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Summary Information
Henry Root Colman Papers
1817-1901
- Colman, Henry Root, 1800-1895
Wis Mss IH
0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Correspondence of the Rev. Mr. Colman, who took charge of the Oneida Methodist mission near Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1840. The collection consists of letters received from members of the Colman and Spier families in western New York; from his daughter Julia, who was active in Woman's Christian Temperance Union work in New York City; his son Henry, while attending Lawrence University, teaching at Evansville Seminary, 1863-1867, and serving as pastor in various Methodist churches in the state; his son Elihu, while attending Lawrence University, 1858-1864, and practicing law in Fond du Lac; his son Charles L. of La Crosse, Wisconsin; and his son J. Spier Colman. There are also some small memorandum books kept by Colman during his first years in Wisconsin; copies of diaries kept by Charles L. Colman, 1854-1857, describing operation of a shingle machine and the beginnings of the Colman Lumber Company of La Crosse; and genealogical material.
English
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