Hays Family papers, 1808-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hays Family
Title
Hays Family papers
Dates
1808-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
8 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 502
Summary
Materials relating to the history of the Hays family (including the Denecke, Lindsey, and Weber families that married into the Hays family).
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Samuel Hubbard Hays (b. May 18, 1864 - d. November 17, 1934) was born in Juneau, Wisconsin. His father, James B. Hays, was involved in politics and law, serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and later the Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court in 1885. Samuel attended school in Wisconsin until their family moved to Idaho Territory, when Samuel became the deputy clerk of the Bingham County circuit court in Blackfoot, Idaho.

In 1889, Samuel was admitted to the bar in Idaho Territory and began practicing law in Boise. In the 1890s, he served on the Boise City Council, and served as Idaho Attorney General from 1889-1901 during the administration of Governor Steunenberg. While attorney general, Hays authored the proclamation of martial law during the Coeur d'Alene riots.

On March 1, 1888, Samuel married Gertrude Lindsey with whom he shared six children (five survived past infancy). Their house, the Samuel Hays House (1892) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was remodeled in 1926.

One of his grandsons, also named Samuel H. Hays, became a Colonel in the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He was born to Samuel D. and Gertrude D. Hays in Boise, Idaho in July 21, 1919. He attended Boise High School and graduated from Boise Junior College in 1937. From 1936-1939, he served in the 116th Cavalry Idaho National Guard and then he was appointed to the US Military Academy at West Point in 1938, graduating in 1942. Shortly after that, he attended Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and was assigned to the 94th Infantry Division during World War II.

During WWII, he participated in the investiture of the Channel ports of Lorient and St. Nazaire, and the campaigns of Northern France, Rhineland, and Ardennes-Alsace on the 3rd Army's drive across France and Germany to Czechoslovakia (1944-1945). For his participation during these campaigns, he was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster.

In 1945-1946, he was assigned to the Allied Mission in Germany and was an observer to the Greek Plebiscite in 1946. For this, he received the Legion of Merit. From 1946-1947, he was assigned to EUCOM. From 1947-1950, while an instructor at West Point, he earned a Master's Degree in Political Science from Columbia University (graduating in 1950). After that, he commanded the 2/26th Infantry Regiment at Bamberg, West Germany from 1950-1953.

After that, he was a Professor of Military Science at the University of Montana from 1953-1956. After that, he was assigned to the Staff COMSEVENTH Fleet in Japan from 1956-1957. After that, he worked at the Pentagon at ODCSPER from 1957-1961. After that, he attended the Army War College, graduating in 1962. After that, he commanded the 34d Battle Group 6th Infantry in West Berlin from 1962-1963. After that, he was the Chief of Staff for the Berlin Brigade from 1963-1965, for which he received an oak leaf cluster to his Legion of Merit.

Samuel concluded his military career as a Professor and Department Head of Military Psychology & Leadership at the US Military Academy, from which he served from 1965-1969. Upon his retirement, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.

After retiring from the Army in 1969, Samuel joined the State University of New York (SUNY) in Albany, working as the head of the Public Executive Project. In 1980, he retired and moved to the San Francisco Bay area and contributed to numerous foundations and charities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains materials related to the history of the Hays family (including the Denecke, Lindsey, and Weber families that married into the Hays family). Several family members have already conducted various genealogy research, which is included in the collection (such as handwritten family trees, documents explaining family history, etc.). Most of the collection contains materials related to Samuel H. Hays (1864-1934) and his grandson, also named Samuel H. Hays, who was a Colonel in World War II. These materials include handwritten letters, political and military documents, publications and pamphlets, scrapbooks/photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[DESCRIPTION OF ITEM], Hays Family Papers (MG 502), Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Samuel H. HaysReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Photo Review of the 94th Infantry Division
1944
1 2
History of the 94th Infantry Division in World War II
1948
1 3
Voyage to England: Memories of England by Samuel H. Hays
1944
1 4
Account of the Cold War in Bamberg 1950-1953 by Samuel H. Hays
1950-1953
1 5
Fragments of History by Samuel H. Hays
1944
1 6
Chapter I: "The Objective is Security" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 7
Chapter II: "Institutional Machinery" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 8
Chapter III: "Interaction with the Environment" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 9
Chapter IV: "Additional Roles in Serving Society" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 10
Chapter V: "Management & Support Activities" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 11
Chapter VI: "Authority, Organization, and Control" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 12
Chapter VII: "Recruitment" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 13
Chapter VIII: "Indoctrination" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 14
Chapter IX: "The Problems with People" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 15
Chapter X: "Social Adaptation" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 16
Chapter XI: "The Results" in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 17
Bibliography in Guardians of the Republic by Samuel H. Hays
undated
1 18
Samuel H. Hays Letters
1847-1862
1 19
Samuel H. Hays Journal
1938
1 20
Samuel H. Hays Journal: Commonplace Book
1940
1 21
Samuel H. Hays Journal
1942
1 22
Samuel H. Hays Journal: My Stretch in the Service
1942
1 23
Samuel H. Hays Journal: Thoughts and Concepts
1980-1990
1 24
Samuel H. Hays Journal: Reflections on Somalia
1984
1 25
Samuel H. Hays Journal: Thoughts & Concepts II
1990-1995
1 26
Samuel H. Hays Journal: Thoughts & Concepts III
1994-2000
1 27
Samuel H. Hays Journal: Thoughts
2000-2003

