Pencil sketch of Samuel Wilson, ca. 1920 , 1920

This collection is made up of mostly newspaper clippings assembled in scrapbooks. Two separate bound volumes of clippings are included, as are two more volumes that are loose pages. All of the newspaper clippings deal with Wilson’s time as the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Many photographs and drawings of Wilson and his family are also included. They portray Wilson at various stages of his life, and include images of his wife and children. The diplomas of his wife Daisy Sheehan (from the State Normal School, Mankato), and his son S. Bailey Wilson (from Mankato Public Schools) are also included. Wilson’s certificate of appointment to the State Supreme Court is also a part of the collection.