Martin R. Parsons papers (bulk 1930-1962)

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Title: Martin R. Parsons papers (bulk 1930-1962)
Call Number: BHS 301
Contents: 3 boxes
Description: This collection contains papers that Martin Parsons created and collected.
Summary: They include 26 folders of correspondence (in box 1 and in the front of box 2), historical notes and clippings about Boulder County, incomplete lists of photographs Parsons collected, and other printed and handwritten materials. One uncatalogued oversize box contains a scrapbook and miscellaneous papers.
History: Through his keen interest in preserving a photographic record of the history of Boulder, Colo., Martin R. Parsons helped to lay the foundation for an excellent collection of photos of Boulder from the 1860s on into the 20th century. He saved thousands of Joseph Sturtevant photonegatives from destruction and bequeathed them to the Boulder Historical Society, as an article in the Boulder Daily Camera (9 Sept. 1966) recounts.
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.
Postcards.
Scrapbooks.
Author: Parsons, Martin R. 1875-1965
Donor: Andrus, Geneva
Andrus, Richard C. 1944-1965
Subjects: Parsons, Martin R, 1875-1965--Correspondence
Parsons, Martin R, 1875-1965--Anecdotes
Church buildings--Colorado--Boulder--History
Forest rangers--Colorado--Boulder
Photographers--Colorado--Boulder
Clubs--Colorado--Boulder
Boulder (Colo.)--History
Boulder (Colo.)--Schools--History
Boulder Mountain Park (Colo.)--History
Boulder (Colo.)--Biography
Acquisition Note: Donor: Marge Cerenich purchase 1982 assorted bills, statements, notice and letters of Martin Parsons. Donated via Tom Shaw, it is conceivable that these were purchased by Cerenich at the auction of Martin Parsons' estate held at the Andrus Farm on 2 October 1982.
Donor: Geneva and Richard Andrus 63 Andrus Rd., Boulder, CO. Purchase 1982 Oct. 2 5 boxes of newspaper clippings, photographs and manuscripts collected or produced by Martin R. Parsons, brother of Dick Andrus' sister Mattie Andrus, purchased for $50 at the Andrus farm auction sale by Ellen D. Wagner of the Boulder Historical Society
Ownership Note: Parsons' interests besides collecting historical photographs included riding his horse, Patch, in his work as a forest ranger on Flagstaff Mountain. According to a caption in the Daily Camera (18 June 1940, also 31 May 1941), his job was to protect Flagstaff and Green Mountain from forest fires, and "to keep the public places clear of debris and to help picknickers get a full share of enjoyment out of their mountain outings." He rode 2,500 miles a season on his horse for 15 years.
Note: This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

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: Mary Louise Lindstrom Parsons biographical notes [193-]

Call Number 301-1-1

Date [1930-1939]

Contents 4 items.

Description This folder contains Martin Parsons' undated handwritten biographical notes concerning his mother, Mary Louise Lindstrom Parsons and her immediate family.

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: Martin R. Parsons business correspondence and bills 1892-1964

Call Number 301-1-(2-4)

Date 1892-1964

Contents 3 folders (56 items).

Description These three folders contain Martin Parsons' personal financial records--primarily bills and correspondence--for the period from 1892 to 1964.

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: Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-(5-13)

Date 1904-1964

Description These nine folders contain miscellaneous incoming personal correspondence received by Martin R. Parsons from 1904 to 1964. Much of it consists of persons writing to Parsons with historical anecdotes concerning their forebears and the Boulder, Colorado, region.

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: Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-14

Date 1914-1924

Contents 1 folder (4 items).

Description Two letters, a death announcement, and a birth announcement sent to Martin Parsons from and about a German friend in St. Gall.

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: Personal correspondence from Mother B

Call Number 301-1-15

Date 1919-1920

Contents 1 folder (11 items).

Description Eleven handwritten letters mailed by "Mother B" in Denver to "Dear Mart" or "Dear Mart & Mother" between May 1919 and February 1920.

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: Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-16

Date [1928-1933]

Contents 1 folder (18 items).

Description This folder contains 18 letters that "Hackamore Helen" Sieglin sent from France to Martin Parsons. She made frequent mention of Boulder places and people. She began most of the letters "Dear Dogie Mart."

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: Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-17

Date 1947-1960

Contents 1 folder (6 items).

Description This folder contains 6 letters that Sister Mary Eletta of St. Joseph Academy, Des Moines, Iowa wrote to Martin Parsons between January 1947 and November 1960.

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: Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-18

Date 1952-1958

Contents 1 folder (5 items).

Description This folder contains five letters that Mike Koch of New York wrote to Martin Parsons; he discussed Colorado railroad photographs.

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: Martin R. Parsons, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-19

Date 1953-1958

Contents 1 folder (4 items).

Description This folder contains four letters that Norman Douty of Lansing, Michigan wrote to Martin Parsons; he discussed Andrew Douty and the Douty Flour Mill in early day Boulder.

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: Martin R. Parson, Personal correspondence

Call Number 301-1-20

Date 1954-1964

Contents 1 folder (10 items).

Description This folder contains ten letters that Mabel Pulse of Oklahoma wrote to Martin Parsons.

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: Donald C. Kemp Personal correspondence 1954 Jan. - 1961 Mar

Call Number 301-2-1

Date 1954-1961

Contents 1 folder (13 items)

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: Mattson correspondence 1959-1964

Call Number 301-2-2

Date 1959-1964

Contents 1 folder (11 items).

Description This folder contains eleven letters that Adella and May Mattson of New York wrote to Martin Parsons between January 1959 and December 1964.

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