Description
Historic documentation of life at the turn of the 19th century created by residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1901 for the citizens of 2001. Under the direction of Louis R. Ehrich, a prominent 19th century businessman, the items were sealed in a chest which was stored in various buildings on the Colorado College campus until the official opening January 1, 2001 at the Charles Leaming Tutt Library. Contents of Ms349, Fd 90, Colorado Quarto-Centennial Celebration include: 1 printed ticket to the Colorado Quarto - Centennial Celebration, dated Friday,
August 2, 1901; 1 printed program for the Quarto-Centennial Congress of Women, dated August 1, 1901; 1 Quarto-Centennial souvenir medal; 2 printed W. L. Dawson & Co. business cards with handwritten family information; 1 printed calling card: "Miss Oma Fields," and "Miss Lulu Fields" (handwritten); 6 handwritten "calling cards" with biographical information: "Miss Lydia Erickson," "Mrs. Adella A. Dawson," "Lenore Overa Dawson," "Mrs. Sallie High," "Victor Rylander Dawson," "Ollive L. Dawson."