Bauman Family.  Correspondence of J.A., Lizzie, and Ida Bauman, 1881-1961.CAMC Collection 37


Bauman Family.  Correspondence of J.A., Lizzie, and Ida Bauman, 1881-1961.  CAMC Collection 37.  10 Folders.


ABSTRACT:
The Bauman Family collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from J.A. and Lizzie Bauman from 1881-1907.  It also contains correspondence from Ida Bauman from 1958-61 concerning her parents.  J.A. Bauman was a professor of German, Latin, English, Elocution, Education, and Arithmetic at Gustavus Adolphus College from 1881-85.  His wife, Lizzie Bauman, was a professor of English, Geography, Algebra, Physiology, Penmanship, and Drawing at Gustavus from 1881-83.  Ida Bauman was their daughter.  In 1882, the Baumans donated the College Bell, located in the bell tower of Old Main.


SCOPE AND CONTENT :
The Bauman Family collection consists of three series: J.A. Bauman, Lizzie Bauman, and Ida Bauman. Arrangement within each is generally chronological.

  • J.A. Bauman, 1881-1894
    This series contains primarily correspondence to and from J.A. Bauman.  Included are a speech he gave on Memorial Day in 1884 and receipts documenting the donation of the college bell.
  • Lizzie Bauman, 1881-1907
    This series contains correspondence to and from Lizzie Bauman.  Most of the correspondence was to family members.
  • Ida Bauman, 1958-1961
    This series contains correspondence from Ida Bauman documenting her visit to St. Peter in 1958, and a newspaper article written about her visit.  There is also correspondence from 1960-61, written to the college archivist, Florence Peterson, with handwritten excerpts from some of her parents’ letters about St. Peter and Gustavus.


RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the College Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.


COLLECTION CITATION:
Bauman Family.  Correspondence of J.A., Lizzie, and Ida Bauman, 1881-1961. CAMC Collection 37.  Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


PROCESSED BY:
Amy Gratz, archives volunteer, processed this collection and developed the finding aid during May 2010.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Gustavus Adolphus College -- College Bell.
Correspondence -- 1880-1890.
Bauman, J.A., 1847-1933.

 

CAMC Collection 37

Box

Folder

J.A. Bauman, 1881-1894

Correspondence, Incoming to J.A. Bauman, 1881-85 and1894

1

1

Correspondence, Outgoing from J.A. Bauman to Uncle and Aunt, 1881-84

1

2

Memorial Day Speech, 1884

1

3

Resolution of the Minnesota Conference of the Augustana Synod for J.A. Bauman to Raise Funds, 1882

1

4

Receipts and Letter of Thanks for College Bell, 1882

1

5

Lizzie Bauman, 1881-1907

Correspondence, Incoming to Lizzie Bauman, 1881-84, 1893, and 1907

1

6

Correspondence, Incoming to Lizzie Bauman from Brother, 1881-85

1

7

Correspondence, Outgoing from Lizzie Bauman to James Edmiston, 1882-85

1

8

Correspondence, Outgoing from Lizzie Bauman, 1881-82

1

9

Ida Bauman, 1958-1961

Correspondence, Outgoing from Ida Bauman, 1958 and 1960-61

1

10