Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Ansel Wells Papers
c.00065
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Wells, Ansel M.
- Title
- Ansel Wells papers
- ID
- c.00065
- Date [inclusive]
- 1847-1862
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 2 folders
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Scope and Contents note
The Ansel Wells papers consist of diaries, letters, and a tuition receipt. Wells kept the two diaries (1860, 1861-1862) while he was living in Pharsalia, New York. The brief daily entries record his farm work, social life, and religious activities. The tuition receipt (1859) represents Wells' attendance at the Cincinnatus Academy in Cincinnatus, New York. Six letters (1847-1853) from H. P. Herrick to his family in Pharsalia describe his life as a student at Amherst College and as a teacher in New Jersey and New York after graduation. There is also a letter from Hettie Herrick, H. P.'s sister, to their sister Mary. Mary Herrick married Ansel Wells in 1861.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 1965
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
February 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. E. Boutell, 1961-09-15. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Amherst College.
- Cincinnatus Association.
Genre(s)
- Diaries
- Letters (correspondence)
Geographic Name(s)
- Amherst (Mass.)
- New York (State) -- Religion
- New York (State) -- Social life and customs
- Pharsalia (N.Y.)
Personal Name(s)
- Boutell, E., Mrs.
- Herrick, H. P.
- Wells, Ansel M.
Subject(s)
- Agriculture -- New York (State)
- Education -- Massachusetts
- Education -- New Jersey
- Education -- New York (State)
Collection Inventory
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