T.S. Gold Family Papers


Overview of the Collection
Repository:	Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
Creator:	T.S. Gold Family
Title:	T.S. Gold Family Papers.
Dates:	undated, 1800-1907.
Quantity:	14 linear feet.
Identification:	MSS19820002
Language:	English.
Abstract:	Theodore Sedgwick Gold was born in Madison, New York. T.S. Gold graduated from Yale College in 1838 and then spent four years studying and teaching at academies in Goshen and Waterbury. He moved to Cornwall in 1842 to pursue a career in farming. Mr. Gold was a trustee of the Storrs Agricultural School from 1881 to 1901 and took an active role in promoting the school's growth and development throughout his lifetime.

Theodore Sedgwick Gold was born 2 March 1818 in Madison, New York, the son of Dr. Samuel Wadsworth Gold and Phoebe Cleveland. Mr. Gold was married to Caroline E. Lockwood of Bridgeport in 1843. They had three children - Eleanor Gold Hubbard, Rebecca Gold Cornell and Caroline Gold Gibson - before Mrs. Gold died in 1857. In 1859, Mr. Gold married Emma Tracey Baldwin of Rockville. They had four children - Alice Gold Puttkamer, Martha Gold Morgan, Charles Gold and Dr. James Gold.

T.S. Gold graduated from Yale College in 1838 and then spent four years studying and teaching at academies in Goshen and Waterbury. He moved to Cornwall in 1842 to pursue a career in farming. In 1845, along with his father, T.S. Gold founded the Cream Hill Agricultural School at his farm in West Cornwall, Connecticut. He continued to teach there for 24 years.

Mr. Gold was an active patron of many state agricultural endeavors. He was a founding member of the Connecticut State Agricultural Society beginning in 1853. In 1866 he was appointed secretary of the newly created Connecticut Board of Agriculture and served in that capacity for several years.

T.S. Gold was instrumental in the 1864 founding of the Connecticut Soldiers' Orphans' Home, located in Mansfield, Connecticut, and served as its secretary until 1874. During this same time, Mr. Gold combined his interests in farming and Connecticut history and wrote a history of Cornwall that was published in 1877.

Mr. Gold was a trustee of the Storrs Agricultural School from 1881 to 1901 and took an active role in promoting the school's growth and development throughout his lifetime. He was a member of the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station since its establishment in 1877. Mr. Gold was also a member of numerous agricultural and historical associations.

T.S. Gold died at his home in Cornwall on 19 March 1906.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains personal papers, notes, lectures, speeches, published articles, financial and legal papers, and printed materials, photographs, engravings and illustrations, newsclippings pamphlets, brochures, advertisements, memorabilia, correspondence and historical materials regarding the Gold and Cleveland families. Also included is information and publications concerning the Storrs Agricultural School (SAS), the Housatonic Valley Milk Association as well as other organizations of interest to the Gold families.

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Arrangement

Series I: T.S. Gold (undated, 1809-1906) is composed of personal papers compiled by Mr. Gold. The series includes seven subseries: Correspondence, Writings of T.S. Gold, Storrs Agricultural School, Memorabilia, Business, Printed Material and Condolences. Correspondence (1840-1906) contains incoming correspondence regarding Mr. Gold's personal and business affairs and is arranged chronologically. Writings of T.S. Gold (1844-1905) includes notes, lectures, speeches and a few published articles. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title or subject. Storrs Agricultural School (1884-1899) is a small subseries, arranged alphabetically, containing financial and legal papers and printed materials. Memorabilia contains positive print photographs, engravings and illustrations, newsclippings and personal effects collected by T.S. Gold. Business (1859-1904) is a limited subseries containing bills, receipts and other statements regarding Mr. Gold's personal affairs. Also included are records of the Housatonic Valley Milk Association. Printed Material (1867-1885) includes pamphlets, brochures, clippings and advertisements from various organizations in which Mr. Gold expressed an interest. Those materials not arranged by type are arranged by subject (i.e. agriculture in Connecticut). Condolences (1906) contains correspondence received by the family regarding T.S. Gold's death.

