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 24, William T. Gauss family include: 1 printed article (advance sheets) "giving a complete genealogical record of the Potts family in Great Britain and America."; 1 newspaper article from the Denver Republican, August 4, 1901, reporting the "Gauss" expedition to Antarctica; 1 25-page, handwritten document, dated August 4, 1901, giving a genealogy of the Gauss family, signed by William Theodore Gauss, grandson of Carl Friedrich Gauss.