Scope and Contents
Collection contains an original card index for the collection, used for finding each item when bound (pamphlets have since been disbound. Additonally, the original table of contents is included from volumes that have been disbound. Bailey's Vermont pamphlets are shelved in Special Collections. All of the cataloged pamphlets (over 900) can be found in Midcat by doing a title search on Bailey’s Collection of Vermont Pamphlets. The earliest pamphlet in the collection dates back to 1794, and other pamphlets date from the very early 1800’s to Bailey’s death in 1914. Pamphlets cover a broad range of topics, from town histories to railroad annual reports and a report on the Dred Scott decision on slavery. As we celebrate the quadricentennial of the discovery of Lake Champlain by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, it is worth noting that there is an extensive collection of materials on the Lake Champlain and Hudson River Tercentenary among the Bailey Pamphlets.
Dates
- 1794-1914
Creator
- Bailey, Horace Ward, d. 1914 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish materials, contact: Special Collections & Archives Middlebury College Phone: (802) 443-2387 Email: specialcollections@middlebury.edu
Biographical / Historical
Horace Ward Bailey was a native Vermonter who served the state in many capacities, from State Senator and U. S. Marshall to State Railroad Commissioner and member of the Champlain Tercentenary Commission. He may well be best remembered for his collection of Vermont pamphlets, which “was one of the most complete in the country, and included some of the rarest known specimens of the early days of the history of the State,” according to a memorial volume written by his friends.
Cataloging Project Completed for the Bailey Collection of Vermont Pamphlets
Extent
4 Boxes (3 index file boxes, one document box. )
Immediate Source of Acquisition
After Mr. Bailey’s death in 1914, his collection of Vermont pamphlets was purchased from his estate for the library at Middlebury College. For many decades this collection of 130 bound volumes of pamphlets had a paper index, but was otherwise uncataloged and unused. Thanks to a recently completed ten-year project by the Catalog Department, the pamphlets have been cataloged, and the most unique and interesting pamphlets are being digitized as well. Cataloging Project Completed for the Bailey Collection of Vermont Pamphlets
Separated Materials
Bailey's Vermont pamphlet's are shelved in various locations in Special Collections. All of the cataloged pamphlets (over 900) can be found in Midcat by doing a title search on Bailey’s Collection of Vermont Pamphlets.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States
specialcollections@middlebury.edu
