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Summary Information
B. H. Meyer Papers
1877-1944
- Meyer, Balthasar Henry, 1866-1954
Wis Mss OK; 1894 June 9 Oversize
3.7 c.f. (17 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of B. H. Meyer, a native of Wisconsin who had a distinguished career as a professor at the University of Wisconsin, as a member of the Wisconsin Railroad Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and as an author of books and articles relating to government regulation of public carriers, especially railroads. The collection includes correspondence concerning the relationship of government and business, the advancement of education, and university administration. Also included are diaries and memoranda of his teaching in Wisconsin district schools in the 1880s, of a trip he made as a graduate student to Berlin, Germany, and of visits to Eastern universities; his notes and reports of student days at the U.W.; meteorological observations; certificates; and texts and notes of many of his speeches. Account books, business papers, an autobiography, and genealogical notes on the Meyer family are also included.
English
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