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Class of 1903 Elbert Sidney Brigham scrapbook, 1903

 Item — Box: 88, Folder: 1
Identifier: A9

Scope and Contents

This small scrapbook contains photographs and other print ephemera, along with hand-painted verses and illustrations.

Dates

  • Creation: 1903

Biographical / Historical

From the Middlebury College General Catalogue, 1950: Son of Sanford J. and Sarah J. (Bronson) Brigham. Born in St. Albans, VT, October 19, 1877. Prepared for college at St. Albans High School. Farmer, St. Albans, VT. President, Vermont State Horticultural Society, 1904-1905. Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Vermont, 1913-1924. Member, Advisory Committee on National Agricultural Problems, Washington, D.C., 1917-1918. President, Franklin County Farm Bureau, 1915-. Director, Franklin County Bank, St. Albans, 1922-. Director, National Life Insurance Co., 1924-; Vice President, 1933-1937; President, 1937-1948. Representative to Congress, 1st Vermont District, 1924 and 1926. Breeder of blooded cattle. Trustee of Middlebury College, 1922-. Married Anna Sarah Hazen, October 2, 1906.

Extent

1 Folder (Box #88, Folder #1)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

B3 3 Bottom

Related Materials

The scrapbook is very similar to that of Brigham's future wife, Anna Sarah Hazen, also class of 1903.

Repository Details

Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States