Series II: Samuel D. Hays and The Denecke'sReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 28
Photocopies about Helen Denecke
undated
2 29
Miscellaneous Documents
undated
2 30
Lindsey's (some others) - sources and supplementary information
undated
2 31
Anna Gertrude Denecke
1918, undated
2 32
William A. Denecke
undated
2 33
William A. Denecke manuscript
undated
2 34
Gertrude Denecke Hays manuscript
undated
2 35
Samuel D. Hays - Summary, Looking Back, Instances
undated
2 36
Samuel D. Hays - Travel, Transportation, Automobiles
1960, 1967, undated
2 37
Samuel D. Hays - Military Career
undated
2 38
Samuel D. Hays - Athletics, Football
undated
2 39
Samuel D. Hays - Work History, Organizations, Music, Hospitalizations
undated
2 40
Samuel D. Hays - Houses & Homes; Family
undated
2 41
Samuel D. Hays - Payette Lakes 2 versions
1957
2 42
Samuel D. Hays - "Me" and My Story
undated
2 43
Hays Letters (folder 1 of 3)
undated
2 44
Hays Letters (folder 2 of 3)
1860s, 1990s
2 45
Hays Letters (folder 3 of 3)
1963, 1969-1970, 1975-1976, 1993, undated
2 46
Hays - History & Genealogy
undated
2 47
Genealogy of the Hays Family
undated
2 48
Roots & Branches - Hays
1993
2 49
The World Book of Hays
1991
2 50
Hays Family Genealogy & Historical Sketch
1984
2 51
Memoirs - Gertrude Denecke Hays & Anna weber Denecke
1982
2 52
Samuel D. Hays - Genealogy & Reminiscences
undated
2 53
The Reid Family 1776-1974
1974

Series III: Family Photo AlbumsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 54
Miscellaneous Photos
undated
3 55
Family Photographs - Cooper & Nagle Families
1840-1928
3 56
Nagle/Cooper Family Photo Album
undated
3 57
Colonel Samuel H. Hays Photo Album
undated
3 58
Hays Family Photos: The Bamberg Years (folder 1 of 3)
1950-1953
3 59
Hays Family Photos: The Bamberg Years (folder 2 of 3)
1950-1953
3 60
Hays Family Photos: The Bamberg Years (folder 3 of 3)
1950-1953
3 61
Hays Family Photo Album (folder 1 of 3)
1920-1972
3 62
Hays Family Photo Album (folder 2 of 3)
1920-1972
3 63
Hays Family Photo Album (folder 3 of 3)
1920-1972
4 64
Hays Family Photo Album
1860-1906
4 65
Denecke/Weber Family (folder 1 of 2)
undated
4 66
Denecke/Weber Family (folder 2 of 2)
undated
4 67
Hays/Lindsey/Denecke Photo Album
1865-1947

