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William Carey Morey papers
Creator: Morey, William C. (William Carey), 1843-1925
Call Number: A.M84
Dates: 1863-1916
Physical Description: 3 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Table of Contents:
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Content List
Series I: Military materials
Series II: Papers and addresses
Series III: Family correspondence
Collection Overview
Title: William Carey Morey papers
Creator: Morey, William C. (William Carey), 1843-1925
Call Number: A.M84
Dates: 1863-1916
Physical Description: 3 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Biographical/Historical Note
William Carey Morey was born in 1843. In 1862 he entered the University of Rochester, but left shortly afterward to join the Union Army. At the end of the Civil War, he retired from the army as brevet major and lieutenant colonel of the cavalry. He then re-entered the University of Rochester, graduating in 1868. He was a student at Rochester Theological Seminary for one year and a tutor at the University of Rochester before becoming a professor of history and English literature at Kalamazoo College. In 1872 he returned to the University of Rochester, teaching Latin language and literature until 1877. From 1877 to 1883 he was professor of Latin and history, and from 1883 until his retirement in 1920, he taught history and political science. Morey was also a member of "The Club." Professor Morey died in 1925.
Scope and Content
The William Carey Morey Papers include the diary that Professor Morey kept while a member of the Union Army during the Civil War, as well as copies of papers and addresses written by Professor Morey.
Subject(s):
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Diaries
Essays
Lectures
Morey, William C. (William Carey), 1843-1925
University of Rochester -- Faculty
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 130th (1862-1863)
United States. Army. New York Dragoons, 1st (1863-1865)
Teachers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material located in box 3 (family correspondence) purchased in 2005.Access
The William Carey Morey papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], William Carey Morey papers, A.M84, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
URL:
Content List
Creator: Morey, William C. (William Carey), 1843-1925
Call Number: A.M84
Dates: 1863-1916
Physical Description: 3 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Table of Contents:
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Content List
Series I: Military materials
Series II: Papers and addresses
Series III: Family correspondence
Collection Overview
Title: William Carey Morey papers
Creator: Morey, William C. (William Carey), 1843-1925
Call Number: A.M84
Dates: 1863-1916
Physical Description: 3 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Biographical/Historical Note
William Carey Morey was born in 1843. In 1862 he entered the University of Rochester, but left shortly afterward to join the Union Army. At the end of the Civil War, he retired from the army as brevet major and lieutenant colonel of the cavalry. He then re-entered the University of Rochester, graduating in 1868. He was a student at Rochester Theological Seminary for one year and a tutor at the University of Rochester before becoming a professor of history and English literature at Kalamazoo College. In 1872 he returned to the University of Rochester, teaching Latin language and literature until 1877. From 1877 to 1883 he was professor of Latin and history, and from 1883 until his retirement in 1920, he taught history and political science. Morey was also a member of "The Club." Professor Morey died in 1925.
Scope and Content
The William Carey Morey Papers include the diary that Professor Morey kept while a member of the Union Army during the Civil War, as well as copies of papers and addresses written by Professor Morey.
Subject(s):
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Diaries
Essays
Lectures
Morey, William C. (William Carey), 1843-1925
University of Rochester -- Faculty
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 130th (1862-1863)
United States. Army. New York Dragoons, 1st (1863-1865)
Teachers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material located in box 3 (family correspondence) purchased in 2005.Access
The William Carey Morey papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], William Carey Morey papers, A.M84, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
URL:
Content List
Series I: Military materials
Box 1, Folder 1Diary, April 1, 1863-May 24, 1865
Kept during the time Professor Morey was in the army, 130th New York Infantry, 1st New York Dragoons
Volume 1Diary, 1865
Box 3, Folder 40William C. Morey - military papers
Series II: Papers and addresses
Box 1, Folder 2Address before the 1st New York Dragoons, 1877
Box 1, Folder 3The beginnings of the Byzantine Empire
Box 1, Folder 4Constitution-making in New York State
Box 1, Folder 5Review of "The development of English thought," by Simon N. Patten
Box 1, Folder 6The European concert
Box 1, Folder 7The evolution of peace
Box 1, Folder 8The first State Constitution published in: The First State Constitutions Annuals., 4:201-232, September, 1893
Box 1, Folder 9The general strategy of the Civil War
Box 1, Folder 10The genesis of a written constitution published in: Annals of the American Academy of Political Science, 1:529-557, April, 1891
Box 1, Folder 11The growth of arbitration
Box 1, Folder 12Herbert Spencer in the Light of History corrected proofs of an article which appeared in the Baptist Quarterly Review, +19, 1883
Box 1, Folder 13The Hindenburg line
Box 1, Folder 14Review of History of the formation of the Constitution of the United States of America, by George Bancroft
Box 2, Folder 15The influence of the Roman law upon the English common law. Read before The Club, February 28, 1882
Box 2, Folder 16International right of way, 1903
Address to the Rochester Bar Association, December 8, 1903. Published by the Bar Association, 1903.
20 pages
Box 2, Folder 17The last campaign of the war, 1885
Published under the title: The Final Battles that Determined the Fate of the Union (with maps), Rochester, 1885
15 pages
Box 2, Folder 18Local government in New York State, 1902
cf. The Government of New York, its History and Administration. Macmillan, 1902
Box 2, Folder 19Olds, George Daniel
Biography
Box 2, Folder 20President Anderson as a scholar
First draft
Box 2, Folder 21"Review of problems of the Roman criminal law," by James Leigh Strachan-Davidson, 1913
Printed in: American Political Science Review, 7:141-145. February, 1913
Box 2, Folder 22The reforms of Saint Louis, December 4, 1883
Read before The Club, December 4, 1883
Box 2, Folder 23Report of the condition and necessities of the educational institutions at Rochester, New York, 1873
Box 2, Folder 24The sale of munitions of war, 1916
Printed copy: cf. American Journal of International Law. July, 1916. p.467-491
Box 2, Folder 25Scientific socialism
Box 2, Folder 26The South African union and the British colonial policy
Box 2, Folder 27The Swiss referendum
Box 2, Folder 28A talk with a slavophile, 1906
Read before the Pundit Club, January 30, 1906
Box 2, Folder 29Treaty-making power
cf. Post Express Specials, ser.B, #1. Rochester, New York
10 pages
Box 2, Folder 30"Trusts", 1907
Read before The Club, January 29, 1907, and before the Political Equality Club
Box 2, Folder 31Washington's birthday address to the college, 1898
Series III: Family correspondence
Box 3, Folder 32Letters to William from his mother located in Delavan, IL, 1865-1870, undated
Box 3, Folder 33Letters to William from his mother located in Chicago and Jamica, IL, [1868]
Box 3, Folder 34Letters to William from his mother located in Wyoming, IL, [1864]
Box 3, Folder 35Letters to William from his mother located in Jerome, IL and unidentified locations, 1862-1865, undated
Box 3, Folder 36Letters to William from his sister Helen, 1872-1902
Box 3, Folder 37Letters to William from his sister Frances, 1862-1905
Includes small photo
Box 3, Folder 38Letter to William from brothers Charles and Ed, 1901 1920
Box 3, Folder 39Letters to William from sisters, Addie and Lucy, 1878-1911