Container List
Series 1
Correspondence
1828-2000
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-4, Carton 1
Scope and Content Note
Divided into 5 subseries: Herbert Eugene Bolton, Bolton family, Frances Appleton, Jane Adams and Janes family.
Subseries 1.1
Herbert Eugene Bolton
1885-1987
Physical Description:
Box 1-2, Box 3, folders 1-14, Box 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically and then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters from Herbert E. Bolton to his brother Frederick E. Bolton with a few responses over a fifty year period,
discussing education, finances, career, and family; letters between Herbert E. Bolton and his wife and family while on research
trips including to Mexico. Also includes some business correspondence as well as correspondence concerning H.E. Bolton's
death, memorial, and book royalties.
Bolton, Gertrude Janes and family
Carton 4, Folder 12a
Postcards
1911,
undated
Note
from Herbert Eugene Bolton papers
Box 3, Folder 11
Bolton, Herbert Eugene, [Jr.] and daughters
1922-1953
Box 3, Folder 12
Business
1943-1944,
undated
Box 3, Folder 13
About death and memorial
1953
Box 3, Folder 14
About book royalties
1978,
1987
Subseries 1.2
Bolton family
1850-2000
Physical Description:
Box 3, folders 15-24 and Carton 1, folders 1-7
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between various family members including Laura Bell, Gertrude Bolton, Grace Bolton, Olive Bolton,
Rosaline Abigail Bolton, Robert "Bob" Weldon Brower, Genie Bolton Johnson, Dorothy Morrison, and Winnie Nafus. Also includes
correspondence between the Bolton family and the University of California, Berkeley.
Box 3, Folder 15
Bell, Laura and family
1912-1970
Box 3, Folder 16
Bolton, Edwin Latham family
1850-1886
Box 3, Folder 17
Bolton, Frederick Elmer family
1896-1912
Box 3, Folder 18
Bolton, Gertrude Janes to Olive Bolton
1896-1905
Box 3, Folder 19
Bolton, Gertrude Janes
Circa 1912; 1954-1955
Box 3, Folder 24
Bolton, Rosaline Abigail
1903-1911
Carton 1, Folder 1
About
Padre on Horseback
1972
Carton 1, Folder 2
Smith, Meredith Bolton
1996-2000
Carton 1, Folder 3
Johnson, Genie Bolton
1953-1971
Carton 1, Folder 4
Morrison, Dorothy
1973,
2000
Carton 1, Folder 5
Nafus, Edwinna "Winnie" Bolton
1943,
1953
Carton 1, Folder 6
University of California, Berkeley
1952-1981
Subseries 1.3
Frances Appleton
1937-1978
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 8-22
Arrangement
Divided into incoming and outgoing, then arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Frances and her mother Gertrude Bolton concerning a coat and her father Herbert E. Bolton,
between Frances and her husband Ted Appleton, mostly during Ted's time in Virginia in 1954, and with sister Gertrude Coleman
concerning their parent's estate.
Carton 1, Folder 8-12
Bolton, Gertrude Janes
1951-1954
Carton 1, Folder 13-19
Appleton, Francis "Ted"
1943-1959
Carton 1, Folder 20
Coleman, Gertrude
1954-1955
Subseries 1.4
Jane Adams
1924-1993
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 23-51
Arrangement
Divided into incoming and outgoing, then arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence with sister Frances Appleton concerning family matters including their father's works, letters written
to her family as a young women while away from home, including a trip to the Midwest to visit relatives, and correspondence
with various family members discussing family issues.
Carton 1, Folder 23-27
Appleton, Frances
1960-1978
Carton 1, Folder 28
Bolton, Gertrude Janes
1940,
1947
Carton 1, Folder 29-30
Bolton, Frederick Elmer
1942-1962
Carton 1, Folder 37
Treutlein, Charlotte
1939-1941
Carton 1, Folder 39
Adams, Francis "Fran"
1945,
undated
Carton 1, Folder 40-41
Appleton, Frances
1954,
1971
Carton 1, Folder 42
About Frances Appleton
1978-1979
Carton 1, Folder 43-48
Bolton, Herbert Eugene family
1924-1929
Carton 1, Folder 49
Brower, Robert Weldon
1987,
1993
Carton 1, Folder 51
Miscellaneous
1964,
undated
Subseries 1.5
Janes family
1828-1978
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 52-56
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically and then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between the Herbert Eugene Bolton family and his wife's family especially her sister Lula Janes Abercrombie,
an opera singer, and niece Gertrude Abercrombie. Also includes early family correspondence dating from 1828 between various
Janes family members.
Carton 1, Folder 52
Early family correspondence
1828-1917
Carton 1, Folder 54
Abercrombie, Lula Janes with Jane Adams
1952-1960
Carton 1, Folder 54a
Abercrombie, Lula Janes
1909-1954,
undated
Note
from Herbert Eugene Bolton papers
Carton 1, Folder 55-56
Abercrombie, Gertrude to Jane Adams
1961-1978
Series 2
Bolton Family History
1934-1997
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 57-73
Scope and Content Note
Divided into 3 subseries containing genealogies of Bolton and Janes families, biographies of Bolton family members, writings
of various family members and clippings.
Subseries 2.1
Genealogies
undated
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 57-60
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains genealogical information on the Bolton, Latham, Cady, and Janes families, some submitted as forms to the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The Bolton-Latham-Cady papers include transcripts of correspondence from the 19th century with
relatives still living in England and during the American Civil War.