Series II: Gold Family (1809-1907) is composed of personal papers and subject files compiled by Gold family members. The series is arranged in seven subseries by family member: Gold Family, Hezikiah Gold, Phoebe Gold, Dr. Samuel Wadsworth Gold, Charles L. Gold, Franz Von Puttkamer, and General John Sedgwick. Gold Family includes memorabilia, correspondence, legal documents, and historical materials regarding the Gold and Cleveland families and is arranged by subject. Hezikiah Gold (1810-1847) includes incoming correspondence and bills and receipts and is arranged by type of material. Phoebe Gold (1823-1850) is composed of incoming correspondence that is arranged chronologically. Dr. Samuel Wadsworth Gold, MD (1809-1864) includes correspondence, bills and printed material and is arranged by type of material. Charles L. Gold is composed of one file of personal papers. Franz Von Puttkamer (1885-1907) contains correspondence, legal and financial records, and bills and receipts. It is arranged chronologically. The subseries concerns Mr. Von Puttkamer's estate, of which T.S. Gold was executor. General John Sedgwick (1839-1892) includes correspondence, printed material, orders and receipts and invitation responses regarding the memorial service held for General Sedgwick, who was a relative of the Gold family. The subseries is arranged by type.

Series III: Newspapers (1800-1901) were collected by T.S. Gold and contain predominantly 19th century local and agricultural publications. Most of the newspapers contain articles regarding agriculture, the Gold family, and organizations to which Mr. Gold belonged or other matters of interest to Mr. Gold. The series is arranged alphabetically. The newspapers are in fragile condition and some particularly fragile items may not be available to researchers.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Subjects:

Agricultural colleges—Connecticut.

Agricultural experiment stations—Connecticut.

Agriculture—Connecticut.

Agriculture—Periodicals.

Agriculture—Societies, etc.

American newspapers—New England.

American newspapers—New York (State)—New York.

Boston (Mass.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Children—Services for—Connecticut.

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Connecticut—Agriculture.

Connecticut—Charitable and social work—Orphanages.

Connecticut—Education—Universities and colleges.

Connecticut—Family and personal papers—19th-20th centuries.

Connecticut—History, Local.

Connecticut—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Connecticut—Societies, etc.—Agriculture.

Connecticut—Societies, etc.—Historical.

Cornwall (Conn.)

Decedents' estates—Connecticut.

Hartford (Conn.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

History—Societies, etc.

Litchfield (Conn.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Madison (N.Y.)—Family and personal papers.

Mansfield (Conn.)—Charitable and social work—Orphanages.

Massachusetts—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

New England—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

New York (N.Y.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

New York (State)—Family and personal papers—19th-20th centuries.

Orphanages—Connecticut.

Sag Harbor (N.Y.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Springfield (Mass.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Storrs (Conn.)—Agriculture.

Storrs (Conn.)—Education—Universities and colleges.

Trade associations—Connecticut.

Universities and colleges—Connecticut.

Waterbury (Conn.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Winsted (Conn.)—Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism.

Document Types:

Administrative Records.

Correspondence.

Financial Records.

Newspaper Clippings.

Personal Papers.

Photographs.

Publications.

Occupations:

Farmer.

