Caroline Bancroft family papers, 1765-1985 1851-1985 [manuscript].

Bancroft, Caroline.

C MSS WH1089

Finding aid online and in repository.

The Caroline Bancroft High School Scrapbook dated from 1910-1920 is available in the DPL Digital Collections.

33 linear ft. (20 boxes), 8 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folio, 2 audio-visual boxes, 12 photo boxes

Organized into 5 series: 1. Bancroft family, 1765, 1851-1986 (Box 1-5). 2. Caroline Bancroft, 1891-1985 (Box 5-20). 3. Oversize, 1861-1970 (OVBox 1-8, OVfolio 1). 4. Audio-visual, 1971-1974 (AVBox 1-2). 5. Photographs, ca.1854-1985 (PhotoBox 1-12).

Caroline Bancroft was born to a prominent Denver, Colo. pioneer family in 1900. During her lifetime, she was a socially connected bon vivant, journalist, prolific author and defacto historian whose Colo. history pamphlets helped popularize the state during the later half of the 20th century. Bancroft died in Denver in 1985.

The collection contains correspondence, business files, photographs, genealogical information and family memorabilia of the various members of the Bancroft, Jarvis, Norton and LeBaron families. The bulk of the materials include the manuscripts, copies of published works, research materials, correspondence, personal papers, ephemera and photographs of Caroline Bancroft.

Bancroft, Caroline -- Archives.

Bancroft, George Jarvis, 1873-1945 -- Archives.

Bancroft, Ethel Force Norton, 1878-1959 -- Archives.

Bancroft, Frederick Jones, 1834-1903 -- Archives.

Bancroft, Mary Caroline Jarvis, 1840-1899 -- Archives.

Jarvis, George Atwater, 1806-1893 -- Arvchives.

LeBaron, Peggy Bancroft, 1906-1986 -- Archives.

LeBaron, Robert Francis, 1891-1983 -- Archives.

Bancroft family -- Archives.

Jarvis family -- Archives.

Norton family -- Archives.

Phelps, Dodge & Co. -- History -- Pictorial works.

Women authors, American -- Colorado.

Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado.

Ranches -- Colorado -- History -- Pictorial works.

Families -- Colorado -- History -- Pictorial works.

Mineral industries -- Colorado -- History -- Pictorial works.

Mineral industries -- Mexico -- Sonora (Mexico : State) -- History -- Pictorial works.

Colorado -- Description and travel.

Colorado -- History.

Colorado -- History -- Pictorial works.

Denver (Colo.) -- Genealogy.

New York (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.

Albums.

Black-and-white photographs.

Card photographs.

Clippings (information artifacts)

Color photographs.

Diaries.

Ephemera.

Family papers.

Manuscripts (document genre)

Manuscripts for publication.

Pamphlets.

Photograph albums.

Photographic prints.

Albums (Books)

Tintypes.

Bancroft, Caroline, donor.

LeBaron, Peggy Bancroft, 1906-1986, donor.

Caroline Bancroft papers

Collection incorporates former Photo Collection 173 (formerly P.A.F.I. 173), and Photo Collection 265 (formerly P.A.F.I. Album #265).

Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado.

Caroline Bancroft was born to a prominent Denver, Colo. pioneer family in 1900. During her lifetime, she was a socially connected bon vivant, journalist, prolific author and defacto historian whose Colo. history pamphlets helped popularize the state during the later half of the 20th century. Bancroft died in Denver in 1985.

Caroline Bancroft, gift; 1985.

Peggy Bancroft LeBaron, gift; 1986.