Thomas Nelson Haskell Papers, Ms 0013

Colorado College Special Collections
Finding aid created 1977. Source(s) of the papers unknown.

Scope and content

The bulk of the collection consists of personal and business correspondence. There are personal letters to family and friends, and business letters involving the founding of Colorado College, church affairs, public affairs and politics, Haskell's writings, and Haskell's many attempts to secure a government appointment. Also included in the collection are diaries, notebooks, and photographs.

Biographical timeline
source: Haskell obituary in Andover Theological Seminary “Necrology 1906-1907,” CC archives Box 967

Jan. 20, 1826 Born at Mina, Chautaqua County, New York
1827 Family moved to N. Bloomfield, Ohio
1842 Taught school in Warren, age 16
ca. 1846 Teacher in Bloomfield, Ohio
1846-1847 Attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
1847 March 1851 Attended Oberlin College
1849 Principal of Wayne Academy
March-July 1851 Returned to Miami University
Principal in the High School, Sandusky, Ohio
1851-1852 Organized the first Teacher's Institutes in Ohio. Attended Union Theological Seminary, New York
1852-1853 Attended Andover Theological Seminary
1853-1854 Returned to Union, graduating in 1854
April 5, 1854 Licensed to preach by the Congregational Association of New York
Feb. 7, 1855 Ordained by the Presbytery of the District of Columbia, Washington, D. C., as first pastor of Western Presbyterian Church
April 25, 1855 Married Ann Eliza Edwards, daughter of Justin Edwards of Andover
May 9, 1858 Resigned from Western Presbyterian Church over secession policy
1858 Became pastor of the Maverick Congregation Church, East Boston
1862 Dismissed for failing health and sent to Europe and the Holy Land by the congregation
1862 1867 Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, East Boston
1867 1868 Professor of Rhetoric, Literature, Aesthetics and Political Economy at the Univ. of Wisconsin and conductor of its Female College
1868-1872 Pastor of New England Church, Aurora, Illinois
1873 Applied for government position but moved to Colorado for the sake of his daughter
Florence Edwards' health, but she died later that year
1874 Started Colorado College in memory of Florence with help from his brother in law Jonathan Edwards. Haskell was the first solicitor and chief representative and Edwards was the first instructor and executive officer
1875 Resigned from the Board of Trustees of Colorado College
1875-1906 Devoted himself to writing and public affairs, and tried repeatedly but unsuccessfully for a government appointment
1880 Campaigned for Garfield; hemorrhage in Ohio
1881 Representative at the National Conference on Charities and Correction
1891 1893? Colorado State Librarian for one term
1891 1893 Chaplain to Colorado State Senate
1895 Delegate to International Prison Congress
1896 Corresponding Secretary of the Denver McKinley Club Received PHD from Miami University in recognition of his services as professor and author
1900 1901 Worked in Surveyor General's Office, Denver, in Mineral Division; laid off because of lack of work
Aug. 9, 1906 Died of peritonitis

Inventory

Box 1 Folders 1-13

I. Correspondence

A. Haskell's business and personal letters, excluding family letters and correspondence relating to Colorado College. The names listed do not represent all the correspondents in each folder.

1. Personal and business correspondence addressed to Haskell
Note: folders 1-10 are transcribed

Fd 1 Letters to the Haskell family, 1835 37, 1840
Fd 2 1840 1844
Fd 3 1845 1846
Fd 4 1847
Fd 5 1848
Fd 6 1849 Levi Konkaput, Indian
Fd 7 1850
Fd 8 1851, months 1-6
Fd 9 1851, months 7-12
Fd 10 1852
Fd 11 1853, months 1-6
Fd 12 1853, months 7-12
Fd 13 1854, months 1-6

Box 2 Folders 14-30
Note: folders 14-19 are transcribed

Fd 14 1854, months 7-12
Fd 15 1855, months 1-6
Fd 16 1855, months 7-12
Fd 17 1856, months 1-6
Fd 18 1856, months 7-12
Fd 19 1857, months 1-6
Box 2 Fd 20 1857, months 7-12
Fd 21 1858, months 1-6
Fd 22 1858, months 7-12
Fd 23 1859
Fd 24 1860
Fd 25 1861 Cameron, Simon, Secretary of War
Fd 26 1862
Fd 27 1863
Fd 28 1864
Fd 29 1865
Fd 30 1866 Buckingham, William A., Governor of Connecticut, U.S. Senator

