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Volume 1: Parts I-VI

 File — Box: 6243

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains copy number 13 of Olive Butterfield Mosher's two volume autobiography which was compiled in 1988 by her nephew, Ira William Butterfield. Volume I contains copies of her published work "A Forest Fire" from the periodical, Good Old Days, and writings from the Burcham Hills Memory Book. There is also a typescript entitled “Lost in a Swamp.” Parts III through VI are photocopied from Olive Mosher’s various manuscripts and journals and are handwritten. These include personal stories, poems and photographs. Volume II is photocopied from handwritten sources and begins with Part VII, Rhymes and Verses. Part VIII is a journal pertaining to Olive Mosher’s 1916 Eastern Trip. Photographs are also included in this volume. Appendix A contains letters that were received and retained by the author while appendix B contains genealogical information on the author’s family. This includes notes on the Banks, McCloy, Mosher and Butterfield families taken from various sources. Photos of Kenyon Leech Butterfield, cousin to Olive and past President of Michigan Agricultural College, are included. An index can be found at the end of both volumes.

Dates

  • Publication: 1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet (, 2 volumes in box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

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