Boller, Mary P., 1843-1910
Dates
- Existence: 1843 - 1910
Parallel Names
- Parsons, Mary
Biography
Mary P. Boller (1843-1910) was a poet and writer.
Mary Parsons Boller was born March 25, 1843, in New York City, New York to James Bowne Parsons Sr. and Eliza Ferris Cook. Mary married Henry A. Boller on November 15, 1866, in Flushing, New York. The Bollers moved to Kansas to where Henry worked as a cattleman in 1868, then to Denver, Colorado in 1878. Mary was a poet and writer. She died in Denver in 1910.
Citation:
Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller papers, 1853-1959 (Poet (based on journals) and writer (based on discussion of literary career in letters); Name referred to as M.P. or Mary P. in several documents)1887 Denver Directory Volume III, via WWW, accessed November 29, 2023 (Mary P. Boller) https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/1887_denver_directory_v3.pdf
FamilySearch, accessed November 29, 2023 (Mary Parsons Boller was born March 25, 1843, in New York City, New York to James Bowne Parsons Sr. and Eliza Ferris Cook; married Henry A. Boller on November 15, 1866, in Flushing, New York; died in Denver in 1910) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLVD-C12
State Historical Society of North Dakota, via WWW, accessed November 28, 2023 (the Bollers moved to Kansas to where Henry worked as a cattleman in 1868, then to Denver, Colorado in 1878)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller papers
Contains handwritten letters and diaries by Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller, speeches given by Mary in Denver, Colorado, a scrapbook of clippings, a notebook of poetry clippings, a handwritten essay and photocopies of publications by Henry A. Boller or inscribed to him, and other loose ephemera. Diaries discuss personal affairs, and the letters deal with both personal and professional issues and document the literary career of Mary Boller. Materials dated 1853-1959.
Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller letters and scrapbook, 1858-1910
Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller letters and scrapbook. Scrapbook consists of news, obituary, and poetry clippings pasted into a notebook, with other loose ephemera included. Letters are sent between Mary and Henry and to the couple from various senders. Materials dated 1862-1910.
Mary P. Boller papers, 1863-1913
Contains the diaries of Mary P. Boller, handwritten speeches given by Mary in Denver, and a notebook of poetry presumably written by Mary. Materials dated 1863-1913.
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- Diaries 2
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- Colorado -- History 1
- Literature 1
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