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Collection
Identifier: 00208
Scope and Contents
The Alton Wheaton papers contain primarily financial records and other forms of inventory that Wheaton took while working on his farm. There is also a small section on some of Wheaton’s community activities, some photographs of said activities, and two books on the Wheaton family genealogy. There are also a number of folders containing deeds and titles to various pieces of land Wheaton owned. There are also catalogs, plans, newsletters and brochures on farm topics.
Dates:
1934 - 2006
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.328
Scope and Content
The Alvin E. House papers contains publications written by House on county government and a cooperative extension booklet about the Michigan legislative process. Some of the publications were written with Kenneth Ver Burg and Eugene Wanger. Also included is the publication "Guide to Michigan County Government" by Kenneth Verburg who was House's colleague. There is also program for a forum at which House spoke.
Dates:
1975 - 2007
Collection
Identifier: 00155
Scope and Contents
The American Agri-Women records are organized into nine series. While the entire collection is well worth perusing for those interested in the farming conditions and problems in the 1970s, some records are of particular importance. The file "American Agriculture Movement" (box 5, folder 11) contains information regarding a similar organization in Canada. "O.S.H.A. Testimonies" (box 4, folder 39) includes testimonies on pesticides and workers' safety. "New York Miscellaneous" (box 2, folder...
Dates:
1972-1999, 2010-2014
Collection
Identifier: c-00322
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two complete volumes for years 1862 and 1866, and two editions, January 1873 and November 1874 of the American Agriculturalist.
Dates:
1862 - 1874
Collection
Identifier: c-00069
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters, accounts books, and miscellaneous bills and receipts of the Andre and Hurlbert families. Most of the letters, written in 1874, are from Samuel to Elizabeth as he traveled through Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska as an itinerant farm worker. The bills and receipts are primarily from general stores, showing goods purchased, the prices paid, and eggs and dairy products accepted in trade. There are also accounts showing farm work performed; it is not...
Dates:
1874-1892, undated
Collection
Identifier: c-00283
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Harriett Horton of Brunswick, Ohio, including poetry and an essay, a report from a school she taught in Medina, Ohio, in 1852, and the first issue of a literary journal she edited. Also included are an estate inventory and valuation (circa 1822), and an account book from a farm in Danbury, Connecticut, listing expenses and work performed (1785-1811).
Dates:
1785 - 1855
Collection
Identifier: c-00289
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the reminiscences of Anna Rebecca Edwards describing pioneer life in Michigan in the late 19th century. Her parents, Isaac Carver and Ruth Jessop Carver, moved to Michigan in 1859, settling first in Benzonia and then moving to Frankfort. Edwards describes the difficulties of pioneer life, especially illness and scarcity of food. She also discusses agriculture, education, social activity, daily work, and housework.The collection also includes brief notes...
Dates:
1936
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Serial-00105
Collection
Identifier: c-00065
Scope and Contents
The Ansel Wells papers consist of diaries, letters, and a tuition receipt. Wells kept the two diaries (1860, 1861-1862) while he was living in Pharsalia, New York. The brief daily entries record his farm work, social life, and religious activities. The tuition receipt (1859) represents Wells' attendance at the Cincinnatus Academy in Cincinnatus, New York. Six letters (1847-1853) from H. P. Herrick to his family in Pharsalia describe his life as a student at Amherst College and as a teacher...
Dates:
1847 - 1862
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.13
Scope and Contents
Records of the Argentina Project (Balcarce) consist of official reports and staff reports, personal and official staff correspondence, and preliminary studies and drafts of the project. Also included are financial and funding records, administrative records, and information on Argentina and agriculture.
Dates:
1957 - 1975