Carton 1, Folder 57
Bolton family histories
undated
Carton 1, Folder 58-59
Bolton-Latham-Cady papers
undated
Oversize Drawer A, Folder 1
Subseries 2.2
Biographies
1934-1997
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 61-68
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically
Scope and Content Note
Contains Bolton family biographies gathered or written by Meredith Bolton Smith.
Carton 1, Folder 61
Appleton, Frances
1977-1978
Carton 1, Folder 62
Adams, Jane
1983,
undated
Carton 1, Folder 63
"Night Vigil" by Eugenie Bolton
1934
Carton 1, Folder 64-66
"Oh Womankind" by Meredith Bolton Smith
1997
Carton 1, Folder 67
Miscellaneous Biographies by Meredith Bolton Smith
1997
Carton 1, Folder 68
"Los Gatos of Bygone Days" by Nancy Sawyer Taylor and Meredith Bolton Smith
1997
Subseries 2.3
Miscellaneous
1930-1972
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 69-73
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains family writings, including a small book of poetry by Martha Gertrude Bolton published after her death, and clippings
about family members.
Carton 1, Folder 69
Bolton, Gertrude Janes
1936,
1954
Carton 1, Folder 70
Johnson, Eugenie Bolton
Circa 1930-1953
Carton 1, Folder 71
Bolton, Martha Gertrude "Bambi"
1959
Carton 1, Folder 72
Bolton family clippings
1936-1972
Carton 1, Folder 73
Janes-Abercrombie clippings
undated
Series 3
Herbert Eugene Bolton
1909-1987
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 1-31; Oversize folder 2
Scope and Content Note
Divided into 4 subseries: biographical, publications, speeches and miscellaneous items.
Subseries 3.1
Biographical
1909-1987
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 1-14
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically and then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains biographies written by family members including Frederick E. Bolton, Herbert E. Bolton, Jr. and Martha Bolton, and
by colleagues, articles, and clippings. Also includes material concerning his death and a bibliography of essays written about
Herbert E. Bolton.
Carton 2, Folder 1
by Frederick E. Bolton
1953,
1962
Carton 2, Folder 2-4
by Herbert E. Bolton Jr.
1953,
1969
Carton 2, Folder 5
by Martha Bolton [Smith]
1958
Carton 2, Folder 6
by Helene Bolton Herbert
undated
Carton 2, Folder 7
by unknown Bolton relatives
undated
Carton 2, Folder 12
Clippings-general
1909-1987
Carton 2, Folder 13
Clippings-about death
1953
Carton 2, Folder 14
Bibliography of essays about Herbert Eugene Bolton
1953
Subseries 3.2
Publications
1932-1933
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 15-21
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically
Scope and Content Note
Contains article "The Epic of Greater America," and galley proofs of Padre on Horseback, published by son-in-law Ted Brower,
as well as a Spanish translation. Also includes bibliographies of Herbert E. Bolton's published works.
Carton 2, Folder 15
The Epic of Greater America
1933
Carton 2, Folder 20
Spanish translation
undated
Carton 2, Folder 21
Bibliographies
1932,
undated
Subseries 3.3
Speeches
1925-1939
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 22-24
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Scope and Content Note
Contains speeches, "The Mission as a Frontier Institution in the Spanish-American Colonies," "The Mormons in the Opening
of the Great West," and "Some Cultural Assets of Latin Americirca"
Carton 2, Folder 22
The Mission as a Frontier Institution in the Spanish-American Colonies
undated
Carton 2, Folder 23
The Mormons in the Opening of the Great West
1925
Carton 2, Folder 24
Some Cultural Assets of Latin America
1939
Subseries 3.4
Miscellaneous
1880s-1977
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 25-31; Oversize folder 2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains honors, awards and degrees, a scrapbook and clippings
Box 4, Folder 15
Autograph book
1880s
Note
from Herbert Eugene Bolton papers
Carton 2, Folder 25
Honors, Awards, Degrees
1945-1974
Oversize Drawer A, Folder 2
California Historical Survey Commission
1916
Series 4
Frederick Elmer Bolton
1958-1963
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 1-34
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically
Scope and Content Note
Contains a bibliography of Frederick E. Bolton's works, clippings and a copy of his manuscript,
History of the University of Washington, 1855-1961.
Carton 3, Folder 3-34
History of the University of Washington, 1855-1961
1961
Series 5
Frances Appleton
1897-1979
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 35-45, and 1 oversize folder
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically and then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains employment history in social work, degrees and awards, estate issues and miscellaneous material of husband Francis
"Ted" Appleton.
Carton 3, Folder 35
Degrees and Awards
1919-1962
Oversize Drawer A, Folder 1
University of California, Berkeley diploma
1920
Carton 3, Folder 36-39
Employment history
1935-1971
Carton 3, Folder 40
Social work essay
undated
Carton 3, Folder 44
Ted Appleton miscellaneous
1969-1970,
undated
Carton 3, Folder 45
Ted and Frances Appleton miscellaneous
1897-1972
Series 6
Jane Adams
1916-1985
Physical Description:
Carton3, folders 46-49
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically
Scope and Content Note
Contains information concerning Portola Expedition Bicentennial Foundation and other miscellaneous papers.
Carton 3, Folder 46-47
Portola Expedition Bicentennial Foundation
1975-1984
Carton 3, Folder 48
Personal business correspondence
1960-circa1985
Carton 3, Folder 50
School-age work
1916-1917
Note
from Herbert Eugene Bolton papers