Wilbur O. Atwater (1844-1907) was an agricultural chemist who was director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1875-1877, 1888-1902, and of the Office of Experiment Stations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1888-1891. He taught chemistry at Wesleyan University from 1873 until his death in 1907.
Letterpress books, 1876-1901; incoming letters, 1881-1903; student papers; and notes on experiments. The correspondence is concerned mostly with establishment of experiment stations in the United States, with chemical analyses carried out, with other professional and administrative duties, and with family affairs. Correspondents include American Copyright League, American Chemical Society, American Society for the Extension of University Teaching, Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Maine State College, New York Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor,
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Wilbur Olin Atwater papers, #2223. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Description contains information for collections #2223 and #2793.
Note: Material not in chronological order. Also, there seems to be material for years 1893, 1894.
Nine reels negative microfilm made Mar. 1968; originals returned to Wesleyan Univ. Library.