Box 3 Folders 31-45

Fd 31 1867
Fd 32 1868 Fairchild, J. H., President Oberlin College
Fd 33 1869
Fd 34 1870 Roy, Joseph E., American Home Missionary Society
Fd 35 1871
Fd 36 1872, months 1-6 Lowe, Thomas O., Judge of the Superior Court, Ohio
Fd 37 1872, months 7 9
Fd 38 1872, months 10 12 Monroe, James, U. S. Representative, Ohio
Fd 39 1873 Buckingham, William A.; Hanna, J. R. financier, an organizer of Colorado College; Jessup, Samuel, Syrian Diplomatic Mission, Ottoman Empire; Roy, Joseph E.
Fd 40 1874 Roy, Joseph E.
Fd 41 1875 Jackson, Sheldon; Sturtevant, Rev. J. M.
Fd 42 1876 Hayes, Rutherford B., Through his Secretary A. E. Lee Heywood, D. H.
Fd 43 1877 Belford, James B., U. S. Representative, Colorado; Judge, 2nd District; Devens, Charles, U. S. Attorney General

Fd 44 1878
Bliss, Charles R., President of the Board of Santa Fe Academy
Collier, David C., Judge, Gilpin County, Colorado
Evarts, William M., Secretary of State; U. S. Attorney General
Gardner, J. H., Franktown, Colorado
Hall, A., Fairplay, Colorado
Haynes, S. B. A., Judge, Greeley, Colorado
Mead, L. C., Colorado State Senator
Olney, Henry C., Publisher of "Silver World"
Pabor, W. E., "Home Valley and Farm"
Packard, Rev. A. K., Greeley, Colorado; Supt. of School, Weld County
Patterson, T. M., U.S. Representative, Colorado; later U.S. Senator and owner of "The Rocky Mountain News"
Philips, Ivan, Bijou Basin, El Paso County, Colorado
Rogers, W. K., Private Secretary to President Hayes
Sheets, D. L., Animas City, La Plata County, Colorado
Spruance, William, Georgetown, Colorado
Teller, H. M., U.S. Senator, Colorado; later Secretary of the Interior
Toll, Charles H., Lawyer, Del Norte, Colorado

Fd 45 1879 Evarts, William M.; Lodge, Henry Cabot, Editor "International Review” U. S. Senator

Box 4 Folders 46-60

Fd 46 1880 months 1-6
Belford, James B.
Brinkerhoff, President of National Conference on Charities
Fairchild, J. H.
Rogers, W. K.

Fd 47 1880, months 7-12
National Association for the Protection of the Insane and the Prevention of Insanity
Rogers, W. K.
Routt, John L., Governor of Colorado
Teller, H. M.
Townsend, Charles, Secretary of State, Ohio
Pitkin, F. W., Governor of Colorado

Fd 48 1881
Bowen, Thomas M., U.S. Senator, Colorado
Brown, Stanley, Private Secretary to President Garfield
Fairchild, J. H.
Marsh, George P., Diplomatic Mission, Rome
Rich, W. G., President of the Board of Santa Fe Academy
Teller, H. M.
Tenney, E. P., President, Colorado College
Townsend, Charles

Fd 49 1882
Chilcott, George M., U.S. Senator, Colorado
Gregg, Rev. James B., Colorado Springs
Pitkin, Frederick W., Governor of Colorado
Tenney, E. P.

Fd 50 1883
Blount, A. E., Professor, Colorado Agricultural College
Chilcott, George M.
Fairchild, J. H.
Packard, A. K.
Pitkin, Frederick W.

Fd 51 1884
Bowen, Thomas M.
Chilcott, George M.
Harsh, Samuel, Manager of A. Y. Mine,
Leadville Hill, Nathaniel P., U.S. Senator, Colorado
Howbert, Irving, President, First National Bank, Colorado Springs
Hunter, S. D., Mayor, Greeley Colorado
Ingalls, John J., U.S. Senator, Kansas
Packard, A. K.
Smith, W. G., Superintendent of Schools, Jefferson County
Teller, H. M.