Series IV: Mixed Family MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 68
Peralta Family History & Oakland, California
1910-2002
4 69
Official and Historical Atlas Map of Alameda County
1890-2000
4 70
Photos of various Hays graves and headstones
1991
4 71
Scrapbook of Payette Lakes and Other Trips
1906-1970
4 72
Gertrude Hays Holland's Research Paper on the Steunenberg Murder
submitted by her to "Time" in 1931. Also includes additional reports and papers on the riots
1931
4 73
Murder of Steunenberg, the trial, and Senator Borah's Career
undated

Series V: Hays Family News ClippingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 74
Hays Family News lippings
1886-1969
4 75
Certificates
state high shool certificate (Gertrude Denecke Hays), high shool certificates (class completion, honor roll & graduation for Samuel H. Hays)
1929, undated
4 76
Miscellaneous materials
photograph (undated), Idaho Daily Statesman (June 16, 1916), Report to the Governor of Idaho on the Insurrection in Shoshone County, Idaho (April 29, 1899), The Backbone Class of 1942
1899, 1916, 1942, undated
5 77
Programs, Menus
undated

Series VI: Clara CooperReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 78
Roy Cooper Cemetery Plot
1925, 1966, undated
5 79
Clara Cooper Correspondence
1955, 1962, undated
5 80
Clara Cooper Financial Records
1958, 1962, 1966, 1970-1971
5 81
Postcard Correspondence
1928-1977
5 82
Postcards (blank)
undated
5 83
Betty C. Hays Syracuse University Transcript
undated
5 84
Brass Plate (Nagle)
undated
5 85
Clara Cooper "Nana" passports, ID cards
1969
5 86
"Nana" Nagle
undated
5 87
Clara Cooper "Nana" religious materials
undated
5 88
Clara Cooper "Nana" notebooks
undated
5 89
Clara Cooper "Nana"
undated
5 90
Dorothy Cooper Beaver & Family (Betty C. Hays' sisters)
undated
5 91
Clara Cooper "Nana" & Friends
undated

Series VII: Colonel Samuel H. HaysReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 92
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Hays
circa 1980s
5 93
John F. Kennedy visit, West Berlin
1963
5 94
unidentified photographs, negatives
undated
5 95
Colonel Samuel H. Hays Photographs
undated
5 96
group photographs of Colonel & Mrs. Samuel H. (Betty) Hays
undated
5 97
Betty Claire Cooper, Betty C. Hays
1930s

Series VIII: Materials About the Hays FamilyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 98
Boise Idaho - Centennial Celebration clippings
1934
5 99
Twin Falls Irrigation Project newspaper clippings, documents, and photographs
undated
5 100
pamphlets
undated
5 101
clippings, photographs, and correspondence
1889, undated
5 102
newspaper clippings
newspapers include The Idaho Statesman, Camp Adair Sentry
1911-1964
5 103
newspaper clippings
undated
5 104
family record of births
photocopy
1808-1848
5 105
miscellaneous postcards and "The Saturday Fornightly"
undated
5 106
newspaper clipping
***OVERSIZE*** folder on the side of Box 5
December 1889
case
5 little box 1
Medals
medals include: World War II US Army Colonel Rank Eagle Insignia Pin, Bronze Star Medal
undated
5 little box 2
Medals
medals include: Legion of Merit Medal, Distinguished Service Medal
undated
5 little box 3
Medals
medals include: Order of Leopold Medal, Order of Leopold II Medal
undated
5 little box 4
Medals
medals include: US Army 116th Cavalry Unit Crest DUI (Sinemora), 116th Cavalry Insignia Swords US Army Hatpin
undated
Folder
6 107
photographs of Colonel Samuel H. Hays at retirement ceremony
July 31, 1969
6 108
Berlin/Berlin Brigade postcard booklet and other materials
July 1962 - June 1965
6 109
military pay vouchers
1958-1969
6 110
assorted military papers (folder 1 of 2) (CONFIDENTIAL)
***CONFIDENTIAL***
1950-1972
6 111
assorted military papers (folder 2 of 2) (CONFIDENTIAL)
***CONFIDENTIAL***
1950-1972
6 112
Report of the Allied Mission to Observe the Greek Election (AMTOGE) (folder 1 of 2)
1945-1946
6 113
Report of the Allied Mission to Observe the Greek Election (AMTOGE) (folder 2 of 2)
1945-1946
6 114
photo reel, National Guard
1932-1939
6 115
Samuel H. Hays curriculum vitae and career achievements
undated
6 116
The Civil War Letters of Samuel Hays
undated
6 117
financial accounts & records of Samuel H. Hays (1864-1934) (folder 1 of 4)
1864-1934
6 118
financial accounts & records of Samuel H. Hays (1864-1934) (folder 2 of 4)
1864-1934
6 119
financial accounts & records of Samuel H. Hays (1864-1934) (folder 3 of 4)
1864-1934
6 120
financial accounts & records of Samuel H. Hays (1864-1934) (folder 4 of 4)
1864-1934
6 121
obituary of Colonel Samuel H. Hays
undated