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Series I: T.S. Gold, undated, 1809-1906
	Correspondence
1:1-2		Personal: incoming, undated
1:3		Personal: incoming, 1840-1856
1:4		Personal: incoming, 1857-1858
1:5		Personal: incoming, 1859-1860
1:6		Personal: incoming, 1866-1871
1:7		Personal: incoming, 1872
1:8		Personal: incoming, 1873
1:9		Personal: incoming, 1874-1875
1:10		Personal: incoming, 1876 January - May
1:11		Personal: incoming, 1876 June - December
1:12		Personal: incoming, 1877-1879
1:13		Personal: incoming, 1880 January - June
1:14		Personal: incoming, 1880 July - December
1:15		Personal: incoming, 1881 January - April
1:16		Personal: incoming, 1881 May - June
1:17		Personal: incoming, 1881 July
2:18		Personal: incoming, 1881 August
2:19		Personal: incoming, 1881 September - December
2:20		Personal: incoming, 1882
2:21		Personal: incoming, 1884 January - May
2:22		Personal: incoming, 1884 June - October
2:23		Personal: incoming, 1884 November
2:24		Personal: incoming, 1884 December
2:25		Personal: incoming, 1885-1887
2:26		Personal: incoming, 1888-1901
2:27		Personal: incoming, 1902
2:28		Personal: incoming, 1903
2:29		Personal: incoming, 1904
2:30		Personal: incoming, 1905-1906
2:31		Christmas quotation calendar, 1902-1904
2:32		B.F. Koons, 1884
2:33		Charles Storrs, 1884
2:34		L.P. Chamberlain, 1884-1885
2:35		George W. Flint, 1898-1901
2:36		Storrs Agricultural School/Connecticut, 1889
		Connecticut Agricultural College, 1900-1905
3:37		Business: incoming, 1857-1871
3:38		Business: incoming, 1872 January - July
3:39		Business: incoming, 1872 August - December
3:40		Business: incoming, 1873-1875
3:41		Business: incoming, 1876 January - August
3:42		Business: incoming, 1876 September - December
3:43		Business: incoming, 1877
3:44		Business: incoming, 1880 Jan-Jun
3:45		Business: incoming, 1880 July - December
3:46		Business: incoming, 1881 January - April
3:47		Business: incoming, 1881 May - June
3:48		Business: incoming, 1881 July
3:49		Business: incoming, 1881 August
3:50		Business: incoming, 1881 September - October
3:51		Business: incoming, 1882-1883
3:52		Business: incoming, 1884 January - August
3:53		Business: incoming, 1884 September - October
3:54		Business: incoming, 1884 November
4:55		Business: incoming, 1884 December
4:56		Business: incoming, 1885-1897
4:57		Business: incoming, 1898-1900
4:58		Business: incoming, 1901-1902
4:59		Business: incoming, 1903
4:60		Business: incoming, 1904 January - February
4:61		Business: incoming, 1904 March - May
4:62		Business: incoming, 1904 June - December
	Writing of T.S. Gold
4:		Untitled, 1844-1897
4:63-65		Agriculture, 1878-1900
4:66-69		Untitled, undated
4:70		Barns, undated
4:71		“Benevolent Associations [Management of]”, undated
4:72		“Connecticut”, 1905
4:73		“Cornwall, [Historical records of], 1904
5:74		Dairy farming, 1877-1880
5:75		“Habits of Manners”, undated
5:76		Handbook of Connecticut Agriculture, 1901
5:77		“Historical Notes”, 1905
		“A History of the Connecticut Agricultural College”,
5:78			Manuscript, ca. 1902
5:79			typescript, undated (2 copies)
5:80		“Reminiscences”, undated
5:81		“Reminiscences: An address at...”, 1901
5:82		“Rural Rambles”, undated
5:83		Science Relative to Agriculture, undated
5:84-85		Sheep, 1851-1898
5:86		Trees and Forestry, 1880-1897
	Storrs Agricultural School
6:87		Deed, copy, 1887 March
6:88		Cost estimate, 1884-1885
6:89		[George] Flint address, 1899 December
6:90		Printed material, undated
6:91		Trustee certificates, 1884-1897
	Personal Memorabilia
6:92		Certificates of membership, 1876-1902
6:93		Math copybook, undated
		Photographs
6:94			Agriculture, undated
6:95			Buildings, undated
6:96			T.S. Gold, undated
6:97			Personal, undated
6:98			Trees, undated
6:99		Glass plate negative, undated
6:100		Engravings, undated
6:101		Etchings, civil war generals, undated
6:102		Newsclippings, undated
	Business
6:103		Receipts, 1859-1880
6:104		Receipts, 1881-1904
6:105		Bills, 1869-1885
6:106		Land surveys, undated
6:107		Housatonic Valley Milk Association records, undated
7:108		H. Schafer milk statements, 1870-1873
	Printed Material
7:109		Goodwins Annual Legislative Statistics, 1876
7:110		Goodwins Annual Legislative Statistics, 1877-1885
7:111		American Pomological Society, undated
7:112		Housatonic Valley Milk Association, undated
7:113		American Dariymen's Association centennial exhibit, 1876
7:114		World's Exposition, 1884-1885
7:115		Ontario Agricultural College and Agricultural Station, undated
7:116		Yale University, undated
7:117		Agriculture - Connecticut, undated
7:118-123		Agriculture - outside Connecticut, undated
8:124		N.Y. agricultural editorial by E.T. Gold, undated
8:125-126		Connecticut Soldiers' Orphans' Home, undated
		Reports
8:127-128			Railroad tables, undated
8:129-131			Religious, undated
8:132			Sons of the American Revolution, undated
8:133			Connecticut Humane Society, undated
8:134			Schools in Connecticut, undated
8:135			Connecticut historical sites and parks, undated
8:136			Connecticut Hospital for the Insane, undated
8:137			Connecticut groups and associations, undated
8:138			Clubs, associations, societies, undated
8:139			Schools, colleges, universities, undated
9:140			General information, advertisements, undated
9:141			Genealogical services, undated
9:142-143			General printed items, undated
9:144			Events, undated
9:145			Wood Printing Block “Old Cheshire Apple Tree”, undated
9:146			Stamps, undated
	Condolences
9:147-151		Condolences, 1906


