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Kuhlman Family Papers
MSS-2017-04-25
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Kuhlman Family Papers
source:
Kuhlman Family
creator:
Kuhlman, Harry
creator:
Kuhlman, Hazel McIntosh
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2017-04-25
Physical Description:
4 boxes
(1.88 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1888-1972
Abstract: The Kuhlman Family Papers (1888-1972) includes the personal papers of Harry Kuhlman, a materials engineer in the California
State Department of Highways and his wife, Hazel McIntosh, a graduate of the California State Normal School in 1914 and teacher
in Sacramento County. The collection includes personal items and papers related to Mrs. Kuhlman's education in Roseville,
Sacramento, and the California State Normal School, their marriage, their occupations (especially Mrs. Kuhlman's teaching
career and Mr. Kuhlman's retirement), and some papers of Hazel's mother, Alice McIntosh. Also included are photographs, photographic
negatives, a photo album, and a paper doll.
The collection is open for research.
Kuhlman Family Papers, MSS-2017-04-25, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Harry Kuhlman (December 10, 1893 – March 6, 1972), born in Chicago, was a resident of San Jose as well as a World War I veteran
who was recruited into the Aviation Corps. He then worked as a materials engineer in the California State Department of Highways.
Hazel McIntosh (March 14, 1892 – March 29, 1974), born in Roseville, was a graduate of the California State Normal School
(class of 1914). With her teaching degree, she moved on to teach in primary and grammar schools in various cities and counties.
Her mother, Alice W. McIntosh, was also a teacher in Roseville schools until her death in 1931.
Harry and Hazel met at the San Jose State Normal School and were married in 1931, settling in Roseville afterwards. Mrs. Kuhlman
stated in her will that the Kuhlmans' estate (valued at $482,753.95) would be left to California State University, San Jose.
The donation was named "The Hazel and Harry Kuhlman Scholarship Trust" and went into effect in 1977. The scholarship was intended
to help students in good academic standing based on their financial need, and was actually an agreement for loan, since students
receiving the money would need to pay the money back to the university later.
Mrs. Kuhlman was passionate about education in her own career as a teacher as well as supporting higher education through
the scholarship trust. The Kuhlmans' generosity helped many students continue their education at the university.
The Kuhlman Family Papers (1888-1972) follows the lives of Harry Kuhlman (1893-1972) and Hazel McIntosh (1892-1974). Though
the couple is mostly known for their generous donation to the California State University, San Jose through the sale of their
estate, the collection's contents do not contain much information about the Hazel and Harry Kuhlman Scholarship Trust. The
collection's contents do include many of their personal papers from their early lives, such as a newspaper clipping about
Harry Kuhlman's recruitment into the Aviation Corps and Hazel McIntosh's papers from her primary and secondary schooling as
well as her education at the California State Normal School. Also included are some papers from Hazel McIntosh's teaching
career as well as some papers that belonged to Hazel's mother, Alice McIntosh, who was also a teacher. There are some items
having to do with the Kuhlman marriage as well as some other documents highlighting Harry's retirement and his death in 1972.
Accrual on October 2023 added photographs, photographic negatives, a photo album, and a paper doll to the collection.
Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions
also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational
purposes.
Collection processed by Grace Song. Accrual processed by Christine Thuy Minh Nguyen (October 2023).
The collection is arranged in three series: I. Personal Papers; II. Photographs and Photographic Negatives; III. Empty Envelopes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Jose State Normal School -- Students
San José State University -- Scholarships
Roseville (Calif.) -- Teachers
Sacramento (Calif.) -- Teachers
Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.
Photography -- Negatives
Kuhlman Family