Caroline Hazard Papers (Mss. Gr. 7)

Series 1. Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 39
This series includes the bulk of the correspondence found in the collection, excluding that relating to the subjects of Series IV, V, and VI. Much of the correspondence is between Caroline Hazard and members of her family and relates to family genealogy and other matters of concern to members of the Hazard family. Notable non-family correspondents include U.S. Supreme Court Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes and Charles Evans Hughes and sculptor Daniel French, who created "The Weaver," dedicated to Caroline Hazard's father and brothers.

The series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the correspondent and chronologically by date within folders. Miscellaneous correspondence has been placed in two folders at the end of the series with an alphabetical listing of the contents of each folder.

Series 2. Scrapbooks, 1881-1935
Box 3, Folder 4
This series consists of a number of scrapbooks compiled by Caroline Hazard documenting various activities during her life. They include clippings of her column, "The Distaff," which appeared in the Providence Evening Bulletin, programs, postcards, photographs, brochures, and passenger lists, from cruises to Europe in 1904 and 1905, programs from concerts and symphonies, hand-copied scores and verses, copies of her reviews of her books, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings.

The series is arranged alphabetically by the topic of the scrapbook. Miscellaneous scrapbooks have been placed at the end of the collection and arranged chronologically by date. Some of the scrapbooks have been divided and placed in separate folders for ease of handling.

Series 3. Subject Series
The Subject Series consists of an alphabetical arrangement of addresses, manuscripts, organizations, events, people, and miscellaneous topics. There are published addresses by Hazard, as well as manuscripts of other addresses by her. The addresses were delivered to organizations or at dedication ceremonies.

Works of Caroline Hazard are represented by handwritten copies of poems, including a commonplace book. There are also a variety of short pamphlets, many written by members of the Hazard family. Letters to Esther Bernon Carpenter from Oliver Wendell Holmes appear in typed manuscript form, as well as in a photocopy of an annotated edition of the letters edited by an English author. There is also included in the series a 1929 New Year's Greeting from the famed Merrymount Press, a pilgrim scrip given to Hazard, a brochure from the Georgia Normal and Agricultural College, a black college, which lists Hazard as a member of its Board of Trustees, and materials relating to the Gilbert Stuart Memorial.

Other materials of interest include those relating to the Rhode Island Tercentennial, and the dedication of the sculpture of "The Weaver" to the memory of Hazard's father and brothers. The Weaver Dedication material includes an issue of the American Magazine of Art containing an article on the monument and autographed by Daniel C. French, sculptor of "The Weaver."

Also included in the series are materials relating to the history of the Hazard family, including copies of deeds, wills, and trusts.

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by date within folders.

Series 4. Wellesley College
The Wellesley College Series contains material relating to Caroline Hazard's association with Wellesley College as president from 1899 to 1910 and as president emeritus thereafter. The bulk of the papers dealing with her presidency are held by Wellesley College.

In this series can be found printed and handwritten speeches and addresses by Caroline Hazard, by her successor at Wellesley, Ellen Fitz Pendleton, and by some members of the faculty. Also included are correspondence, programs for events at Wellesley, brochures, and newspaper accounts of the destruction by fire of the rambling College Hall on March 17, 1914.

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically by date within folders.

Series 5. Publications
The Publication Series contains correspondence and criticism pertaining to the publication of some of Hazard's writings, especially The Memoirs of J.L. Diman, South County Studies, and The Works of Rowland Gibson Hazard. Included is correspondence with the publishing houses of Houghton-Mifflin, Merrymount Press, and D. Appleton Company, as well as correspondence with many individuals concerning the publications. Also included in the series is a proof copy of a poem by Caroline Hazard, The Illuminator.

The series is arranged alphabetically by the title of the publication and chronologically by date within folders.

Series 6. Hall of Fame
Caroline Hazard was an elector for the New York University Hall of Fame from 1900 to 1935. Started in 1900, the Hall of Fame, through its distinguished panel of electors, every five years elected noteworthy Americans from a variety of endeavors to its membership. Those so honored had bronze tablets in their names placed in the Hall of Fame. This series contains correspondence concerning Hazard's involvement with the Hall of Fame, as well as biographical sketches of proposed candidates. Election results for the quintennial elections from 1900 to 1935 are also included.

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by date within folders.