Summary Information

Title: William F. Vilas Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1827-1961

Creator:

• Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908

Call Number: Wis Mss HY; PH 2276 (3)

Quantity: 27.4 c.f. (97 archives boxes, 5 card boxes, and 1 flat box) and 4 photographs (1 oversize 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, 1827-1961, of William Freeman Vilas, a cabinet officer during the first administration of President Grover Cleveland (1885-1889), and Democratic senator from Wisconsin (1891-1897), together with papers of his father, Levi B. Vilas (1811-1879), and his daughter, Mary Esther Vilas Hanks (1873-1959). The bulk of the collection relates to state and national politics and consists of correspondence, legal papers, and cabinet papers.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000hy

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