James B. Olcott Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1977-0003

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from Olcott to "Miss Tudor". A small numbers of items are addressed to Mr. Olcott or are from Emily Olcott>. Some agricultural publications are included.

Dates

undated, 1883-1916

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from the owner(s) of the copyright.

Biography

James B. Olcott lived in Manchester, Connecticut. He was appointed to a committee of three to investigate and report on an offer of land and money from Augustus and Charles Storrs to establish a school of agriculture in Storrs, Connecticut. The report from the committee was favorable, and the 1880 offer was accepted in 1881 by the General Assembly, and the Storrs Agricultural School was established. The organization of the school was entrusted to T. S. Gold, J. B. Olcott, and S. W. Johnson. James B. Olcott was a member of the first Board of Trustees of Storrs Agricultural Schoolame>.