Series IX: Family LettersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
6 122
Letters (folder 1)
1851, 1863-1864
6 123
Letters (folder 2)
1864-1865
6 124
Letters (folder 3)
1865
6 125
Letters (folder 4)
1865-1866
6 126
Letters (folder 5)
1866
6 127
Letters (folder 6)
1866-1867
6 128
Letters (folder 7)
1871-1872, 1877, 1881
6 129
Letters (folder 8)
1882-1883
6 130
Letters (folder 9)
1884-1886
6 131
Letters (folder 10)
1886
6 132
Letters (folder 11)
1886
6 133
Letters (folder 12)
1886-1887
6 134
Letters (folder 13)
1886-1887
6 135
Letters (folder 14)
1887
6 136
Letters (folder 15)
1887
6 137
Letters (folder 16)
1887
6 138
Letters (folder 17)
1887
6 139
Letters (folder 18)
1887
6 140
Letters (folder 19)
1887
6 141
Letters (folder 20)
1887
6 142
Letters (folder 21)
1887
6 143
Letters (folder 22)
1887
6 144
Letters (folder 23)
1887
6 145
Letters (folder 24)
1887
6 146
Letters (folder 25)
1887
6 147
Letters (folder 26)
1887
6 148
Letters (folder 27)
1887-1888
6 149
Letters (folder 28)
1888
7 150
Letters (folder 29)
1888
7 151
Letters (folder 30)
1888
7 152
Letters (folder 31)
1888
7 153
Letters (folder 32)
1888
7 154
Letters (folder 33)
1888
7 155
Letters (folder 34)
1888
7 156
Letters (folder 35)
1888
7 157
Letters (folder 36)
1888
7 158
Letters (folder 37)
1888
7 159
Letters (folder 38)
1888
7 160
Letters (folder 39)
1888
7 161
Letters (folder 40)
1888
7 162
Letters (folder 41)
1888
7 163
Letters (folder 42)
1888
7 164
Letters (folder 43)
1888
7 165
Letters (folder 44)
1889
7 166
Letters (folder 45)
1890-1891
7 167
Letters (folder 46)
1894
7 168
Letters (folder 47)
1894
7 169
Letters (folder 48)
1900
7 170
Letters (folder 49)
1903
7 171
Letters (folder 50)
1906
7 172
Letters (folder 51)
1907
7 173
Letters (folder 52)
1909
7 174
Letters (folder 53)
1916, 1922, 1917
7 175
Letters (folder 54)
1923
7 176
Letters (folder 55)
1924
7 177
Letters (folder 56)
1927-1827,1932
7 178
Letters (folder 57)
1935
7 179
Letters (folder 58)
1952