Fd 52 1885
Fd 53 1886
Fd 54 1887
Fd 55 1888, month 1-6 Harrison, Benjamin, President of United States; Townsend, Charles

Fd 56 1888, months 7-12
Clarkson, J. S., Vice President, Republican National Committee
Davidson, John M., Lawyer, Ft. Collins; candidate for U.S. Senate
Goodloe, William Cassius, Republican National Committee
Michener, L. J., Attorney General of Indians
Sherman Avenue Improvement Association
Tabor, H. A. W., U.S. Senator, Colorado; State Lt. Governor
Teller, H. M.

Fd 57 1889, months 1-6
Halford, E. M., Private Secretary to Benjamin Harrison
Michener, L. J.
Noble, John W., U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Rusk, Jeremiah M., Gov. of Wisconsin; U. S.
Secretary of Agriculture
Teller, H. M.
U.S. Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Fd 58 1889, months 7-12 Halford, E. M.; New York Christian House for Intemperate Men

Fd 59 1890
Betts, Fred, State Senator, Colorado
Condit, P. M., Superintendent of Schools, Delta County
Coy, Nathan B., State Librarian, Colorado
Halford, E. M.
Malone, Booth M., District Attorney, Denver
Noble, John W.
Spooner, John C., U. S. Senator, Wisconsin
Teller, H. M.
Townsend, Charles

Fd 60 1891, months 1-6
Coy, Nathan B.
Harrison, Russell B., of "Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper"
Moulton, C. W., publisher of "Magazine of Poetry"
Stanton, Rev. Horace C., Colorado Springs
Tabor, H. A. W.
Townsend, Charles
Wolcott, Edward O., U.S. Senator, Colorado

Box 5 Folders 61-71

Fd 61 1891, months 7-12
Condit, P. M.
Harrison, Russell B.
Miller, U.S. Attorney General
Moulton, C. W.
Orahood, Harper M., Lawyer and businessman, Colorado

Fd 62 1892, months 1-6
Condit, P. M.
Halford, E. M.
Lowry, Charles E., Librarian, Buckingham Library, Univ. of Colorado

Fd 63 1892, months 7-12
Ellis, Alston, president, State Agricultural College, Colorado
Halford, E. M.
Hamilton, S. T., Superintendent of Schools, Larimer County
Harrison, Russell B.
McComas, L. E., Republican National Committee
Story, Lt. Governor
Thompson, Rev. W. O., President, Miami University, Ohio
Timberlake, Charles B., Superintendent of Schools, Philips County
Willard, Frances E., President National Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Fd 64 1893
Hastings, Thomas S., President, Union Theological Seminary
Many letters concerning Hortense A. Miller who had to leave Denver suddenly over finances of the Temperance Union

Fd 65 1894 Hastings, Thomas S.; Townsend, Charles

Fd 66 1895 Teller, H. M.

Fd 67 1896, months 1-6
Baker, James H., President, University of Colorado
Condit, P. M.
Gregg, Rev. James B.
Hastings, Thomas S.
Parsons, Edward S., Professor of English, Colorado College
Russell, Howard, proprietor, "The Delta Independent” Delta, Colorado
Sprague, Charles S., Editor, "The Evening Telegraph" and "The Mining Investor” Colorado Springs

Fd 68 1896, months 7-12
Wolcott, Edward O.

Fd 69 1897
Board of Indian Commissioners
Howbert, F. W., Colorado Springs
Hoyt, T. Webster, Lawyer and judge, Denver
Porter, John Addison, Private Secretary to President McKinley
Shafroth, John F., U. S. Representative, Colorado
Shannon, E. L., Lawyer, Denver
Wolcott, Edward O.

Fd 70 1898, months 1-6
Chandler, William E., U.S. Senator, New Hampshire
Day, William R., Secretary of State; Supreme Court Judge
Hay, John, Ambassador to Gt. Britain; Secretary of State
Hopkins, Albert J., U.S. Representative and Senator, Illinois
Long, John D., Secretary of the Navy
Morrill, Justin S., U.S. Senator and Governor, Vermont
Northway, Stephen A., U.S. Representative, Colorado
Thompson, Rev. W. O.
Wolcott, Edward O.

Fd 71 1898, months 7-12
Day, William R,
Porter, John Addison
Skiff, J., Commissioner General for the U.S. to the Paris Exposition of 1900
Wolcott, Edward O.