Series II: Gold Family, 1809-1907
	Gold Family
10:152-154		Gold/Cleveland family history, undated
10:155		Gold family memorabilia, undated
10:156		Gold family crest - glass photo plate, undated
10:157		Gold/Cleveland family letters, 1830-1840
10:158		Deeds, indentures, undated
	Hezikiah Gold
10:159-160		Bills, 1800-1827
10:161		Correspondence: incoming, 1833-1836
10:162		Correspondence: incoming, 1837-1847
	Phoebe Gold
10:163		Correspondence: incoming, 1823-1950
	Dr. Samuel Wadsworth Gold, MD
11:164		Correspondence: incoming, undated
11:165		Correspondence: incoming, 1809-1814
11:166		Correspondence: incoming, 1815-1831
11:167		Correspondence: incoming, 1833-1839
11:168		Correspondence: incoming, 1840-1864
11:169		Bills and notes, undated
11:170		Sunday school lessons and notes, undated
11:171		Printed items by Dr. Gold, undated
11:172-175		Drafts of letters, undated
	Charles L. Gold
11:176		Ephemera, undated
	Franz Ulrich Von Puttkamer
12:177		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1889
12:178		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1890
12:179		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1891 January - May
12:180		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1891 June - December
12:181		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 January - June
12:182		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 July
12:183		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 August
12:184		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 September
12:185		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 October
12:186		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 November
12:187		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1892 December
12:188		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1893 January - February
12:189		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1893 March - May
12:190		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1893 June - December
13:191		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1894 January - June
13:192		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1894 July - December
13:193		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1895
13:194		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1896
13:195		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1897
13:196		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1898
13:197		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1899
13:198		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1900
13:199		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1901-1902
13:200		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1903
13:201		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1904
13:202		Von Puttkamer estate papers, 1905
13:203		Von Puttkamer estate papers), 1906-1907
13:204		Deeds, undated
13:205		Notes, undated
13:206		Cancelled checks, undated
13:207		Account books, undated
	General John Sedgwich
14:208		Letters to sister, 1847-1862
14:209		Letters to sister, 1863
14:210		Letters to sister, 1864
14:211		Letters to parents, 1839-1856
14:212-214		Memorial service, printed items, 1892
14:215-218		Memorial service, orders and receipts, 1892
15:219-224		Memorial service, invitation responses, 1892