Series X: Denecke Family MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
7 180
Inventory of Denecke Letters
undated
7 181
Letters (folder 59)
1848, 1951
7 182
Record of Frederick W. Denecke in 5th Co. 7th request NY State Militia
1858-1865
7 183
Survivor's Pension Request Helena Sauter Fort Franklin J. Sauter
1863, 1866
7 184
Letters (folder 60)
March 3, 1863
7 185
Mrs. F. W. Denecke diary
1867
7 186
marriage license for George Weber and Helen Lang
September 17, 1868
7 187
programs Philadelphia Exhibition (seen by W. A. Denecke)
1876
7 188
Letters (folder 61)
1876-1878
7 189
Letters (folder 62)
1881-1882, 1884
7 190
Letters (folder 63)
1888
7 191
Letters (folder 64)
1890-1891
7 192
marriage certificate and honeymoon playbill (W. A. Denecke & Anna Weber)
April 28, 1892
7 193
Letters (folder 65)
1892
7 194
Letters (folder 66)
1894
7 195
Letters (folder 67)
1894
7 196
Letters (folder 68)
1896
7 197
Letters (folder 69)
July 18, 1896
7 198
Letters (folder 70)
1896-1897
7 199
Letters (folder 71)
1904
7 200
Letters (folder 72)
1904
7 201
Letters (folder 73)
1904
7 202
Letters (folder 74)
1904
7 203
Letters (folder 75)
1904
7 204
Letters (folder 76)
1905-1906
7 205
Helen Long Weber's application for widow's pension
1905
7 206
Letters (folder 77)
1906
7 207
Letters (folder 78)
1907
7 208
Letters (folder 79)
1907
7 209
Letters (folder 80)
1909
7 210
Letters (folder 81)
1909
7 211
Letters (folder 82)
1909
7 212
Letters (folder 83)
1910
7 213
Letters (folder 84)
1910
7 214
Letters (folder 85)
1910-1911
7 215
Letters (folder 86)
1911
7 216
Letters (folder 87)
1911
7 217
Letters (folder 88)
1911
7 218
Letters (folder 89)
1912
7 219
Mary Anna Lang Bader death certificate
May 3, 1913
7 220
Letters (folder 90)
1918
7 221
power of attorney of agreement and wills for W.A.D. & Helen Weber
1919
7 222
Letters (folder 91)
1925
7 223
Letters (folder 92)
1928
7 224
Letters (folder 93)
1932-1933
7 225
Letters (folder 94)
1934, 1939
7 226
Letters (folder 95)
1939-1940
7 227
Letters (folder 96)
1945, 1948
7 228
Letters (folder 97)
1952
7 229
Letters (folder 98)
1952-1953, 1959
7 230
Miscellaneous Letters (folder 99)
undated
7 231
The Pierce Chronicle
undated

Series XI: Various Family MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
7 232
United States Military Academy Department of Social Sciences
undated
7 233
94th Division - AMFOGE - 39th Infantry - Intellegence School
1945-1947
8 234
94th Division
1942-1945
8 235
Inventory of Letters to and from Colonel Samuel H. Hays
1967-1969
8 236
Letters to and from Colonel Samuel H. Hays (folder 1 of 2)
1968-1969
8 237
Letters to and from Colonel Samuel H. Hays (folder 2 of 2)
1968-1969
8 238
Samuel D. Hays Family Photo Album
1933-1944
8 239
Items from High School Days, Sam Hays
1925-1937
8 240
Resume Commendations, etc.
undated
8 241
Samuel D. Hays - English Themes
1939
8 242
Hays miscellanous photographs
undated
8 243
unidentified letters
1937
8 244
family-made inventory of the Hays-Lindsey Letters
1851-1952
8 245
Denecke-Weber family genealogy and photos
undated
8 246
Public Executive Project (folder 1 of 3)
1971-1974
8 247
Public Executive Project (folder 2 of 3)
1971-1974
8 248
Public Executive Project (folder 3 of 3)
1971-1974
8 249
Samuel H. Hays miscellaneous military materials
undated
8 249a
Samuel H. Hays Events in Laters Years
1942-1943, 1968, 1972
8 250
Samuel H. Hays West Point Cadet Days
1937-1938
8 251
cards and postcards to Samuel H. Hays from his wife Betsy
1986-1991
8 252
3rd Class Compositions of Samuel H. Hays
1938-1939
8 253
Samuel H. Hays West Point Cadet Work
1940
8 254
military correspondence to and from Samuel H. Hays
1953-1962
8 255
Samuel H. Hays England Summer
1944
8 256
pamphlets
pamphlets include: "That word 'Idaho'"; "First 100 Years of the Coeur d'Alene Mining Region"; "Thirteenth Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Idaho"; "Fourteenth Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Soiety of Idaho"; "Fifteenth Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Idaho"; "Idaho State Historical Sixteenth Biennial Report"
1931-1938, 1947, 1951

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Genealogy
  • Love-letters
  • World War, 1939-1945

Geographical Names

  • Boise (Idaho)