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MSS 0505. Delores J. Gustafson Collection, 1842-2012

Pikes Peak Library District




October 24, 2018

http://www.ppld.org


Collection Summary

Title Delores J. Gustafson Collection
Dates (Inclusive) 1842-2012
Creator Gustafson, Delores
Abstract Delores Gustafson has spent over a decade researching General Palmer's family. The Delores J. Gustafson Collection dates 1842-2014 and contains her research files.
Repository Number MSS 0505
Quantity 3 c.f. (5 boxes)
Repository Pikes Peak Library District 20 North Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO USA
Language of the Material English

Biography / History

Delores Gustafson, a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, became inspired to learn more about General Palmer’s family through her volunteer work at the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Her research has concentrated on Charlotte Sclater, Palmer’s sister-in-law and Queen Palmer’s half-sister. Gustafson has researched her subject for over a decade, has met with family descendants in England, and has uncovered historic photographs and other documentation about the Sclater and Palmer families. Delores Gustafson is originally from Minnesota and graduated from St. Olaf College.

Source: The above paragraph is from the Regional History Series book Legends, Labors, & Loves.

Scope and Content

Material in the Delores J. Gustafson Collection dates 1842-2014 and includes research files. Correspondence is organized chronologically starting with the most recent letters. All other material is arranged alphabetically. Topics in this collection include the Palmers, the Sclater family, and the Mellen family. There is a large amount of material on Charlotte Sclater (Queen Palmer’s half-sister.)

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, which may be involved in the use of this collection.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Delores J. Gustafson Collection, 1842-2014. MSS 0505. Special Collections, Pikes Peak Library District.

Acquisition Information

Delores Gustafson donated this collection in August 2018.

Processing Information

Archivist''s Notes: Heather Jordan processed this collection in October 2018.

Related Material

“Our First Lady of the White House,” Delores J. Gustafson, CU 132

“General William Jackson Palmer & the Mellen and Clarke Families,” Delores J. Gustafson, Legends, Labors, & Loves, 978.85603

Index Terms

Palmer, Mary Lincoln Mellen, 1850-1894

Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909

Sclater, Charlotte Seymour Mellen

Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944

Series I 
Research Files 

Description Container

"Account of a Journey from Cape Town to Cairo," Sclater  undated
box 1 folder 1

Address  undated
box 1 folder 2

Chase, Salmon P.  1863-1874, 1953
box 1 folder 3

Church and cemetery records, photocopies and correspondence  1795-1895, 1982-1991
box 1 folder 4

Cincinnati (1 of 2)  1990
box 1 folder 5

Cincinnati (2 of 2)  1990
box 1 folder 6

Civil War and Reconstruction (1 of 2)  1862-1866, 1990
box 1 folder 7

Civil War and Reconstruction (2 of 2)  1862-1866, 1990
box 1 folder 8

Clark, Charlotte and Nathan (1 of 2)  undated, 1850, 1990-1991
box 1 folder 9

Clark, Charlotte and Nathan (2 of 2)  undated, 1850, 1990-1991
box 1 folder 10

Clippings  2011-2014
box 2 folder 1

Correspondence, received (1 of 4)  1986-1994
box 2 folder 2

Correspondence, received (2 of 4)  1986-1994
box 2 folder 3

Correspondence, received (3 of 4)  1986-1994
box 2 folder 4

Correspondence, received (4 of 4)  1986-1994
box 2 folder 5

Correspondence, written, 1984-2012 (1 of 4)  1984-2012
box 2 folder 6

Correspondence, written (2 of 4)  1984-2012
box 2 folder 7

Correspondence, written (3 of 4)  1984-2012
box 2 folder 8

Correspondence, written (4 of 4)  1984-2012
box 2 folder 9

Family trees  undated
box 2 folder 10

"First Lady of the White House," manuscripts, notes, and interview  2003
box 2 folder 11

Flushing  1872-1876, 1989
box 2 folder 12

"Ideas" (1 of 2)  1981-1985, 1996
box 3 folder 1

"Ideas" (2 of 2)  1981-1985, 1996
box 3 folder 2

Index cards (1 of 2)  undated
box 3 folder 3

Index cards (2 of 2)  undated
box 3 folder 4

Kentucky 1850s, articles, maps, and notes  undated, 1969-1999
box 3 folder 5

Manuscripts (1 of 2)  undated, 1873, 1983
box 3 folder 6

Manuscripts (2 of 2)  undated, 1873, 1983
box 3 folder 7

Mellen-Chase letters, transcribed or summarized by hand  1861-1865
box 3 folder 8

Mellen-Fredonia-Risley (1 of 2)  1842-1893, 1967-1996
box 3 folder 9

Mellen-Fredonia-Risley (2 of 2)  1842-1893, 1967-1996
box 3 folder 10

Mellen descendants  undated, 1925-2001
box 3 folder 11

Mellen genealogy  1864-1907, 2012
box 3 folder 12

Mellen notes  1983-2008
box 3 folder 13

Mellen research, miscellaneous  1881-1905, 2012
box 4 folder 1

Miscellaneous material, including notes, papers, and reprinted letters (1 of 2)  undated, 1989
box 4 folder 2

Miscellaneous material, including notes, papers, and reprinted letters (2 of 2)  undated, 1989
box 4 folder 3

Mitchell-White memoirs  1938-1967
box 4 folder 4

NOMAD  2007
box 4 folder 5

Notes on 1871-1875  undated, 1873-1875, 1985
box 4 folder 6

Notes on 1875-1885  undated, 2018
box 4 folder 7

Notes on 1890-1893  undated, 1891-1893, 1984-2001
box 4 folder 8

Notes on 1900-1910 (1 of 2)  undated, 1901-1913, 2003-2008
box 4 folder 9

Notes on 1900-1910 (2 of 2)  undated, 1901-1913, 2003-2008
box 4 folder 10

Notes on Palmer letters from Pioneers Museum  undated
box 4 folder 11

Palmer letters (to and from), photocopies  1869-1870, 1926
box 4 folder 12

Palmer research, miscellaneous  undated, 1991, 2009
box 4 folder 13

Photo sheets, photocopies  undated
box 4 folder 14

Photographs, photocopies  undated
box 5 folder 1

Presentation notes, "Charlotte Remembers Queen"  undated
box 5 folder 2

Sclater, Charlotte (1 of 3)  1888-1941, 1984-2013
box 5 folder 3

Sclater, Charlotte (2 of 3)  1888-1941, 1984-2013
box 5 folder 4

Sclater, Charlotte (3 of 3)  1888-1941, 1984-2013
box 5 folder 5

Sclater, Charlotte, interview  undated
box 5 folder 6

Sclater, Charlotte, recipe book  undated
box 5 folder 7

Sclater, William (1 of 2)  1893-2001
box 5 folder 8

Sclater, William (2 of 2)  1893-2001
box 5 folder 9

Sclaters  undated
box 5 folder 10

Sources  undated
box 5 folder 11

South African and the Boer War  undated, 1918-1986
box 5 folder 12

Stephenson, Ernest, Eric, and Cyril  1900, 1984-1988, 2005-2013
box 5 folder 13

Timeline and tree  undated
box 5 folder 14

Van Cleve, Horatio, letters, photocopies, and notes  1846-1856, 1865-1969
box 5 folder 15

Van Cleve, Horatio, letters, photocopies, and notes  1862-1864
box 5 folder 16

Van Cleve, Horatio, letters, photocopies, and notes  1864-1865
box 5 folder 17
 
 
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