Horace L. Wilgus Papers, 1878-1935

Summary

Creator:

Wilgus, Horace L. (Horace La Fayette), 1859-1935

Abstract:

Professor of law at University of Michigan, and specialist in corporation law. Correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, notes, and manuscripts of books and articles, relating to his professional career, Ann Arbor, Michigan organizations and issues, particularly progressive political movements and prohibition, including the Michigan Anti-Saloon League, the anti-trust movement, and the 1912 Progressive Party; also photographs.

Extent:

4.5 linear feet
1 oversize folder
14.3 MB (online)

Language:

English

Call Number:

86362 Aa 2; Ac

Authors:

Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections Staff

Background

Scope and Content:

The Horace L. Wilgus papers include correspondence, speeches, clippings, notes, manuscripts of books and articles dealing with his professional career, the many Ann Arbor organizations and issues in which he was interested: particularly progressive political movements and prohibition, including the Michigan Anti-Saloon League, the anti-trust movement, and the 1912 Progressive Party. The collection also includes University of Michigan Law School course materials, family genealogical information, and a small series of photographs, many of them of his home on Washtenaw Ave. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Biographical / Historical:

Horace Lafayette Wilgus, a member of the University of Michigan Law School faculty for 34 years, was born in Conover, Ohio, in 1859. After graduating in 1882 from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, he held a variety of occupations, including deputy county surveyor in Miami County, Ohio, and instructor in mathematics at Ohio State University. In 1884, he was admitted to the Ohio Bar, and he opened a law office in Troy, Ohio, in 1886. In 1889, he earned a Masters of Science degree, also from Ohio State.

In 1890-1891, Wilgus helped to organize the law school at Ohio State, where he became secretary and professor of elementary law. In 1895, he resigned both positions to become professor of law at the University of Michigan. He was made a permanent member of that faculty in 1897.

Wilgus earned special regard for his work in torts and corporation law, and was the author of several books, including Cases in the Law of Evidence (1896), The United States Steel Corporation (1901), Annotated Cases in the Law of Private Corporations (1902), and The Law of Private Corporations (1910). He was a frequent contributor to the Michigan Law Review and other legal publications.

Following his retirement in 1929, he became professor emeritus, and in 1932, published an annotation on corporation law in collaboration with Burritt Hamilton. He died in 1935 of a heart attack.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was the gift of Mrs. Stanley D. Dodge (donor no. 1100 and came to the library in multiple accessions, 1940-1960.

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Partial Index to Correspondence

Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915.	Dec. 5, 1904, Dec. 17, 1904, Feb. 20, 1906
Ames, James Barr, 1846-1910.	July 15, 1896, May 31, 1905, June 6, 1905, July 15, 1905, Dec. 8, 1905
Angell, James Burri11, 1829-1916.	Oct. 27, 1905
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937.	Jan. 11, 1912
Bishop, William Warner, 1871-1955	Jan. 26, 1920, Nov. 12, 1927.
Bogle, Thomas Ashford, 1852-1921.	July 25, 1907, Aug. 3, 1907, Dec. 18, 1913
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940.	Nov. 20, 1911
Bradshaw, John W	Feb., 1902, Nov. 15, 1907
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.	April 7, 1902
Burton, Marion LeRoy, 1874-1925.	May 7, 1929
Cooley, Lyman Edgar, 1860-1925.	July 28, 1900.
Davis, Raymond Cazalliz, 1836-1919.	April. 5, 1902, April 25, 1904
Douglas, Lloyd Cassell, 1877-1951.	Oct. 10, 1921
Eaton, Amasa Mason, 1841-1914.	April 28, 1904, May 13, 1904 July 6, 1904; Aug. 5, 1904; Aug. 18, 1904; Sept. 12, 1904, Oct. 21, 1904; Oct. 29, 1904; Nov. 3, 1904; Nov. 4, 1904
Flexner, Abraham, 1866-	Dec. 12, 1908, Dec. 22, 1908; Jan. 4, 1909
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950.	April 20, 1904, April 25, 1904
Gelston, J. Mills	Nov. 15, 1907
Hudson, Joseph Lothain, 1846-1912.	Jan. 23, 1912
Hutchins, Harry Burns, 1847-1930.	Aug. 24, 1895, Sept. 2, 1895, Sept. 13, 1895, Sept. 16, 1895, Jan. 29, 1889, April 23, 1902, April 25, 1902
Kent, Charles Foster, 1867-1925.	May 21, 1904
Logan, Walter Seth, 1847-1906.	May 13, 1904, May 25, 1904, June 1, 1904, June 10, 1904, June 13, 1904, Aug. 12, 1904
Mecham, Floyd Russell, 1858-1928.	June 24, 1904, July 20, 1904, July 31, 1904, Mar. 4, 1905, May 29, 1905, June 13, 1905
Michener, Earl Cory, 1876-1957.	Jan. 29, 1927, Feb. 26, 1927
Mosher, Eliza Maria, 1846-1928	June 5, 1902
Osborn, Chase Salmon, 1860-1949.	Dec. 28, 1911, Jan. 8, 1912, Jan. 9, 1912, Feb. 6, 1912
Patton, Carl Safford, 1866-1939.	Jan. 12, 1911
Shaw, Wilfred Byron, 1881-1959.	Feb. 2, 1905
Tatlock, Henry, 1848-1942.	Nov. 16, 1907

