Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1860, July 14 | Born, Germantown, Pa. |
| 1870-1871 | Attended boarding school in Switzerland |
| 1871-1872 | Attended boarding school in England |
| 1873-1878 | Attended St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. |
| 1882 | B.A., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1882-1883 | Traveled in Europe; studied musical composition in Paris |
| 1883 | Recalled by father to Philadelphia, Pa. for business career |
| 1885 | Spent the summer in Wyoming because of poor health |
| 1888 | Graduated from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1889 | Admitted to the bar, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1892 | Published first Western story, "Hank's Woman," in the August issue, Harper's Magazine |
| 1892-1900 | Published numerous Western stories and essays in Harper's Magazine, many of which were later collected in books |
| 1893 | Met Frederic Remington in Wyoming |
| 1895 | Published Red Men and White (New York: Harper & Brothers. 280 pp.) |
| 1897 | Published Lin McLean (New York: Harper & Brothers. 277 pp.) |
| 1898 | Married his second cousin, Mary Channing Wister (died 1913) |
| 1900 | Published The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories (New York: Harper & Brothers. 332 pp.) Published Ulysses S. Grant (Boston: Small, Maynard. 145 pp.) |
| 1901 | Published Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University (New York: Macmillan. 95 pp.) |
| 1902 | Published The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains (New York: Macmillan. 504 pp.) |
| 1906 | Published Lady Baltimore (New York: Macmillan. 406 pp.) |
| 1907 | Published The Seven Ages of Washington, A Biography (New York: Macmillan. 263 pp.) |
| 1908 | Ran unsuccessful campaign for councilman of seventh ward, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1911 | Published Members of the Family (New York: Macmillan. 317 pp.) |
| 1912-1925 | Board of Overseers, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1916 | Published The Pentecost of Calamity (New York: Macmillan. 148 pp.) |
| 1921 | Published A Straight Deal or the Ancient Grudge (New York: Macmillan. 287 pp.) |
| 1922 | Published Neighbors Henceforth (New York: Macmillan. 441 pp.) |
| 1923 | Published Watch Your Thirst, A Dry Opera in Three Acts (New York: Macmillan. 175 pp.) |
| 1928 | Published When West Was West (New York: Macmillan. 449 pp.) Published The Writings of Owen Wister (New York: Macmillan. 11 vols.) |
| 1930 | Published Roosevelt, the Story of a Friendship, 1880-1919 (New York: Macmillan. 372 pp.) |
| 1938, July 21 | Died, North Kingstown, R.I. |