THOMAS COCHRAN AND FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical
Society
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| Creator: | Cochran, Thomas,
1843-1906. |
| Title: | Thomas Cochran and
family papers. |
| Date: | 1806,
1819, 1834-1940. |
| Abstract: | Family correspondence, diaries, photographs,
and a few business records largely documenting the family and personal lives of
three generations of a wealthy family from St. Paul, Minnesota. |
| Quantity: | 5.0 cu. ft. (5 boxes, 2
oversize folders, and 3 items in Manuscripts Reserve.) |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
location. |
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BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS COCHRAN, JR.
Thomas Cochran, Jr. was born July 31, 1843 in Brooklyn, New York. He
was the fourth of seven children of James Blair Cochran (1799-1858), who
immigrated in 1819 from Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and Catherine Baylis
(1816-1849).
In 1852 Thomas Cochran, Jr., was attending the City Academy of
Brooklyn and went on to graduate from the Brooklyn Polytechnic School in 1859.
He then entered New York University and was awarded his degree June 15, 1863.
With the advent of the Civil War, Thomas joined the Seventh Regiment of New
York Volunteers, the so-called "Kid Glove" regiment comprising of young men
from the more prominent New York City families. However, he never left New York
because he suffered from tuberculosis. Thomas, Jr., attended Columbia Law
School from the fall of 1863 until his graduation May 17, 1865. Late in 1865,
he and his younger brother Samuel (1845-1869) sailed to San Francisco via Cape
Horn, also visiting the Pacfic Northwest.
In the fall of 1866 Thomas, Jr., joined the New York law office of
Man & Parsons where he apprenticed with Elihu Root (future Secretary of
State under President Theodore Roosevelt.) In November 1867 he married Emilie
Belden Walsh (1844-1924), whose family had long-since established itself in the
hardware business in New York City. In 1869, because of his health, Thomas,
Jr., and Emilie moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he established himself in
the real estate business wit his college friend (and brother of Emilie) James
R. Walsh, and in the insurance business with Henry H. Sibley (1811-1891), the
first governor of the state of Minnesota. The family joined the House of Hope
Church and Thomas, Jr., was active as an elder and teacher. In 1870 he was
elected a life-member of the Minnesota Historical Society, and in the 1880s and
1890s he served as a trustee of Macalester College.
Thomas Cochran, Jr., was very active in the early international YMCA
movement, joining in 1863 and attending its international convention in
Philadelphia in 1889. He had a reputation as a strong and effective public
speaker who, in July 1891, spoke out against a prize fight scheduled to take
place in St. Paul. He was so effective in organizing opposition that the
Governor was forced to cancel the event. Thomas, Jr., was also instrumental in
the progressive development of St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Midway district,
and actively supported the St. Paul City Railway in establishing the first
electrified rail transportation system from Victoria Street to Cretin
Avenue.
Thomas, Jr.'s businesses survived the economic panic of 1893-1898,
and caround 1899 he created the Northwestern Investment Company, Inc.,
specializing in "Mortgage Loans, Real Estate, Insurance." In 1906 his company
was involved in a loan of $500,000 to George D. Dayton (1857-1938) founder of
the Dayton Department Store chain.
Thomas Cochran, Jr., and Emilie raised six children at 59 Western
Avenue, St. Paul: Alexander Robertson (1869-1893); Thomas III (1871-1936),
whose life is outlined below; Emily (1872-1924), who remained unmarried
throughout her life and who, despite her family's wishes, converted to
Catholicism with the support of Archbishop John Ireland (1838-1918); Williams
(1876- ), who joined the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment and fought under General
Arthur MacArthur (1945-1913) in the Philippines during the Spanish-American
War, and who later married Theodora von Duhn (1898- ); Moncrieff Mitchell
(1879-1931), who married Margaret Turner Davis (1881- ); and Louise
(1881-1968), who married Arthur Harold Savage (1872- ), and whose first child,
Thomas Cochran Savage (1913-1988) was the donor of this collection.
BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS COCHRAN III
Thomas Cochran III (1871-1936) was born in St. Paul, but was soon
sent East to obtain the best possible education, attending Phillips Academy in
Andover, Massachusetts, before entering Yale College and graduating in 1894.
While at Yale he established himself as something of a football player,
suffering several injuries and going on the lecture circuit in the fall of 1894
to speak about "Foot-ball at Yale" and "Athletics up to date, Season 1894-95."
