Volume 2, compiled by Mrs. Elizabeth Dentz Upham Note: Includes reminiscences of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln.
PH 6670 Folder   1	Photographs and lithographs
Folder   2	Cartoon