Box 6 Folders 72-84

Fd 72 1899, months 1-6
Alexander, Morton, Judge, Grand County, Colorado
Hay, John
McKechnie, J. H., Colorado College student
Skiff, J.
Wilder, Walter, General Manager, "Colorado Springs Gazette"
Wolcott, Edward O.

Fd 73 1899, months 7-12
Goodale, C., Surveyor General, District of Colorado, General Land Office
Kirkwood, Rev. T. C., Superintendent of Presbyterian Missions, Synod of Colorado, Colorado Springs
McKechnie, J. H.

Fd 74 1900
Templeton, Rev. W. G., Colorado Springs
Hoskin, Rev. A. A., Unitarian Church, Pueblo
Lewis, Richard W., Pastor, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Denver

Fd 75 1901
Goodale, C.
Hay, John
Long, John D.
Wolcott, Edward O.
Wright, Robert R., Mayor of Denver

Fd 76 1902
Fulton, S. C., Congregational Minister, Denver
Gordon, Kate M., Corresponding Secretary, National American Woman Suffrage Association
Stewart, Philip B., Colorado Springs
Talbot, Ralph, Lawyer, Denver

Fd 77 1903, months 1-6
Ensign, Edgar T., President, 1st National Bank, Colorado Springs
Hopkins, Albert J.
Spooner, John C.
Taggart, Frank D., Lawyer, Denver

Fd 78 1903, months 7-12
Burton, Joseph R., U. S. Senator, Kansas
Elkins, Stanley B., U. S. Senator, West Virginia
Fairbanks, Charles W., U. S. Senator, Indiana
Grovesnor, Charles H., U. S. Representative, Ohio
Hopkins, Albert J.
Mitchell, John H., U. S. Senator, Oregon
Perkins, George C., U. S. Senator, California
Quarles, Joseph A., U. S. Senator, Wisconsin
Quay, Matthew S., U. S. Senator Pennsylvania
Scott, Nathan B., U. S. Senator, West Virginia
Spooner, John C.

Fd 79 1904 1906
Burrows, Julius C., U. S. Senator, Michigan
Greenlee, L. C., Superintendent of Public Schools, Denver
Haggott, Warren A., Lt. Governor of Colorado
Olmsted, Charles Sanford, Bishop of Colorado
Parks, Fred W., Colorado State Senator
Ruger, Henry A., Assist. Professor of Philosophy, Colorado College

2. Personal and business correspondence written by Thomas N. Haskell

Fd 80 1844 1848

Fd 81 1849 1856

Fd 82 1857 1877
Banks, Nathaniel P., Governor of Massachusetts
Beveridge, John L., Governor of Illinois
Buckingham, William A.
Corbett, H. W., Senator
Evarts, William M., Secretary of State
Farwell, C. B. Representative
Fish, Hamilton, Secretary of State
Gilpin, William, Governor of Colorado
Grant, Ulysses S., President of United States
Hayes, Rutherford B., President of United States
Hurlbut, Stephen A., General, Civil War; U. S. Representative, Ill.
Pierce, Franklin
Routt, John L.
Roy, J. E.
Shattuck, J. C., Superintendent of Public Instruction, Pueblo
Sherman, John, U. S. Senator, Ohio; Secretary of State; Secretary of the Treasury
Spalding, John F., Judge, Superior Court, Colorado
Stone, Wilbur, F., Judge, Superior Court, Colorado
Teller, H. M.
Wilson, H., Vice President of United States

Fd 83 1878 1883
Arthur, Chester A., President of United States
Belford, James B.
Blaine, James G., Secretary of State
Bliss, Cornelius N., Secretary of the Interior
Frelinghuysen, Frederick T., U. S. Senator, N. J.; Secretary of State
Garfield, James A., President of the United States
Hill, Nathaniel P.
Jackson, W. S., Colorado Springs
Key, D.M., Postmaster General
Pitkin, Frederick W.
Rogers, W. K.
Routt, John L.
Teller, H. M.
Thatcher, Henry C., Chief Justice, Colorado
Townsend, Charles

Fd 84 1884 1894
Blaine, James G.
Cleveland, Grover, President of United States
Frelinghuysen, Frederick T.
Gladstone, William, Prime Minister, Great Britain
Harrison, Benjamin
Patterson, Thomas M.
Teller, H. M.
Wanamaker, John, Postmaster General

Box 7 Folders 85-101

Fd 85 1895 1896
Gregg, James B.
Hanna, Marcus, U. S. Senator, Ohio
McKinley, William
Wolcott, Edward O.

