Hazard, Rowland, 1829-1898.

Rowland Hazard, the son of Rowland Gibson Hazard and Caroline Newbold, was born August 16, 1829. He attended Brown University and remained active in University activities after graduation. Later he formed a group called the "Club" consisting of several other intellectuals who wrote papers on topics of interest. These papers, dating from 1868 to 1883, are found in Series VIII, in two volumes, at the end of the collection.

Rowland Hazard was an influential man of his time. He traveled much and was active in politics, religion, and industry. The items in this collection cover the major part of Hazard's life and are divided into eight different series, consisting of school records, correspondence, business records, newspaper clippings, memorial service, speeches, miscellaneous, and club records. Of particular interest are the speeches and club records which make up the majority of the collection.

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