Wheeler, Jessie F. (1859-1946)

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Daughters of the American Revolution

Jane Addams to Jessie F. Wheeler, March 9, 1910

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Birth Date

1859-01-01

Death Date

1946-08-03

Birthplace

Saratoga, NY

Biographical Text

Jessie F. Wheeler was a genealogist. She graduated from Vassar College and went on to the New York State Library School. Upon graduating, Wheeler began her career at the Troy Public Library as a reference librarian in 1905. She kept this position until her 1922 retirement despite achieving global notoriety over the years. She spearheaded a project tracking the roots and history of the emblematic "Uncle Sam," creating useful sources for many historians to come. Additionally, she was the author of numerous articles that were published in historical and genealogical magazines and journals, newspapers, and encyclopedias. Wheeler's personal library also grew to be of notable size and value. During her life, she allowed it to be used for research purposes by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution, which she herself was a member of. When she died, she left much of this library to her alma mater, Vassar College, as well as much of her wealth and the Jessie F. Wheeler Vassar College Library Fund was started.

Wheeler died in 1946.

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Biebrich, Caitlin

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Public domain

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Female

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1910

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Jessie F Wheeler, 1900 United States Federal Census

Jessie F Wheeler, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Jessie Wheeler, Librarian in City for Years, Dies, The Times Record August 3, 1946, p. 9

Librarian Pushed Saga of Uncle Sam, The Troy Record September 16, 1958, p. 11

Library Willed to Vassar College, Poughkeepsie Journal October 14, 1946, p. 9

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Vassar Commencement, Poughkeepsie Eagle-News June 11, 1895, p.8

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“Wheeler, Jessie F. (1859-1946),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2712.

Wheeler, Jessie F. (1859-1946)

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Daughters of the American Revolution

Daughters of the American Revolution

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Republican Party

Vassar College

Vassar College

Jane Addams to Jessie F. Wheeler, March 9, 1910

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