Fd 86 1897 1904
Gage, Lyman J., Secretary of U. S. Treasury
Hanna, Marcus A.
Hay, John
Lodge, Henry Cabot
Long, John D.
Peabody, James H., Governor of Colorado
Sherman, John
Spooner, John C.
Stewart, Philip B.
Wolcott, Edward O.

B. Family correspondence

Fd 87 to Annie Edwards Haskell; Cocke, John Hartwell; Edwards, Jonathan; Edwards, Justin
Fd 88 A. E. Haskell to brothers and others
Fd 89 A. E. Haskell to T. N. Haskell, 1853-1856
Fd 90 A. E. Haskell to T. N. Haskell, 1857-1873
Fd 91 A. E. Haskell to T. N. Haskell, 1874-1881
Fd 92 A. E. Haskell to T. N. Haskell, undated
Fd 93 A. E. Haskell to T. N. Haskell, undated
Fd 94 to T. N. Haskell from his daughters, 1870-1904
Fd 95 T. N. Haskell to A. E. Haskell, 1853-1855
Fd 96 T. N. Haskell to A. E. Haskell, 1856-1859
Fd 97 T. N. Haskell to A. E. Haskell and daughters, 1861-1862, 1865-1867
Fd 98 T. N. Haskell to A. E. Haskell and daughters, 1868, 1870-1872
Fd 99 T. N. Haskell to A. E. Haskell and daughters, 1873
Fd 100 T. N. Haskell to A. E. Haskell and daughters, 1874-1894
Fd 101 to Annie N. and Mary E. Haskell, and miscellaneous envelopes

Box 8 Folders 102-121

Fd 102 Annie N. and Mary E. Haskell to cousin Florence Brooks
Fd 103 T.N. Haskell to Jonathan Edwards, 1854, 1862, 1874, 1879, 1884, 1885, 1894, 1896
Fd 104 Jonathan Edwards to T. N. Haskell, 1854, 1855, 1857-1859, 1863,
1865, 1867, 1869-1871, 1873-1875, 1877, 1888, 1890-1891, 1894
Fd 105 Jonathan Edwards to A. E. Haskell, 1857, 1864, 1873, 1874
Fd 106 to Jonathan Edwards from others, 1854, 1857, 1858, 1874

Fd 107 Letters from Jonathan Edwards to others, 1873, 1874

C. Correspondence and other materials relating to Colorado College

Fd 108 1873-1875
McAllister, Henry
Bartlett, E. N.
De Coursey, Gerald
Hanna, J. R.
Kimball, R. C.
Millington, F. C.
Nevin, W. W., of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Sprague, W. G., Denver City Railroad Company
Letters concerning proposed presidency of J. M. Sturtevant
Circulars
First draft of the Constitution of the College
Copy of plans proposed at Boulder Conference, "Of a Christian College in Colorado"
Resolution of the Board of Trustees concerning payment of T. N. Haskell
Report of the Solicitor of Colorado College, from Feb. 9 to Aug. 9, 1874

Fd 109 1876-1906
Bartlett, E. N.
Dougherty, James G., resolution to make him president
McAllister, Henry
Sheldon, W. D., Professor, Colorado College
Slocum, W. F.
Tenney, E. P.
Washburn, Philip
Haskell's letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees
Haskell's account of the founding of C. C., sent to C. B. Hershey
A further account of the work of Thomas Nelson Haskell for C. C.
Montague, Richard, Pastor First Baptist Church, Colorado Springs

D. Miscellaneous letters

Fd 110 Denver McKinley Club correspondence, 1896
Dennison, William Neil, Colonel, President Denver McKinley Club
Dick, Charles, Secretary Republican National Committee
Hanna, Marcus A.
Haskell, Thomas Nelson
McKinley, William
Payne, H. C., Executive Committee, Republican National Committee
Wolcott, Edward O.

Fd 111 Miscellaneous undated correspondence

Fd 112 Miscellaneous undated correspondence

Fd 113 Letters to and from other people, 1844, 1848-1851, 1854 1856, 1858, 1859, 1863

Fd 114 Letters to and from other people, 1864-1868, 1870-1874
Sturtevant, J. M.