However, Thomas III soon became a successful businessman, helped to pay off his
father's debts accumulated during the depression of 1893-1898, and founded the
Ardsley Hall Company (an investment firm) in New York City around 1904. By 1913
he was vice president of the Astor Trust Company, and in 1914 he became
president of the Liberty National Bank of New York. In 1917 he was made a
partner in the investment banking firms of J. P. Morgan & Co. and Drexel
& Co. While his business and investments profited immensely and he became a
wealthy man, Thomas III was also a generous and life-long supporter of Phillips
Academy and several charities, and gave generously to his mother and
siblings.
Thomas III married Martha Andrews Griffin (1871-1914) in September
1910. They had one child, Emmy Lous, who died the day of her birth. Martha died
in May 1914 and Thomas III remained a widower the rest of his life.
Biographical data on Thomas Cochran, Jr., was taken from the James
Wallace (1849-1939), Thomas Cochran: Man, Churchman,
Citizen [,] Gentleman and Friend, (St. Paul [?]: s. n. 1927); and James
Hodge Callender, History and genealogy of the Cochran
family of Kirkcudbright and New York, (New York: Private printing,
1932). Biographical data on Thomas Cochran III was taken from Claude M. Fuess
(1871-1936), Thomas Cochran (Andover, Mass.
[privately printed], 1937); and Who Was Who In America,
vol 1: 1897-1942 (Marquis Publications, 1968).
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| This collection is indexed under the following
headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the
catalog using these headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Catholic converts--Minnesota--Saint
Paul. |
| | Eductiaon. |
| | Family life. |
| | Football. |
| | Ocean voyages. |
| | Real estate business--Minnesota--Saint Paul. |
| | Spanish-American War, 1898. |
| | Upper class families--Minnesota--Saint Paul. |
| | Vacations. |
| Places: |
| | California--Description and
travel. |
| | Europe--Description and travel. |
| | Isle Royale (Mich.). |
| Persons: |
| | Cochran, Emilie Belden,
1844-1924. |
| | Cochran, Emily, 1872-1924. |
| | Cochran family. |
| | Cochran, James Blair, 1799-1858. |
| | Cochran, Thomas, 1871-1936. |
| | Cochran, Williams, 1876-. |
| | James, Henry, 1843-1916. |
| | Savage, Arthur H., 1872-. |
| Organizations: |
| | Northwestern Investment Company (Saint
Paul, Minn.). |
| | Phillips Academy--Students. |
| | Yale University--Students. |
| | United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 13th
(1898-1899). |
| Types of Documents: |
| | Diaries. |
| | Cadastral maps. |
| | Love letters. |
| | Photographs. |
| Occupations: |
| | Businessmen--Minnesota--Saint Paul. |
| | Financiers--Minnesota--Saint Paul. |
| | Investment bankers--New York--New York. |
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| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Thomas Cochran and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical
Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession number: 11,315; 11,488 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: Jim Chattin, April 1994 |
| | PALS ID number: 09-00321975 |
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Personal and Family Correspondence and Related
Papers
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| The correspondence from the 1850s consists of a few letters
describing Thomas Cochran, Jr.'s experiences at the City Academy of Brooklyn
and a single letter to Emilie Belden Walsh from Emily M. Brown [an aunt?]
describing what it means "To be a Christian..." |
| The 1860s files contain various ephemera from the Eucleian Society
at New York University (NYU), and various church and YMCA flyers. Twenty essays
by Thomas Cochran, Jr., while a student at NYU (such as "Muscular
Christianity," "The Liberty of the Soul," and "General McClellan") are present
as well as compositions by Emilie Belden Walsh and a variety of family letters
to both Thomas, Jr. and Emilie from relatives and friends. |
| In addition, in 1863 Thomas, Jr. and Emilie began a prolific
correspondence which continued unabated after their marriage in November 1867.
Part of this correspondence consists of a journal kept by Thomas, Jr. on his
trip to California and Oregon with his brother Samuel (November 12, 1865 to May
6, 1866). The journal details their trip around Cape Horn on the clipper ship
Young America; a description of San Francisco and
the mercury mines near San Jose, California; an excursion to Oregon, including
visits to Astoria and Portland, and a week-long voyage up the Columbia River as
far as Wallula, Washington (including descriptions of the Nez Perce Indians
encountered enroute); and a visit to some of the giant sequoia stands and the
Yosemite Valley in California. In addition, Thomas recorded a conversation he
had with a man who described (as he perceived them) the rather unpopular
political and real estate machinations of John C. Fremont (1813-1890) within
the state of California. Other folders reflect familial concerns over the early
death of Samuel in Rome in March 1869, and specific friendships such as that
between Thomas and James R. Walsh (Emilie's brother), and between Emilie and
Fanny Comstock. |
| Much of the correspondence in the late 1860s revolves around
Thomas, Jr.'s decision to move west to St. Paul, Minnesota for health reasons
(he suffered from tuberculosis). |
| The correspondence of the 1870s is dominated by the many letters
exchanged between Thomas and Emilie. These describe the couple's growing family
(the six children were born between 1869 and 1881), and the strains on the
marriage occasioned by Thomas, Jr.'s frequent travels related to business and
the YMCA (see the June 11, 1870 letter from Thomas to Emilie consoling her
after she reported that a man named "Kurtz" had made improper advances towards
her). Most of the other folders in this decade contain letters from a variety
of relatives. |
| The number of letters between Thomas and Emilie grow relatively
sparse by the early 1880s, as the correspondence shifts to letters between them
and their growing children. (Thus, 1880 is the last folder specifically labeled
as "Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Cochran, personal correspondence.") Many of
the letters detail problems with servants, business interests, academic
performance, concerns over health and Christian education, and a wealth of
minutiae associated with a well-to-do and socially prominent family. |
| Alexander Cochran, the oldest of their children, was a sickly boy
who was sent on at least two trips overseas before dying in Rome in 1893, just
a few days shy of his twenty-fourth birthday. He kept a diary of his first
excursion, an around-the-world trip on a steamer. The fragmentary record
includes entries from March 3 to May 18, 1892, as well as a local passport he
was issued by the United States Legation in Tokyo on June 1, 1892. |
| Thomas Cochran III, the Cochran's second child, was the subject of
much correspondence, especially with respect to his education at Phillips
Academy (Andover, Mass.) and then at Yale. These included problems with his
grades, bad language, football injuries, poor class attendance, and concerns
over money. Of interest is a January 14, 1889 letter ("Confidential") from his
father concerning the possible involvement of his son with a friend who had
reportedly visited a bordello. In 1895 Thomas III penned several letters
describing a trip to Europe, where he spent three weeks in England and two in
France. |
| Emily Cochran, their third child, never married but became friends
with the American writer Henry James. He penned two letters, dated September 8,
1906 and October 22, 1908 to Emily (the originals are in the Reserve
Collection), and his brother psychologist and philosopher, William James, wrote
one. Emily also became enamored of the Catholic church, to the chagrin of her
family, but was supported in her decision to convert to Catholicism by
Archbishop John Ireland (1838-1918) in a June 21, 1917 letter (the original is
in the Reserve Collection). |
| Williams Cochran, the fourth child, joined Company C of the
Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers to fight in the Spanish-American
War, and kept a diary from June 27, 1898 through February 1899. The diary
describes the voyage from San Francisco, via Honolulu, to the Philippines
aboard the transport The City of Para; General
Arthur MacArthur (1845-1912), their brigade commander; garrison duty in and
around Manila; problems with smallpox, dysentery, and malaria; and the growing
threat from Emilio Aguinaldo's insurgents. The unit, however, apparently did
little fighting. |
| Moncrieff Mitchell, the couple's fifth child, married Margaret
Turner Davis on July 20, 1916 (though one letter suggests that they had wed as
early as December 30, 1913), and their correspondence is fairly mundane. |
| Louise Cochran, the last child, was a voluminous letter writer.
She corresponded constantly with their older brother, Thomas III, whom she
idolized as "King," and over the years 1907-1908 she received many letters from
an English admirer, James Ryley. During the summer of 1907 Louise kept a diary
describing her day-to-day experiences during the family's vacation at their
"Monedin" cabin retreat on Isle Royale. Finally, there are several letters
containing correspondence between Louise Cochran and Arthur Harold Savage
(1872- ), both before and after their marriage on May 10, 1910. |
| There is one folder of miscellaneous papers, which includes the
1889 proceedings of the 28th International Convention of the YMCA, attended by
Thomas Cochran, Jr., and which also includes some letters from the1870s
relating to Thomas, Jr.'s activities on behalf of the YMCA. |
| The Thomas Cochran, Jr. family and the Arthur H. Savage family
correspondence also contains a variety of interesting vignettes: a 5-page
typescript description of an attempted two-day circumnavigation of Isle Royale
by "T. C." in August 1904; many letters of condolence concerning the death of
Thomas Cochran, Jr. on Christmas Day, 1906; several anecdotes describing Thomas
III's generosity to his family (e.g., a Cadillac for his mother and offers to
buy a house for Louise); correspondence between Thomas III and his nephew
Thomas Cochran Savage (1913-1988) complaining in part about the shabby way in
which the young lad had been treating his mother (Louise Cochran Savage);
numerous letters of condolence concerning the deaths of Emily Cochran and her
mother, Emilie Belden Cochran (April 8 and May 22, 1924, respectively); and
correspondence between members of the Cochran and Savage families and James
Wallace (1849-1939), Thomas Cochran, Jr.'s biographer (ca. 1925-1929.) |
| NOTE TO RESEARCHERS: |
| Both the Cochran and Walsh families used the same forenames (or
close approximations) repeatedly through several generations. Those more
commonly confused in this collection, their dates, and relationships are:
Thomas Cochran (1806-1889), brother of James Blair Cochran and Catherine Baylis
(1816-1849); Thomas Cochran III (1871-1936), son of Thomas Cochran, Jr., and
Emilie Belden (Walsh) Cochran; Emily M. (Brown) Walsh (1816-1881), mother of
Emilie Belden Walsh (1844-1924); Emilie Belden Walsh (184-1924), daughter of
Alexander Robertson Walsh and Emily M. (Brown) Walsh; Emily Cochran
(1872-1924), daughter of Thomas Cochran, Jr., and Emilie Belden (Walsh)
Cochran. |
| Much of this collection consists of personal letters between
family members and is replete with a variety of nicknames. The known aliases
are: |
| Children of Thomas Cochran, Jr., and Emilie
Belden (Walsh) Cochran: |
| Thomas Cochran III was commonly referred to as "King" by Louis
Cochran; often used "Jr." himself since he disliked "III", and after his
father's death, preferred Thomas Cochran without either the "III" or "Jr.";
Emily Cochran (1872-1924) was called "Waity"; Williams Cochran (1876-)was
called "Billy"; and Louise Cochran (1881-1968) was "Tootie," "Toots," "Fish
plate," and "Chump" and derivatives. |
| Children of Alexander Robertson Walsh and
Emily M. (Brown) Walsh: |
| James R. Walsh was "Jim"; Margaret Walsh was "Madge," and
"Maggie"; Minnie W. Moir, friend of Emilie Belden (Walsh) Conchran was called
"Min"; Martha Andrews (Griffin) Cochran (1871-1914), wife of Thomas Cochran III
was "Mattie," and "D"; Arthur Harold Savage (1872- ), husband of Louise Cochran
Savage was "Nubbins," and "Swatty"; Theodora (von Duhn) Cochran (1898- ), wife
of Williams Cochran was called "Teddy"; Moncrieff Mitchell Cochran (1879-1931),
husband of Margaret Turner (Davis) Cochran (1881- ) was "To-Be"; Margaret
Turner (Davis) Cochran (1881- ), wife of Moncrieff Mitchell Cochran was "Barg,"
and "Bargette"; and Elizabeth Robertson (Savage) Snell (1919-1972), daughter of
Louise Cochran Savage and Authur Harold Savage was called "Betty." |
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| 146.L.15.1B | 1 |
Family correspondence, [ca. 1850s]-1859.
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Miscellaneous papers, undated and 1860-1869.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. student essays, [ca. 1860]-1866.
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James Walsh letters to Thomas Cochran, Jr., [ca. 1860]-1864.
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Fannie Comstock letters to Emilie Belden Walsh,
[ca. 1860s] and 1862-1863.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Belden Walsh
correspondence, 1863, May 1864-Dec. 1865. 2 folders.
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Fannie Comstock letters to Emilie Belden Walsh,
May 1866-Nov. 1867.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Belden Walsh
correspondence, Jan.-Dec. 1866. 2 folders.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Cochran correspondence,
June 1867-Oct. 1869.
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Family correspondence, 1867-1870. 6 folders.
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Miscellaneous papers, 1870-1879.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Cochran correspondence,
[ca. 1870s], Jan-Dec. 1870. 4 folders.
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Family correspondence, 1871.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Cochran correspondence,
1871-1872. 2 folders.
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Family correspondence, 1872-1874.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Cochran correspondence,
1873-1875. 2 folders.
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Family correspondence, 1875-1877. 2 folders.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. and Emilie Cochran correspondence,
[ca. 1876]-1887.
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Family correspondence, [ca. 1878]-1879.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. family correspondence, 1880.
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Arthur H. Savage correspondence, undated and [ca. 1880].
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Miscellaneous papers and family correspondence,
1881-1889.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. family correspondence, 1881-1889, [ca. 1890s]. 9 folders.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. family correspondence, [ca. 1890], Jan. 1890-1908. 17 folders.
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Louise Cochran diary, June 15-Sept. 21, 1907.
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Louise Cochran and Arthur H. Savage correspondence,
Aug. 1907-May 9, 1910.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr. family correspondence, 1909.
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| 146.L.15. 4F | 4 |
Thomas Cochran, Jr. family correspondence, Jan. 1924. 4 folders.
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Arthur H. Savage family correspondence, May 10, 1910-1929, 1936, 1940.
7 folders.
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Thomas Cochran III miscellaneous papers, 1916, 1918.
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Business Correspondence
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| Correspondence from the 1830s consists primarily of
business-related matters (establishing a store in Terre Haute, Indiana, profit
margins, and business dealings in New Orleans), and complaints about the
unfinished Cumberland Road, President Jackson, the Loco Foco party, and banks,
particularly the Bank of the United States. |
| The business correspondence from December 1868 to February 1869
includes a suggestion from Thomas Cochran, Jr., that $25,000 might be
profitably invested in Minnesota wheat. |
| Thomas Cochran, Jr. established the Northwestern Investment
Company, Inc., around 1900. Six folders contain correspondence primarily
between Thomas, Jr., in St. Paul, Minnesota, and his son, Thomas III, in New
York City. There is mention of investing in some five million acres of Northern
Pacific Railroad lands in Montana that were soon offered for sale; dealings
with the Anchor Silver Plate Company (1904-1905); and a $500,000 loan to George
D. Dayton (see a March 15, 1906 letter). An additional folder (1906-1912)
contains correspondence concerning the estate of Thomas Williams (who died
December 13, 1905) and Mary A. Williams (two of the three maps in folder 1 of
the oversize items indicate their property holdings in the Twin Cities
area). |
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| 146.L.15. 4F | 4 |
Business correspondence, 1834-1838, Dec. 1868-Feb. 1869.
2 folders.
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Northwestern Investment Company. Business
correspondence, 1901-1906. 6 folders.
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Thomas Cochran III. Miscellaneous business
correspondence, 1906-1912.
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Arthur H. Savage family. Miscellaneous business
correspondence, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1937.
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Miscellaneous Papers
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| The collection includes an unrelated hand-drawn colored political
cartoon (1806) lampooning a certain New York family (identity unknown) that was
found in a desk in Stamford, Connecticut. |
| The folder containing family genealogical and historical notes is
valuable for determining family relationships and for some anecdotal
information concerning Thomas Cochran, Jr. |
| Another folder contains undated personal correspondence from Emily
Cochran's sister and several sisters-in-law. This is followed by four folders
of undated personal and family correspondence. |
| There are nine folders of fragmentary letters and miscellaneous
notes, which have been organized by author: J. L Roberts, James Blair Cochran
(1799-1859), Emily (Brown) Walsh (1816-1881), Thomas Cochran, Jr., Emily Belden
(Walsh) Cochran (1844-1924), Thomas Cochran III, Emily Cochran (1872-1924), and
fragments from "various family members and friends." Of particular interest is
an early 8-page description of Virginia (ca. 1830s) by J. L. Roberts, who was
probably a business associate of James Blair Cochran. In addition, James Blair
Cochran collected numerous short poems, and biblical and mythological passages
(ca. 1830s and 1840s.) Some of these may also be found in Folder 2 of the
oversize items. |
| Emily Cochran, in addition to some correspondence, drew some
pencil sketches of objects and unidentified friends or family members in 1894
and 1895, which have been retained in this collection. There is also a folder
containing three items of ephemera collected by the Arthur H. Savage family in
1923. |
| The 18 folders of photographs are organized by individual family
members, unknown family and friends, and by place. |
| There is one folder containing dozens of visiting cards from
family and friends and advertising (business) cards. Another folder contains a
child's colored paper cut-out and several postcard pictures. |
| Finally, there are two folders of miscellaneous newspaper
clippings and two folders of other miscellaneous papers. In particular, the
researcher will find that the materials in the newspaper folders are a good
source of biographical information. |
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| 146.L.15.5B | 5 |
Political cartoon, March 1806.
