S. Pitts Wells, Correspondence
Title: S. Pitts Wells,
Correspondence
Creator: Wells,
S. Pitts
Dates: 1870-1906
Quantity: 1 box (0.5 linear
feet)
Collection Number: MS 0021
Language: English
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History:
S. Pitts Wells worked as a farmer prior to marrying his wife, Lille, in 1872. The
couple had three children. The eldest child, Kirk, was born in 1872 and died in
1876. The second child, Marshall, also died young from diphtheria in 1879, while the
family lived in Rapid City, Dakota Territory. Their third child, James, was born in
1881. Wells switched from farming to teaching in 1874, when he attended the Normal
Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. He began teaching in Rapid City and by 1882, Wells
became Superintendent of Pennington County. Three years later, in 1885, Wells was
elected to the Dakota Territory Legislative Assembly. After another three years,
Wells and his family moved to an orchard in Santa Ana, California. A final move
occurred in 1903, when Wells moved to Montana to teach and to attend the State
Normal School.
Scope and Content:
The letters of S. Pitts Wells to Charles R. Green provide descriptions of his life in
Lawrence, Kansas; Rapid City, Dakota Territory; Los Angeles and Santa Ana,
California; and Dillon, Montana. They also provide details about his family, the
births and deaths of his children, his financial difficulties, and his teaching
experiences. There are 37 letters arranged in chronological order. There is one
notecard on which Green outlines what he wrote in response to a letter from
Wells.
Subjects:
Teachers colleges
Dakota Territory -- History
Rapid City (S.D.)
Lawrence (Kan.)
Dillon (Mon.)
Container List:
Box 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, Wells to Green, 1870-1892Item 1. Wells to Green, 1870, Oct. 16
Item 2. Wells to Green, 1870, Dec. 16
Item 3. Wells to Green, 1871, Apr. 24?
Item 4. Wells to Green, 1872, Sept. 1
Item 5. Wells to Green, 1872, Dec. 8
Item 6. Wells to Green, 1873, June 12
Item 7. Wells to Green, 1873, Sept. 23
Item 8. Wells to Green, 1873, Nov. 30
Item 9. Wells to Green, 1874, Apr. 16
Item 10. Wells to Green, 1874, Nov. 7
Item 11. Wells to Green, 1874, Dec. 10
Item 12. Wells to Green, 1875, June 27
Item 13. Wells to Green, 1876, Sept. 9
Item 14. Wells to Green, 1879, Jan. 28
Item 15. Wells to Green, 1880, Jan. 24
Item 16. Wells to Green, 1880, Dec. 10
Item 17. Wells to Green, 1882, Jan. 14
Item 18. Wells to Green, 1883, Apr. 15
Item 19. Wells to Green, 1885, Feb. 1
Item 20. Wells to Green, 1885, Sept. 7
Item 21. Wells to Green, 1888, Sept. 9
Item 22. Wells to Green, 1890, Feb. 5
Item 23. Wells to Green, 1890, Sept. 10
Item 24. Wells to Green, 1890, Sept. 28
Item 25. Wells to Green, 1891, Mar. 9
Item 26. Wells to Green, 1892, Feb. 28
Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, Wells to Green, 1895-1906Item 1. Wells to Green, 1895, Feb. 11
Item 2. Wells to Green, 1898, July 2
Item 3. Wells to Green, 1901, Feb. 10
Item 4. Wells to Green, 1901, Feb. 24
Item 5. Wells to Green, 1903, Sept. 14
Item 6. Wells to Green, 1903, Dec. 28
Item 7. Wells to Green, 1904, May 28
Item 8. Wells to Green, 1904, Dec. 27
Item 9. Wells to Green, 1905, Jan. 15
Item 10. Wells to Green, 1905, Feb. 49
Item 11. Note, Green response to Wells, 1905, Feb. 23
Item 12. Wells to Green, 1905, Mar. 5
Item 13. Wells to Green, 1905, Dec. 25
Item 14. Wells to Green, 1906, June 16
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