Fd 115 Letters to and from other people, 1875, 1877 1880 Anthony, Webster D., Colorado State Representative, Speaker
Belford, James B.
Buckingham, William A.
Chaffee, J. B., U. S. Senator, Colorado
Clark, William M., Colorado Secretary of State
Devens, Charles
Elbert, S. H., Superior Bench, Colorado
Elliot, V. A., District Judge, Colorado
Evarts, William M.
Garfield, James A.
Gilpin, William
Gotthelf, I., Colorado State Representative
Hallett, Moses, U. S. Judge, Colorado
Hayes, Rutherford B.
Helm, J. C.
Jackson, Sheldon
Leonard, A., Colorado State Representative
McMurray, R. M., Colorado State Representative
Morehouse, P. E., Colorado State Representative
Patten, George A., Colorado State Representative
Phelps, A. C., Colorado State Representative
Pitkin, Frederick W.
Rainey, David F., Colorado State Representative
Routt, John L.
Sampson, A. J., Colorado Attorney General
Schurz, Carl, Secretary of the Interior
Shattuck, J. C.
Sherman, John
Spalding, John F.
Stone, Wilbur F.
Strong, W. B., Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager, A.T.&S. F.R.R.
Surles, Ziba, Colorado State Representative
Thatcher, Henry C.
Townsend, Charles
Wells, E. T., Superior Bench, Colorado
Williams, George H., U.S. Attorney General

Fd 116 Letters to and from other people, 1881, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894-1899, 1903 and undated
Belford, James B.
Blaine, James G.
Dolliver, J. P., U. S. Senator, Iowa
Dryden John F., U. S. Senator, New Jersey
Garfield, James A.
Harrison, Benjamin
Hill, Nathaniel P.
Low, Seth, Political reformer; Mayor of New York, Pres. Columbia Univ.
Malone, Booth M.
Pitkin, Frederick W.
Porter, John Addison
Skiff, J. W.
Spalding, John F.
Spooner, John C.
Stone, Wilbur F.
Teller, H. M.
Townsend, Charles

Fd 117 Fragments of letters

Fd 118 Recommendations: typed pages entitled "Four Successive Applications for Professor Haskell's Diplomatic Appointment to Turkey, Greece, Italy and Mexico” dated 1872, 1877, 1881, 1889
Beck, William E., Chief Justice, Colorado
Belford, James B.
Buckingham, William A.
Chaffee, J. B.
Cooper, Job A., Governor of Colorado
Corbet, H. W., U. S. Senator, Oregon
Elbert, S. H.
Elliott, V. A.
Evarts, William M.
Garfield, James A.
Gilpin, William
Grant, Ulysses S.
Hallet, Moses
Harrison, Benjamin
Hayes, Rutherford B.
Hayt, Charles D., Supreme Court Judge, Colorado
Helm, J. C.
Hurlbut, S. A.
Lee, William Scott, Mayor of Denver
Logan, John A.
Patterson, T. M.
Pitkin, Frederick W.
Routt, John L.
Schurz, Carl
Spalding John F.
Stone, Wilbur F.
Teller, H. M.
Thatcher, Henry C.
Townsend, Charles
Wells, E. T.
Wilson, Henry
Unanimous Petition of Colorado Legislature, Feb. 19, 1889

II. Personal papers

A. Notes

Fd 119 Notes for sermons and speeches, dated and undated
Fd 120 Notes for classroom lectures

B. Receipts

Fd 121 1854 1875

Box 9 Folders 122-134

Fd 122 1876 1888
Fd 123 1889 1892
Fd 124 1893, 1895, 1898 1903, 1906, 1907, undated

C. Will

Fd 125 Dec. 3, 1879: leaves all to Annie Edwards Haskell and daughters, Annie Nelson and Mary Eliza, with parts of his library that they do not want, to be donated to Colorado College

III. Writings

A. Published works

Fd 126
Resolutions on Hispano English Education in Colorado (in English and Spanish, undated)
Collegiate Education in Colorado: Professor T. N. Haskell's Report and Address before the General Congregational Conference, Denver, Jan. 20, 1874
Colorado College [first and third circulars] (1874)
True Greatness and Goodness as Exemplified by President James A. Garfield: memorial hymn and address (1881)
Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Question (1889)
The Indian Question, annotated proof (1889)
An International Letter of 1862 (1890)
Bribery and the Ballot (1890)
The Senatorial Question and Caucus Rule (1890)
Haskell’s Reply to Redpath (1890)
Invocation (1895)
National Hymn (1895)
Memories of Mountains (1899)
Thanksgiving Hymn (1901)