Subjects

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Subjects:

Agriculture.
Capital punishment.
Corporations.
Men and religion movement.
Pews and pew rights -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Prohibition -- Michigan.
Radio broadcasting -- Michigan.
Lawyers -- Religious life -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Taxation -- United States.
World War, 1914-1918.
Dormitories -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Dining rooms.
Dwellings -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Interiors.
Libraries -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Living rooms.

Formats:

Digital file formats.
Photographs.

Names:

American Federation of Labor.
Ann Arbor (Mich.). Board of Commerce.
Ann Arbor Cattle Company.
Ann Arbor (Mich.). Dept. of Public Works.
Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club.
Ann Arbor Union Builders' Corporation.
Anti-Saloon League of Michigan.
Congregational churches -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
First Congregational Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
First Presbyterian Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Ladies Library Association of Ann Arbor.
Markham's Pottery Works (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Michigan School of Religion.
Ohio State University.
Presbyterian Church -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor.
Progressive Party (1912)
University of Michigan. Research Club.
University of Michigan. Alumni Association.
University of Michigan -- Buildings.
University of Michigan. Class of 1904.
University of Michigan -- Law School.
University of Michigan. Office of Religious Affairs.
University of Michigan -- Student housing.
University of Michigan. Dept. of Law. Class of 1898.
University of Michigan. Dept. of Law. Class of 1903.
Frieze House (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Fletcher, William Asa, 1788-1852.
Kent, Charles A. (Charles Artemis), 1835-1917.
Little, Clarence C. (Clarence Cook), 1888-
Scott, Walter Quincy.
Wilgus, Horace L. (Horace La Fayette), 1859-1935.
Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915.
Ames, James Barr, 1846-1910.
Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916.
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937.
Bishop, William Warner, 1871-1955.
Bogle, Thomas Ashford, 1852-1921.
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940.
Bradshaw, John William, 1878-
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
Cooley, Lyman Edgar, 1850-1917.
Davis, R. C. (Raymond Cazallis), 1836-
Eaton, Amasa M. (Amasa Mason), 1841-1914.
Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959.
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950.
Gelston, J. M. (Joseph Mills), 1847-1931.
Hudson, Joseph Lowthian, 1846-1912.
Hutchins, Harry B. (Harry Burns), 1847-1930.
Kent, Charles Foster, 1867-1925.
Logan, Walter S. (Walter Seth), 1847-1906.
Mecham, Floyd R. (Floyd Russell), 1858-1928.
Michener, Earl C. (Earl Cory), 1876-1957.
Mosher, Eliza Maria, 1846-1928.
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-
Patton, Carl S. (Carl Safford), 1866-1939.
Shaw, Wilfred Byron, 1881-1959.
Tatlock, Henry, 1848-1942.

Places:

Ann Arbor (Mich.)
Ann Arbor (Mich.) -- Charters.
Nichols Arboretum (University of Michigan)
Ann Arbor (Mich.) -- Dwellings.