Details
Title

Evelyn Wolcott papers 1876-1922

Date

1876-1922

Call Number

BHS 338

Contents

1 box (17 folders)

Description

This collection contains programs for musical events sponsored by several amateur music clubs to which Evelyn Wolcott belonged; programs for commencements and other events at the Univ. of Colo.; programs from several Boulder (Colo.) churches; and also documents from the Spitzer Land and Cattle Company of Sulphur Springs (Colo.) and the Monarch Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining and Smelting Company of Boulder.

History

Charles and Frank Wolcott were partners in the Monarch Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining and Smelting Company. Their business interests extended to the establishment of a sawmill and a box factory. They also built a spur railroad line from their box factory to the Moffat railroad; it was called the Rocky Mountain Railroad Company.
Horace A. and Louisa P. Bixby Wolcott were the parents of Edward C., Charles A., and Frank H. Wolcott, pioneer settlers in Boulder County, Colo. After the death of Horace, Louisa married Judge Peter Housel.

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

Documents.

Author

Wolcott, Evelyn (Cleophile Evelyn) 1909-1999

Subjects

Wolcott family
Wolcott, Evelyn (Cleophile Evelyn), 1909-1999
University of Colorado Boulder--Students
Spitzer Land and Cattle Company (Sulphur Springs, Colo.)
Monarch Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining and Smelting Company (Boulder, Colo.).
Pioneers--Colorado--Boulder County
Cattle trade--Colorado--Grand County
Musical groups--Programs--Colorado--Boulder
Assaying--Colorado--Boulder County
Concert programs--Colorado--Boulder
Business enterprises--Colorado--Grand County--History

Acquisition Note

Donor: Evelyn Wolcott Boulder, CO. Gift Donation date unknown

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

Pages

Linus Risdon School examination in rhetoric 1876 Nov. 24
Linus Risdon School examination in rhetoric 1876 Nov. 24
Call Number 338-1-1
Date 1876
Contents 1 item.
Description This folder contains a hand written examination paper. Linus Risdon lived in Waverly, Iowa. His teacher possibly was Miss M. E. Shannon.

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Josephine Mine time book, 1882 July 22-Dec. 23
Josephine Mine time book, 1882 July 22-Dec. 23
Call Number 338-1-2
Date 1882
Contents 1 item.
Description Time book containing a record of employees, their time and pay. Listed for each employee are the number of days worked per week, wages paid per day, weekly salary, and cumulative wages to date.

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Spitzer Land and Cattle Company Business papers 1905-1907
Spitzer Land and Cattle Company Business papers 1905-1907
Call Number 338-1-3
Date 1905-1907
Contents 2 items.
Description This folder contains a fire insurance policy for a two- story frame building and a log barn. The policy was made payable to Lucy St. Bliss. The folder also contains a receipt for property taxes paid to the Grand County treasurer.

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Hugh F. Watts (Boulder, Colo.) assay receipts 1905 Dec. 29
Hugh F. Watts (Boulder, Colo.) assay receipts 1905 Dec. 29
Call Number 338-1-4
Date 1905
Contents 9 items.
Description This folder contains assay receipts for gold, silver and copper ore mined at various mines in Boulder County, Colo.

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Victor Blanc (Denver, Colo.) assay receipt 1910 Feb. 4
Victor Blanc (Denver, Colo.) assay receipt 1910 Feb. 4
Call Number 338-1-5
Date 1910
Contents 1 item.
Description This folder contains an assay receipt for some ore samples evidently picked up around Moab, Utah.

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Boulder Choral Society Concert programs 1894-1922
Boulder Choral Society Concert programs 1894-1922
Call Number 338-1-6
Date 1894-1922
Contents 6 items.
Description This folder contains programs for choral performances, including the program for the first concert given, on 7 May 1894. The folder also contains programs from the fourth season in 1896, the fifth season, first and second concerts, 1897, the sixth season, first concert, 1898, and a performance of Handel's Messiah in 1922.

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Friday Musical Club Concert programs 1898-1913
Friday Musical Club Concert programs 1898-1913
Call Number 338-1-7
Date 1898-1913
Contents 29 items.
Description This folder contains programs for musical recitals covering the years 1898, 1900-1907, 1909, and 1913. There is also a yearbook for 1906-1906, giving club affiliation, names of officers and members, committee members, and concert schedules.

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Annual musical festival, first program 1909 May 13-14
Annual musical festival, first program 1909 May 13-14
Call Number 338-1-8
Date 1901
Contents 1 item.
Description This folder contains the program for a concert given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and held at the Curran Opera House in Boulder, Colorado.

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University of Colorado Boulder Commencement programs 1898-1909
University of Colorado Boulder Commencement programs 1898-1909
Call Number 338-1-9
Date 1898-1909
Contents 9 items.
Description This folder contains commencement exercise programs and schedules of events for commencement week for the years 1898-1899, 1902, 1905, and 1909. There is also a copy of the baccalaureate address and commencement oration given at the 1901 commencement. Programs give the names of graduating students and the degrees which they are to receive.

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Commencement recitals and concerts 1897-1900
Commencement recitals and concerts 1897-1900
Call Number 338-1-10
Date 1897-1900
Contents 6 items.
Description This folder contains recital and concert programs for the School of Music. Recitals were given by the graduating students. Concerts were given by the faculty and students in conjunction with the Philharmonic Club.

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Quarto-centennial celebration programs 1902 Nov. 13-15
Quarto-centennial celebration programs 1902 Nov. 13-15
Call Number 338-1-11
Date 1902
Contents 4 items.
Description This folder contains programs of concerts, exercises, and other events surrounding the quarto-centennial celebrations of the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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Senior class play programs 1903-1904
Senior class play programs 1903-1904
Call Number 338-1-12
Date 1903-1904
Contents 2 items.
Description This folder contains the programs for the senior class plays of 1903 and 1904. The two plays are by Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet" and "Twelfth Night". The programs have advertising by local businesses in them. Listed also are the names of the members of the senior class for both years.

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