B. Manuscripts, dated

Fd 127 "Has Slavery Been a Greater Source of Evil to the United States?" 1841
"Address to Sunday School Children" 184?
"Specification" 1854
"Colonial History” 1857
"The Constitution of the Soldiers' Religious Aid Society" 1861
"Young Mens' Christian Association Home” 1871
"Resolutions of the Presbytery Respecting Our Country” 1863
"Triennial Report of the Pastor of the New England Congregational Church” 1871
"An Open Letter to Hon. Milton Sayler, Member of Congress” 1876
"Hail to the Chieftain: A Song of Welcome to U. S. Grant” 1879

Fd 128 "The Freaks and Forces of Electricity” 1881
"A Petition and Protest to the Republican State Convention” 1882
"Platform for the National Silver Convention” 1885 (4 drafts)
"The Success of the Late Silver Convention” 1885
"A Poem in William Windom's Praise” 1891
"Republican Platform for Colorado” 1896
"Opening Address at Ratification Meeting, Brown Palace Hotel” 1896
"An Introductory Review” 1897
"Mrs. William McKinley” 1900

C. Manuscripts, no date

Fd 129 "The Liquor License Question"
"This Is My Rest Forever” song
"Hymn of Invocation"
"Education"
"A Petition to the President to Call the Nation to Prayer"
"Sponsion Et Memorabilia Et Sperabilia"
"Educational Address"
"The Wise Men of the East Building Monuments in the West"
"Address to Young People and S. S. Children"
"Good Works for God's Glory"
"City Missions"
"Son Remember Luke XVI"
"Patriotism"
"Reasons why a Young Lady should pursue a `regular course' of study"
Several untitled poems

D. Miscellaneous publications

Fd 130 Clippings of newspaper articles by Haskell
Fd 131 Speech Upon the Parties and Platforms, Men and Measures In the Present Presidential Contest, 1880

IV. Miscellaneous

A. Assorted cards, lists, programs, etc.

Fd 132 Advertisements, mainly from publishers
Fd 133 Calling cards and business cards
Fd 134 Envelopes

Box 10 Folders 135-142

Fd 135 Invitations and announcements
Fd 136 Lists, mainly names and subscriptions
Fd 137 Passport, tax schedule, Senate bill regarding T. N. Haskell
Fd 138 Prescriptions and home remedies
Fd 139 Printed matter
Fd 140 Programs and orders of service

B. Newspaper clippings and newspapers

Fd 141 Miscellaneous clippings, 1851 1861
Fd 142 Miscellaneous clippings, 1874 1903

Box 11 Folders 143-151

Fd 143 Miscellaneous clippings, undated
Fd 144 Biographical Newspaper articles
Fd 145 William N. Byers scandal, 1876
Fd 146 Benjamin Harrison presidential campaign, 1888
Fd 147 "The Gleaner” vol. 1, no. 4, Sandusky City, Ohio, Dec. 11, 1850
"The Acorn” vol. 2, no. 12, Wayne, Feb. 15, 1851
"The Fair Offering” March 14, 1866
"The Haskell Journal” Jan. 1898, Feb. 1898

C. Miscellaneous papers, reports, resolutions, testimonials, etc.

Fd 148 1845, 1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1857, 1861-1866, 1868
Fd 149 1871, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1880, 1883, 1885, 1888, 1891, including a lock of Josie Meeker's hair
Fd 150 1893, 1896, 1899, and undated, including biographical material, 1906 and letters to Pliny Fiske Haskell, 1903 with enclosed publications, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and obituaries
Fd 151 Papers of Annie N. and Mary E. Haskell

Box 12 Folders 152-153

D. Photographs

Fd 152 26 portraits of Thomas Nelson Haskell
38 portraits of his immediate family
25 portraits of relatives
Small box with tintypes of T. N. and Florence Haskell

Fd 153 46 portraits of friends
20 unidentified portraits
10 miscellaneous photographs

Mounted photographic portraits, and their relationship to Colorado College of Thomas Nelson Haskell, "its originator” Florence E. Haskell, "its inspiration” and Jonathan Edwards, "its first executive officer and professor".

