| Date Span: | 1899-1965 |
| Creator: | Edson, Willis Charles (1874-1965) |
| Extent: | 150.00 items. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0279 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Lawyer, Iowa state legislator, and sportsman. Correspondence, subject folders, and clippings relating primarily to his college days, but also concerning his election as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. |
Chronology
1874 -- born in Wilton, Illinois
1885 -- moved to a farm in Sac County, Iowa
1894 -- 1896 -- prep school and junior college at Buena Vista College
1897 -- 1898 -- member of the varsity football team of Iowa State College
1898 -- Bachelor of Science from Iowa State College
1899 -- 1900 -- member of the varsity football team at the University of Iowa (all conference halfback)
1901 -- Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Iowa
1901 -- 1902 -- rural school teacher in Calhoun and Sac Counties
1901 -- coached football at Iowa State Teachers College
1902 -- law practice in Storm Lake and coached both Buena Vista and Storm Lake high schools
1902 -- 1908 -- Storm Lake city clerk
1903 -- married Gail Sweeney who died in 1904
1904 -- trustee of Buena Vista College
1908 -- 1912 -- Buena Vista County Attorney
1911 -- married Ethelyn Bailie
1918 -- chairman of the Board of Trustees of Buena Vista College
1919 -- 1927 -- member of the Iowa State Legislature
1925 -- Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
1935 -- 1936 -- district governor of Rotary
1936 -- nominated Republican candidate for lieutenant governor
1949 -- Certificate of honor from University of Iowa recognizing 1899 football team and Doctor of Laws from Buena Vista College
1952 -- publication of "Football in the Gay Nineties" by W. C. Edson
1954 -- resigned from Board of Buena Vista College; received scroll from college recognizing fifty years of service.
Alternate Extent Statement: Photographs in Box 1.
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: This collection was donated to the University by Robert C. Edson in 1972.
Preferred Citation: Willis Charles Edson Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
| Curator: | Greg Prickman |
| Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/ |
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