William Andrew Dyche (1861-1936) Papers
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Scope and Contents
The William Andrew Dyche Papers are arranged into two folders. The first folder contains biographical materials, clippings, and articles. The second folder contains Dyche's incoming and outgoing correspondence as Business Manager from 1903 to 1910 and is arranged chronologically by date. There is a single letter from 1918. The more important items in the series are the correspondence with William Deering and Edward F. Swift. Some of this correspondence pertains to Northwestern's response to the Iroquois Theater fire and Daniel Burnham's plan for Northwestern's Evanston campus.
An addition consists of one carbon copy of a typed letter signed by William Dyche, dated April 27, 1915, and addressed to the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, tendering his resignation as Business Manager. Dyche stated that his resignation was “a protest against policies which are injuring the University.” The letter was added to Box 1, folder 2.
Dates
- 1903-1918
Creator
- Dyche, William Andrew, 1861-1936 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
William Andrew Dyche took his father's place on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, serving from 1894 to 1896 and from 1903 to 1935. He was the University Business Manager from 1903 to 1934 and University Counsellor from 1934 to 1936. Dyche served two terms as an Evanston alderman (1892 to 1895) and was Evanston's mayor from 1895 to 1899. The William Andrew Dyche Papers are arranged into two folders. The more important items in the series are the correspondence with William Deering and Edward F. Swift.
Method of Acquisition
Transferred from the University Archives Biographical Files, March 1, 1981 (Accession #81-53). The carbon copy comprising the addition was separated from Accession # 06-25 (Additions to the Thomas Holgate Papers), donated to the University Archives by Thomas Young on February 10, 2006.
Processing Information
Virginia L. Beatty; March 1981. Addition processed by Janet Olson, February 2006.
- Title
- Guide to the William Andrew Dyche (1861-1936) Papers
- Author
- Virginia L. Beatty; Janet Olson
- Date
- 01/03/1981
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu