New West Education Commission. Records, 1879-1893.
Description
Historical Note
With the completion of the country's first continental railroad, the pace of westward expansion increased as many individuals and families began their lives anew. Many Congregationalists, as well as members of other faiths, established thriving communities with markets, churches, and schools. In 1880, the New West Education Commission (NWEC) was established to facilitate a new education program within the western states. Taking place within the school, this program would promote and uphold the social and religious wellbeing of Congregationalists. The NWEC established the office of the general secretary in Chicago, Illinois in 1881 with Reverend Charles Robinson Bliss in its charge. Rev. Bliss corresponded with teachers, principals, and clergy in the field through the Chicago office. As the work of the commission increased, a second office was added in Boston, Massachusetts in 1883 working closely with the Congregational Education Society. In 1893 the NWEC merged with the Congregational Education Society.
This historical note has been edited from its original. The original is available upon request.
Scope of Collection
The bulk of this collection contains correspondences between Reverend Charles Robinson Bliss, general secretary of the New West Education Commission, and teachers, principals, and clergy located in western states. Most of these correspondences are in New Mexico and Utah. A complete list of correspondents' names is available in the original finding aid. This scope has been edited from the 1984 original and is available upon request.
Further Searches
Subject Headings
American Board of Commissions for Foreign Missions.
American College and Education Society.
American Home Missionary Society.
American Society for Educating Pious Youth for Gospel Ministry.
Congregational Education Society.
Related Material
Jaques Family Collection correspondence, circa early 20th century. MS1014
Congregational Education Society records, 1816-1947. RG0755
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series. Documents in Series I are arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the person's surname with the entire correspondence group by year. Series II and III are arranged by date.
Contents
Series I: Correspondence Files of Charles Robinson Bliss |
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Date: | 1880-1893 | |||
Extent: | 19 reels, 5 record cartons | |||
Conditions Governing Access: | Access to the physical items is restricted when microfilm surrogate exists. Surrogates are to be used instead. Exceptions may be granted in cases of extenuating circumstance, at the discretion of the Librarian or Archivist. | |||
Scope of Series: | Series contains general correspondences of Charles Robinson Bliss and several teachers and clergy in the western states. Also included in this series are correspondence regarding the relations with the American Home Missionary Society and travel manuscripts of Charles Robinson Bliss. Folders 26, 27, and 28 appear to have been added after initial processing with no additional description other than year. | |||
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-F file | 1880 | B1/F1 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G file | 1880 | B1/F2 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, K-PQ file | 1880 | B1/F3 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-W file | 1880 | B1/F4 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1882 | B1/F5 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C file | 1882 | B1/F6 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1882 | B1/F7 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M-Q file | 1882 | B1/F8 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, T-W file | 1882 | B1/F9 | R1 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A file | 1882 | B1/F10 | R1 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, D-G file | 1882 | B1/F11 | R2 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M-N file | 1882 | B1/F12 | R2 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-F file | 1882 | B1/F13 | R2 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G file | 1882 | B1/F14 | R2 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-W file | 1882 | B1/F15 | R2 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1883 | B1/F16 | R2 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, D-E file | 1883 | B1/F17 | R3 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-L file | 1883 | B1/F18 | R3 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, P-R file | 1883 | B1/F19 | R3 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1883 | B1/F20 | R3 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, F-H file | 1883 | B1/F21 | R3 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, N-R file | 1883 | B1/F22 | R3 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, W file | 1883 | B1/F23 | R3 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1885 | B1/F24 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-L file | 1885 | B1/F25 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1885 | B1/F26 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, W file | 1885 | B1/F27 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1885 | B1/F28 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-F file | 1885 | B1/F29 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-K file | 1885 | B1/F30 | R4 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-S file | 1885 | B1/F30 | R4 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1886 | B2/F1 | R5 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G-H file | 1886 | B2/F2 | R5 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-J file | 1886 | B2/F3 | R5 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1886 | B2/F4 | R5 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1886 | B2/F5 | R5 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G-H file | 1886 | B2/F6 | R5 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, L-M file | 1886 | B2/F7 | R5 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1886 | B2/F8 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1886 | B2/F9 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-F file | 1886 | B2/F10 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, L-M file | 1886 | B2/F11 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1886 | B2/F12 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1887 | B2/F13 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-D file | 1887 | B2/F14 | R6 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G file | 1887 | B2/F15 | R6 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-K file | 1887 | B2/F16 | R7 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-S file | 1887 | B2/F17 | R7 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1887 | B2/F18 | R7 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1887 | B2/F19 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-L file | 1887 | B2/F20 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1887 | B2/F21 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-G file | 1887 | B2/F22 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, L file | 1887 | B2/F23 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-L file | 1887 | B2/F24 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1887-1888 | B2/F25 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-G file | 1887-1888 | B2/F26 | R8 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-K file | 1887-1888 | B2/F27 | R8 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1888-1889 | B2/F28 | R9 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1888-1889 | B3/F1 | R9 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, F-G file | 1888-1889 | B3/F2 | R9 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-L file | 1888-1889 | B3/F3 | R9 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, N-P file | 1888-1889 | B3/F4 | R9 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1889 | B3/F5 | R9 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-F file | 1889 | B3/F6 | R9 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, K-L file | 1889 | B3/F7 | R10 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, N-P file | 1889 | B3/F8 | R10 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1889 | B3/F9 | R10 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1889 | B3/F10 | R10 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1889 | B3/F11 | R10 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M-P file | 1889 | B3/F12 | R10 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, W file | 1889 | B3/F13 | R10 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1889 | B3/F14 | R11 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1889 | B3/F15 | R11 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M file | 1889 | B3/F16 | R11 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, N-P file | 1889 | B3/F17 | R11 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1889 | B3/F18 | R11 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-G file | 1889 | B3/F19 | R11 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-L file | 1889 | B3/F20 | R11 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, P file | 1889 | B3/F21 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1890 | B3/F22 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-F file | 1890 | B3/F23 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1890 | B3/F24 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, L file | 1890 | B3/F25 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1890 | B3/F26 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G file | 1890 | B4/F1 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-L file | 1890 | B4/F2 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1890 | B4/F3 | R12 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1890 | B4/F4 | R12 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, G file | 1890 | B4/F5 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H-I file | 1890 | B4/F6 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1890 | B4/F7 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1891 | B4/F8 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1891 | B4/F9 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, J-L file | 1891 | B4/F10 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1891 | B4/F11 | R13 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1891 | B4/F12 | R13 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1891 | B4/F13 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M-P file | 1891 | B4/F14 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1891 | B4/F15 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1891 | B4/F16 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, E-F file | 1891 | B4/F17 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1891 | B4/F18 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, K-L file | 1891 | B4/F19 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1891 | B4/F20 | R14 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1891 | B4/F21 | R14 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1891 | B4/F22 | R15 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1891 | B4/F23 | R15 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-L file | 1891 | B4/F24 | R15 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1892 | B4/F25 | R15 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-D file | 1892 | B4/F26 | R15 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1892 | B4/F27 | R15 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-K file | 1892 | B4/F28 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, S-T file | 1892 | B4/F29 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1892 | B5/F1 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1892 | B5/F2 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1892 | B5/F3 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M-P file | 1892 | B5/F4 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1892 | B5/F5 | R16 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1892 | B5/F6 | R16 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1892 | B5/F7 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-L file | 1892 | B5/F8 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, R-T file | 1892 | B5/F9 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1892 | B5/F10 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1892 | B5/F11 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1892 | B5/F12 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-L file | 1892 | B5/F13 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1893 | B5/F14 | R17 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1893 | B5/F15 | R17 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1893 | B5/F16 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, M-P file | 1893 | B5/F17 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, A-B file | 1893 | B5/F18 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, C-G file | 1893 | B5/F19 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, H file | 1893 | B5/F20 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence files of Charles Robinson Bliss, I-L file | 1893 | B5/F21 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence | 1881-1882 | B5/F22 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence | 1886-1888 | B5/F23 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence | 1890 | B5/F24 | R18 | |
RESTRICTED Correspondence | 1892-1893 | B5/F25 | R18 | |
Correspondence | 1881 | B5/F26 | ||
Correspondence | 1883 | B5/F27 | ||
Correspondence | 1894 | B5/F28 | ||
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Notes from England trip | 1891 July-August | B5/F29 | R19 | |
RESTRICTED Notes from Jaurez, Mexico | 1890 December 24 | B5/F30 | R19 | |
Series II: Correspondence Files |
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Date: | 1880-1881 | |||
Extent: | 1 document case | |||
Conditions Governing Access: | Access to the physical items is restricted when microfilm surrogate exists. Surrogates are to be used instead. Exceptions may be granted in cases of extenuating circumstance, at the discretion of the Librarian or Archivist. | |||
Scope of Series: | Series contains general correspondence between Charles Robinson Bliss and Reverend F.A. Noble, Colonel C.G. Hammond, E.W. Blatchford and institutions in New Mexico, including the University of New Mexico. Also contained in this series are the personal notes of Rev. Bliss and various photographs. | |||
Date | Box/Folder | |||
Correspondence | 1880 October - 1881 March | B6/F1 | ||
Correspondence | 1880 October - 1881 March | B6/F2 | ||
Correspondence, University of New Mexico | 1881 | B6/F3 | ||
Correspondence, Institutions in New Mexico | 1881 | B6/F4 | ||
Correspondence, Institutions in New Mexico | 1881 | B6/F5 | ||
Photographs | undated | B6/F6 | ||
Series III: Record and Reports |
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Date: | 1879-1893 | |||
Extent: | 1 record carton, 1 document case and 3 reels | |||
Conditions Governing Access: | Access to the physical items is restricted when microfilm surrogate exists. Surrogates are to be used instead. Exceptions may be granted in cases of extenuating circumstance, at the discretion of the Librarian or Archivist. | |||
Physical Access: | 1 item in this series, B8/F6, requires staff to instruct proper technique to handle and turn pages of item. | |||
Scope of Series: | Series contains New West Education Commission reports and records that are bound. Series also contains issues of the journal The Gleaner from 1884-1892 in a single volume bounded, the personal notes of Charles Robinson Bliss and his notes for the history of New West Education Commission. | |||
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Annual Reports | 1881-1893 | B7/F1 | R19 | |
RESTRICTED Annual Reports | 1888 | B7/F2 | R19 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Record Book, Volume 1 | 1879-1883 | B7/F3 | R20 | |
RESTRICTED Record Book, Volume 2 | 1884-1892 | B7/F4 | R20 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED The Gleaner | 1884-1892 | B7/F5 | R21 | |
Date | Box/Folder | Reel | ||
RESTRICTED Letters, Bound | 1880-1890 | B7/F6 | R19 | |
RESTRICTED Notes for a history of the NWEC | circa 1890s | B8/F6 | R19 |