Series III: Newspapers, , 1800-1901
16:225	Boston Daily Globe, 1881 September 27
16:226	Boston Journal, 1881 October 7
16:227	Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1884 September 4
16:228	The Christian Mirror, 1892 December 3
16:229	Cleveland Weekly Herald, 1867 November 30
16:229	Cleveland Weekly Herald, 1883 January 24
16:230	The College Courant, 1873 July 12
16:231	Colman's Rural World, 1873 Jul 19
16:231	Colman's Rural World, 1883 August 2
16:232	Colonel Pickering's Letter, 1808 February 16
16:233-235	The Connecticut Farmer
		1880 January 3
		1881 December 10
		1881 December 31
		1882 July 8
		1882 July 15
		1892 June 25
		1892 December 31
		1893 January 2
		1906 July 14
16:236	The Connecticut Press, [1860s]
16:237	Cranium Gazette, undated
16:238	The Cultivator's Guide, 1883 December
16:239	The Daily Real Estate Reporter, undated
16:240	The Dairyman, 1888 November 7
16-17:241-246	The Hartford Courant
		1882 September 8
		1882 September 15
		1882 September 22
		1892 September 13
		1892 September 27
		1894 November 14
		1895 July 13
		1895 November 5
		1897 August 3
		1901 January 1
17:247	Hartford Daily Courant, 1866 October 4
17:248	Hartford Daily Courant, 1901 December 17
17:249	Hartford Evening Post, 1885 January 7
17:250	Hartford Evening Press, 1866 October 4
17:251	The Independent
		1867 November 8
		1867 November 28
		1895 April 4
OS, 18:252-253	Litchfield Enquirer
		1832 December 27
		1858 June 10
		1867 December 19
		1894 March 14
		1902 November 6
		1902 November 13
		1904 June 16
18:254	The Manchester Union, 1901 November 20
18:255	Massachusetts Ploughman
		1881 July 30
		1894 October 13
		1894 October 20
18:256	The Monitor, 1800 January
18:257	The New England Homestead
		1883 March 31
		1883 November 17
		1884 February 16
		1884 August 23
		1891 March 21
18:258	The New Haven Palladium, 1882 October 14
18:259	The Newton Bee, 1881 December 23
18:260	The New York Herald, 1891 February 1
OS	New York Observer, 1829 March 14
OS:261	New York Observer, 1884 June 26
OS:262	Norwalk Gazette, 1873 July 15
OS:263	Pall Mall Gazette, 1892 April 4
OS:264	The Philadelphia Press, 1895 November 27
OS:265	The Religious Herald
		1879 December 4
		1880 November 4
		1892 November 10
		1892 December 22
OS:266	The Republic, 1859 October 29
OS:267	The Republican Standard, 1865 April 21
	The Republican Standard, 1867 December 20
OS	Sacramento Daily Record - Union, 1889 November 13 - 21 (9 issues)
OS	The Sag Harbor Express
		1890 June 19
		1895 September 19
		1895 October 10
		1895 October 17
		1895 October 24
		1895 October 31
		1896 August 20
		1901 January 31
OS	Tolland County Leader, 1890 December 11
OS:268	Ulster County Gazette [reprint], 1800 January 4
	Ulster County Gazette, 1899 February 10
OS:269	Waterbury American, 1899 February 17
OS:270	Waterbury American, 1899 March 3
OS:271	The Wellesley Courant, 1883 March 23
OS:272	The Winsted Herald, 1877 Nov 20
	The Winsted Herald, 1882 Sep 15
OS:273	The World, 1872 September 4
	The World, 1972 September 8

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