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Family genealogies and historical notes.
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Emilie Cochran and sisters correspondence, undated.
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Undated family correspondence. 4 folders.
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J. L. Roberts letter (fragmentary) describing Virginia,
[ca. 1830s].
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Fragmentary correspondence:
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James Blair Cochran.
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Emily (Brown) Walsh.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr., undated.
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Thomas Cochran, Jr., 1870s, 1894.
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Emilie Belden (Walsh) Cochran, undated and [ca. 1878], 1992.
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Thomas Cochran III, 1890s.
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Emily Cochran.
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Various family members and friends.
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Emilie Cochran pencil sketches, 1894-1895.
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Arthur H. Savage family. Miscellaneous ephemera,
1923.
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Photographs:
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Thomas Cochran, Jr., 1843-1906.
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Emilie Belden (Walsh) Cochran, 1844-1924.
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Thomas Cochran III, 1871-1936.
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Emily Cochran, 1872-1924.
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Williams Cochran, 1876-.
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Moncrieff Mitchell Cochran, 1879-1931.
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Louise Cochran Savage, 1881.
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Cochran and Walsh family members, [ca. 19th century].
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Unknown family members, undated.
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Family members, friends and servants.
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Unknown family members. Tintypes.
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Unknown family members or friends, undated.
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Isle Royale, [ca. 1900s].
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`Monedin' summer cabin, Isle Royale, [ca. 1900s].
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European vacation[s], [ca. 1900s].
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Various subjects, 1906 and 1908.
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Isle Royale and Lake Charles, La., 1907.
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Various structures, undated and 1907 and 1923.
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Calling and business cards, [ca. late-19th century].
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Colored paper cut-out and postcard pictures,
[ca. late-19th century].
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Newspaper clippings:
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Various dates.
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Collected by Louise Cochran Savage, undated and 1920-1924.
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Miscellaneous papers. 2 folders.
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Oversize Materials
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Curtice's standard guide map of the City of St. Paul,
1915. No scale. 68 cm x 103 cm. Street car lines and city limits in red.
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Curtice's standard map of the City of St. Paul, 1902.
Scale 1600 ft. to an inch. 68 cm x 104 cm. Street car lines and cycle paths in
red. Annotated with the property holdings of Thomas and Mary A. Williams.
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Minneapolis, Saint Paul and vicinity, complements of
Minneapolis Improvement Company Northeast, owners of "Columbia Heights,"
Minneapolis, Minn. [ca. 1910s]. No scale. 75 cm x 91 cm. Electric street car
cable lines in red, parks and boulevards in green, and city limits in brown.
Annotated with the property holding of Thomas Williams ("Coursalle Mortgage")
near White Bear Lake.
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Various unrelated quotations apparently copied by James
B. Cochran (1799-1859), taken from philosophers, poets, authors (including
Shakespeare), the Bible, mythology, and other "Extracts from curiosities of
Literature," [ca. 1830s]. 7 items.
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Pencil drawing/design in two dimensions of a cross,
[ca. 1910].
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Letter fragment from James B. Cochran to "Mr. Robert
Cochrane, Junior" in Kirkcudbright, North Britain [Scotland], 1819.
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Diary fragment of Thomas Cochran (1806-1889), uncle of
Thomas Cochran, Jr., with consecutive entries made on the following dates:
Feb. 2, March 2, 4,10, 11, 12, 14, April
11, 1871, and April 28, 1972.
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| | | Personal entries describing a devoutly religious man's feelings
of guilt over business matters and concerns regarding his advancing age. |
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Letter from Thomas Cochran (1806-1889) [identity based
on handwriting, but is questionable] in Paris, to "Frederic" [?], dated July 1, 1845.
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| | | Labeled in pencil: "Mr. Cooper Calthorpe" [spelling of last name
unclear]. |
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Various anecdotes copied down under the title "Items
from [the?] French Revolution," [ca. 1830s].
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Reserve Materials
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Archbishop John Ireland (1838-1918) to Emily Cochran,
June 21, 1917. ALS, 1 p.
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Henry James (1843-1916) to Emily Cochran, Sept. 8, 1906. ALS, 3 pp.
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Henry James to Emily Cochran, Oct. 22, 1908. ALS, 1 p.
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