Displaying 1 of 1 1861 Title: Governor John Evans papers, 1861-1895. Author: Evans, John, 1814-1897. Call Number: C MSS WH1724 Web Site: Finding aid available online and in repository. Digital images from the Governor John Evans papers. Description: .25 linear ft. (1 box), 1 oversize box, 1 microfilm reel Organized into 3 series: 1. Governor John Evans, 1872-1885 (Box1). 2. Margaret Gray Evans, 1861-1886 (Box1). 3. Oversize, 1862-1895 (OVBox1). Bio/Organization Note: Second territorial governor of Colorado, 1862-1865; appointed by Abraham Lincoln. Founded the territory's first college, the Colorado Seminary (later the University of Denver). Summary: Collection contains correspondence; receipt signed by D.H. Moffat, Jr.; wedding announcement; certificate signed by President Lincoln appointing Evans territorial governor; joint resolution naming Mt. Evans in honor of Evans. Also includes diaries and correspondence of Evans' wife, Margaret Patten Gray Evans. Collection also available on microfilm (C MSS Mflm177). Subjects: Evans, John, 1814-1897 -- Archives. Evans, Margaret Patten Gray -- Archives. Governors -- Colorado. Governors' spouses -- Colorado. Mt. Evans (Colo.) Other Author: Hayden, Thomas S., donor. Hayden-Clark, Margaret E., donor. First National Bank of Denver, donor. Notes: Collection includes microfilm Mflm177. Microfilm reel also contains: P. T. Barnum papers (WH25; Mflm102, RL2, Copy2), David F. Berry papser (WH1621; Mflm176, RL1). Contact Special Collections and Archives Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo. Finding aid in repository and online at: Download Item Source: Gift; First National Bank of Denver; 1972. Gift; Thomas S. Hayden and Margaret E. Hayden-Clarkl; 2003. Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Where Is It? Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
