William Horatio Bates Papers

Collection

Identifier: OGLMC-722

Scope and Contents

The William Horatio Bates Papers consist of newspaper clippings regarding Bates' disappearance in 1902 and his reappearance in Grand Forks in 1911.

Dates

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Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

William Horatio Bates was a prominent New York opthamalogist. He made news when he disappeared from New York City in 1902 and reappeared nine years later in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Source: [url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/516460/mysterious-disappearance-and-strange-reappearance-dr-william-horatio-bates]https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/516460/mysterious-disappearance-and-strange-reappearance-dr-william-horatio-bates[/url]

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