Abstract: Rev. Henry Root Colman, father of Charles, Elihu, Henry, and Julia, was born October 9th, 1800, in Northampton, New York. Colman became a Methodist minister who took charge of the Oneida Methodist mission near Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1840. Colman died February 7th, 1895. Of Colman’s three sons, Charles Lane Colman became a prominent citizen of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was head of the C. L. Colman Lumber Co.

Records consist mainly of the personal correspondence of the Reverend Henry Root Colman’s children to their father and mother. His children were Charles Lane Colman, Elihu Colman, Reverend Henry Colman, and Julia Colman. Also included are notebooks of Charles Lane Colman and essays written by Julia Colman.