Frederick L. Chase papers 1882-1945 (bulk 1889-1906)

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Title: Frederick L. Chase papers 1882-1945 (bulk 1889-1906)
Date: 1882-1945
Call Number: BHS 265
Contents: 1 box (28 folders).
Description: This collection comprises family and professional papers of Frederick L. Chase, astronomer, whose father George F. Chase was a Boulder pioneer.
Summary: The papers include financial records and correspondence of Frederick, articles relating to his astronomical research, and biographical files on members of his extended family.
History: George F. Chase arrived in Boulder, Colorado, in July 1859. He was one of the first settlers of the town. He and his wife Augusta had five children; only their son Frederick survived them. Frederick had a successful career as an astronomer at Yale University, before moving back to Boulder to be with his family.
Terms of Use: RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.
Format: Clippings.
Correspondence.
Documents.
Author: Chase, Frederick Lincoln 1865-1933
Subjects: Chase family
Chase, George F, 1837-1918
Chase, Frederick Lincoln, 1865-1933
Pioneers--Colorado--Boulder--Biography
Boulder (Colo.)--Biography
Acquisition Note: Donor: unknown Date unknown
Ownership Note: The Paddock Collection of Chase family photographs and papers was brought to the Boulder Public Library's Carnegie Branch Library from the Boulder Daily Camera on 24 July 1985.
Note: This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

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: Geselliger abend der alten herrn 1898 Dec. 22 In German

Call Number 265-1-15

Date 1898

Contents 1 item.

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: Chase financial papers 1889-1928

Call Number 265-1-2

Date 1889-1928

Contents 18 items.

Description This folder contains various personal financial papers of Frederick L. Chase.

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: Frederick L. Chase certificate 1882 June 7

Call Number 265-1-1

Date 1882

Contents 1 item.

Description This folder contains a certificate which declares that Frederick L. Chase, having completed the classical course, is prepared to enter the freshman class of the University of Colorado.

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: Bicentennial songs and receipt 1900-1901

Call Number 265-1-17

Date 1900-1901

Contents 2 items.

Description Professor Chase subscribed $25 to the Yale Bicentennial Fund, and received an acknowledgement from the Yale University treasurer. The other item in this folder is a booklet of Yale Bicentennial Songs for a gathering on 22 October 1901.

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: Church pamphlets 1891-1899, Wheaton Vespers, Story of the year 1899

Call Number 265-1-11

Date 1891-1899

Contents 3 items.

Description This folder contains a list of church meetings, a Wheaton vespers song book by the Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, and a pamphlet entitled The Story of the Year 1899 published by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

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: George F. Chase obituary and eulogies 1918

Call Number 265-1-28

Date 1918

Contents 5 items.

Description This folder contains a newspaper clipping about the death of George F. Chase, the memorial service program, two typed pages of Lucius Reed's memorial address in the First Congregational Church, Boulder (we are missing the concluding page[s]), and a resolution of the Mt. Sinai Commandery #7 Knights Templar.

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: Chase autobiographical sketch

Call Number 265-1-22

Date undated

Contents 1 folder.

Description This folder contains hand written autobiographical notes by George Franklin Chase in pencil on pages of a school tablet, a copy of a six page typed transcription of those notes, and photocopies of two cards from the Daily Camera's morgue file with information about Mr. and Mrs. George F. Chase.

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: Chase family correspondence 1889-1928

Call Number 265-1-(3-9)

Date 1889-1928

Contents 7 folders.

Description This folder contains various incoming personal correspondence of Frederick L. Chase. Most of the early letters are from his mother, Augusta Chase. Much of the correspondence ca. 1893-1899 is from colleagues in the scientific community, congratulating Chase on his astronomical research at Yale University. The folder for 1902-1907 contains numerous letters of condolence regarding the heroic death of Chase's brother Harry in Telluride, Colorado., The folder for 1908 contains a letter to Chase from the French Academy of Science, informing him that he had been awarded part of the Lalande prize.

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: Calling cards and invitations 1890-1910

Call Number 265-1-10

Date 1890-1910

Contents 14 items.

Description This folder contains calling cards of a number of individuals, and three wedding invitations, presumably of people with whom Chase was acquainted.

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: Poems 1900-1926

Call Number 265-1-18

Date 1900-1926

Contents 1 folder.

Description This folder contains written and printed poems that possibly were written or collected by Frederick Chase, professor at Yale University.

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: Frederick Lincoln Chase letters from Europe 1896 July - Dec

Call Number 265-1-13

Date 1896

Contents 1 folder.

Description This folder contains letters Chase wrote to his mother from Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, and England.

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: Reports for the years 1905 to 1910: presented by the board of managers of the observatory of Yale University to the president and fellows 1910

Call Number 265-1-20

Date 1910

Contents 1 item.

Description This item is a seven page pamphlet containing the observatory director's annual narrative reports.

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