Contents List

Container	Title
(Series 1)	Series: Reverend Henry Root Colman Scope and Contents The Reverend Henry Root Colman series is made up of correspondence to Colman from various individuals, mostly people that were not members of his immediate family. The section contains letters from C. S. Pillsbury and miscellaneous correspondence. The letters from C. S. Pillsbury concern H.R. Colman’s interests in the Monitor and N. W. Silver Mining Company in 1871. The miscellaneous section is divided into two parts covering different years, 1837-1850 and 1867-1892. Both parts are made up of personal and religious matters.
Box 1   Folder 1	Letters from C. S. Pillsbury, 1871
	Miscellaneous correspondence
Box 1   Folder 2	, 1837-1850
Box 1   Folder 3	, 1867-1892
(Series 2)	Series: Charles Lane Colman Scope and Contents The Charles Lane Colman series contains personal correspondence and notebooks. The personal correspondence is made up of letters from C. L. Colman and his family to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Colman. Although the correspondence is mostly personal in nature, there is some mention of C. L. Colman’s lumber business. The letters cover the years 1878-1894. There are two notebooks found in the notebook series. Notebook one contains a list of lawyers in La Crosse in 1858, a list of banks from 1860, dates and places of some fires in La Crosse and a list of businesses from 1857-1858. Notebook two contains addresses, business memos, financial figures and other similar information.	⇧
Box 1   Folder 4	Correspondence to parents, 1878-1894
	Notebooks
Box 1   Folder 5	, 1857-1860
Box 1   Folder 6	, undated
(Series 3)	Series: Other Family Members	⇧
Box 1   Folder 7	Elihu Colman correspondence to parents, 1866-1893
Box 1   Folder 8	Reverend Henry Colman correspondence to parents, 1866-1893
Box 1   Folder 9	Julia Colman correspondence to parents, 1867-1893 Biographical Note Daughter of Rev. H. R. and Mrs. Colman
Box 1   Folder 10	Julia Colman essays, 1847-1851 Biographical Note Sister of Rev. H. R. Colman