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Lois Borland Collection: Series 10
Collection 1, Series 10 1 records storage box, 1 card box (2.5 lin. ft.) Finding Aid Prepared By Jennifer A. Vazquez July 2006
Lois Borland (1877-1967) came to the Colorado State Normal School, Gunnison, Colorado in 1914 as the school’s first English professor. She retired in 1942 from Western State College of Colorado after a long career that included many interests. In addition to literature, she developed an interest in local history and was probably the first person in the area to appreciate the value of saving and preserving historical documents. She also was involved in dramatic productions at the college.
This series includes personal papers from Lois Borland’s life while living in the Gunnison Valley. These papers consist of correspondence, including letters to and from Mrs. Robert Frost, other noted authors, and local and state official; mementos, including post cards from around the world; writings; and financial records.
| File | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | BUSINESS LETTERS (1 of 2), October 1909- May 1934 |
| Correspondence between Lois Borland and Eleanor Frost. Re: Robert Frost’s visit to Western State College. April 25, 1931- August 1, 1931. | |
| 2 | BUSINESS LETTERS (2 of 2), August 1937-June 1957 |
| 3 | CORRESPONDENCE- IN (1 of 5), May 1908-October 1921 |
| 4 | CORRESPONDENCE- IN (2 of 5), February 1922-August 1942 |
| 4 | CORRESPONDENCE- IN (3 of 5), February 1922-August 1942 |
| 6 | CORRESPONDENCE- IN (4 of 5) |
| Miscellaneous letters without dates | |
| 7 | CORRESPONDENCE- IN (5 of 5) |
| Miscellaneous letters without dates | |
| 8 | CORRESPONDENCE- State and Local Officials, December 1885-November 1947 |
| Correspondence to F. A. Root from A. J. Bean, Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, December 28, 1885 | |
| Correspondences from Samuel Quigley, President, Colorado State Normal School to Lois Borland, March 5, 1921 and May 18, 1921 | |
| Correspondence from J. Herbert Kelley, Executive Secretary, Pennsylvania State Education Association, to Henry S. Crane, December 6, 1928 | |
| Correspondence from Richard Aspinall, President, Western State College of Colorado to Lois Borland, May 2, 1929 | |
| Correspondences from Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado, to Lois Borland, April 17, 1942 and December 11, 1942 | |
| Correspondence from Inez Johnson Lewis, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Colorado, to Lois Borland, December 23, 1942 | |
| Correspondence from William Lee Knous, Governor of Colorado, to Lois Borland, November 12, 1947 | |
| 8A | CORRESPONDENCE - Authors |
| Correspondence concerning invitations to lecture at Western State College of Colorado. | |
| Correspondence from author and poet Lew Sarett (1888-1954) to Lois Borland, February 21, 1934. | |
| Correspondence to and from Lois Borland and Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), playwright and novelist, March 6, 1937 and March 18, 1937. | |
| Correspondence from Louis Pound (1872-1958), author, June 14, 1937. | |
| Correspondence to and from Lois Borland and Marie Sandoz (1896-1966), Western historian and novelist, January 11, 1938 and February 24, 1938. | |
| Correspondence from Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954), Nebraska author, February 18, 1938. | |
| 9 | CORRESPONDENCE- OUT, from 1894 |
| Most correspondence undated. | |
| 10 | FAMILY, November 1885- May1935 |
| Last Will and Testament of Lois Borland. | |
| Trust Agreement granted by Lois Borland. | |
| 11 | MEMENTOS |
| Pictures, graduation announcements from University of Chicago, graduation program from Kansas State, passes into the House of Representatives and Senate Chamber. | |
| 12 | MISCELLANEOUS- Western State College |
| Correspondence on various subject including a probation violation by Russell Fisher and a controversial resignation by Vice-President R.W. Tallman. | |
| Freshmen Ball program for 1928. | |
| Various statistics on graduation and enrollment numbers, by class, quarter, and major. | |
| 13 | NEWS CLIPPINGS |
| 14 | ORGANIZATIONS (1 of 5) |
| “Social Precedents and Sorority Ethics” handbook. | |
| Chapter H | |
| Colorado Author’s League | |
| Delta Kappa Gamma | |
| Delta Sigma Epsilon | |
| P.E.O. Sisterhood | |
| 15 | ORGANIZATIONS (2 of 5) |
| “Delta Sigma Epsilon Handbook.” | |
| 16 | ORGANIZATIONS (3 of 5) |
| American Association of University Women | |
| Delta Kappa Gamma | |
| 17 | ORGANIZATIONS (4 of 5) |
| Alumni | |
| Delta Sigma Epsilon | |
| 18 | ORGANIZATIONS (5 of 5) |
| Delta Sigma Epsilon | |
| 19 | PAGEANT |
| Items pertaining to the 50th anniversary of Western State College | |
| 20 | RECORDS |
| Certificates and transcripts | |
| 21 | WRITINGS (1 of 3) |
| Transcripts | |
| 22 | WRITINGS (2 of 3) |
| Academic notebooks | |
| 23 | WRITINGS (3 of 3) |
| Personal ledger | |
| 24 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (1 of 8) |
| Various letters and notes. | |
| 25 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (2 of 8) |
| Receipts and records of financial endeavors for Borland and American Legion Auxiliary. | |
| 26 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (3 of 8) |
| County treasurer records for Osage County, KS and Gunnison, CO. | |
| 27 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (4 of 8) |
| Letters, forms, and pamphlets for taxes. | |
| 28 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (5 of 8) |
| Tax forms filed by Borland, 1944-1958 for Colorado, Kansas and U.S. | |
| 29 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (6 of 8) |
| Investment records | |
| 30 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (7 of 8) |
| Letters and receipts of trust for Borland | |
| Copy of Lois Borland’s Trust Agreement | |
| 31 | FINANCIAL RECORDS (8 of 8) |
| Records of Trust assets for Borland | |
| LOOSE ITEM | |
| Ledger of expenses |
| File | Contents |
|---|---|
| Post cards |
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