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

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra program 1921
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra program 1921
Call Number 338-1-17
Date 1921
Contents 1 item.
Description This folder contains a program for a performance of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra on May 19,1921, with notes about the conductor and soloists.

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First Christian Church Sunday service program 1913 Oct. 26
First Christian Church Sunday service program 1913 Oct. 26
Call Number 338-1-16
Date 1913
Contents 1 item.
Description This folder contains a Sunday service program, which also lists the names of church officials and employees.

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First Congregational Church Pamphlets 1908-1917
First Congregational Church Pamphlets 1908-1917
Call Number 338-1-15
Date 1908-1917
Contents 3 items.
Description This folder contains a Sunday service program for 3 June 1917; a pamphlet issued for the dedication of the new church at Pine and Broadway on 5-17 Jan. 1908, which gives a brief history and names of committee members and church officers; and a pamphlet commemorating the church's semi-centennial, 1864-1914, which includes names of committee members.

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First Presbyterian Church Sunday service programs 1897-1908
First Presbyterian Church Sunday service programs 1897-1908
Call Number 338-1-14
Date 1897-1908
Contents 12 items.
Description This folder contains Sunday service programs. Programs give the name of the pastor, choir and organist, and church officers.

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University of Colorado Boulder Events programs 1882-1903
University of Colorado Boulder Events programs 1882-1903
Call Number 338-1-13
Date 1882-1903
Contents 8 items.
Description a program for the annual exercises of the Alumni Association on 4 June 1902; a program for an oratorical contest held on 17 Jan. 1902; a program for a commencement concert held 30 May 1903; and a program for the first annual intercollegiate field day held on Gamble Field on 9 May 1903. The field day program lists the various track events, the names of participating students and their college affiliation, and penciled in are the winners and their times., This folder contains programs for various events. Included are a program for a University Soiree, printed on silk satin, and dated 8 Dec. 1882; a class day program for 26 May 1890, giving the names of class members; a program for "Pirates of Penzance, put on by the School of Music for the piano fund, dated 14-15 Apr. 1899, with some local business advertisements in it; the program for a student concert on 20 Apr. 1901;

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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