Bruch Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 5 volumes of original correspondence between Ella Bruch and her youngest daughter, Bessie. The letters document farm life near Genoa, Colorad; experiences as a school teacher on the eastern plains; married life in Denver; and experiences during the Great Depression.
Dates
- 1926-1941
Creator
- Bruch family. (Person)
- Knight, Linda, (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Margaret Ellen "Ella" Fletcher (1868-1950) was born in Illinois and taught school in Nebraska from ages 17 to 28. In 1896, she married James Sheridan Bruch (1865-1954), who had also been born in Illinois. While living in Nebraska the couple had six children: Eleanor Sarah (1897-1992), Page John (1898-1980), Ruth (1899-1989), Isaac Fletcher (1902-1963), James Garfield (1903-1991) and Mary Elizabeth a.k.a. "Bessie" (1908-1982). The family surname is pronounced "Brew." The youngest child, Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Bruch, lived with her family on a farm near Genoa, Colorado before attending Colorado State Teacher's College in Greeley, Colorado. She worked as a teacher before her marriage to Burke Edgar Nolan (1904-1988) in 1931, after which they moved to Denver, Colorado. The couple had three children. The elder generation of Bruchs died in Colorado.
Extent
2 Boxes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Linda Knight, 2014.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Bruch family -- Correspondence.
- Bruch, Margaret Ellen, 1868-1950 -- Correspondence.
- Brugh family -- History.
- Families -- Colorado -- Lincoln County -- History -- 20th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Genoa (Colo.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lincoln County (Colo.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nolan, Mary Elizabeth, 1908-1982 -- Correspondence.
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