Box 13

V. Personal diaries of Thomas Nelson Haskell

Dy 1 1852 1859, "Vol. II” with letters inserted
Dy 2 1858 1859
Dy 3 1859
Dy 4 1860
Dy 5 1860
Dy 6 1861
Dy 7 1862
Dy 8 1862
Dy 9 1863
Dy 10 1864, bound with some pamphlets
Dy 11 1864
Dy 12 1864 1865
Dy 13 1865
Dy 14 1866
Dy 15 1867
Dy 16 1868
Dy 17 1869
Dy 18 1870
Dy 19 1871
Dy 20 1872, partially handwritten and partially newspaper clippings
Dy 21 1873
Dy 22 1874
Dy 23 1878
Dy 24 1881
Dy 25 1884
Dy 26 1842 1871, personal & family accounts w/ later notes

Box 14

VI. Notebooks

A. Accounts and church subscriptions

Nbk 1 Western Presbyterian Church, Washington, D. C., 1855
Nbk 2 Western Presbyterian Church, Washington, D. C., 1855, East Boston, 1865
Nbk 3 Western Presbyterian Church Subscription Book, 1855 1857 Church Book No. 4
Nbk 4 East Boston Church, 1866
Nbk 5 Publications accounts, 1884 1893
Nbk 6 Subscription list for "Young Konkaput” ca. 1892
Nbk 7 Loans and publications

B. Colorado College and Colorado Springs

Nbk 8 1868 1878: clippings, photographs and written notes, with reasons for Haskell's resignation from the Board of Trustees of Colorado College and a note about claim for money
Nbk 8a University of Wisconsin and Colorado College newspaper clippings with articles and notes

C. Sermons

Nbk 9 Sermons delivered in the Western Presbyterian Church, ca. 1855
Nbk 10 "Two Inaugural Sermons Buchanan, 1857; Lincoln,1861” with note on cover "Keep and Publish"
Nbk 11 "The Parable of the Barren Tree Applied to Nations and Men,” 1858; "Christian Civics” 1900; "Mountains and Men” 1894

Nbk 12 "Sermon on Atonement:, 1866; "Address to the Colorado Congregational Association” 1876

D. Works and printed biographical material

Nbk 13 Notes and lectures at Union Theological Seminary, 1853 1854
Nbk 14 Notebook containing clippings of "Women of the Bible"
Nbk 15 Notebook containing clippings of "Women of the Bible"
Nbk 16 Notebook containing clippings of "Women of the Bible"
Nbk 17 "Borrowed Beauty” 1868
"Lists of Ute Words” 1879, and miscellaneous later notes
Nbk 18 "The Soldiers' Mission in the Crisis of 1861"

Box 15

Articles by and about T. N. Haskell, 1861 1872

Nbk 19 Articles by and about T. N. Haskell, 1871-1874, with newspaper clippings about the conference to propose Colorado College
Nbk 20 Articles by and about T. N. Haskell, 1872 1875
Nbk 21 "Notes of Weather” 1874
"Botany” 1879
Nbk 22 Notes for classes lectures, ca. 1867
Nbk 23 "Lectures to Young Ladies on Evidences of Christianity” University of Wisconsin, 1867
Nbk 24 "Outlines on Christian Evidences” 1867
Nbk 25 "Memoranda of My Work and Money Received for the Yellow Fever Fund” 1878

E. Political notebooks consisting mainly of articles by T. N. Haskell

Nbk 26 Presidential campaigns of 1872 and 1876; miscellaneous articles about Haskell
Nbk 27 Political campaign articles, 1872
Nbk 28 1865 1876, "Hymn for Lincoln” political articles by and about Haskell
Nbk 29 "Issues in the Present Campaign” 1880
Nbk 30 "The Religious Professions of the Presidents” Garfield's death, inauguration of Chester Arthur
Nbk 31 Memorial Address   "True Greatness and Goodness as Exemplified by President James A. Garfield” 1881, and clippings about Garfield's death
Nbk 32 National Republican Ticket, Harrison campaign, 1888, and miscellaneous newspaper articles
Nbk 33 "Harrison is the Man"
Nbk 34 McKinley Election, 1896
Nbk 35 Professor T. N. Haskell Arraigns the Democrats and Senator Henry M. Teller for their Sins Against Suffrage” 1902

F. Notebook of Jonathan Edwards

Nbk 36 Newspaper clippings

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