George Dair diary
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a diary kept by George Dair, supervisor of Joyfield Township, Benzie County, Michigan. The diary deals with rural life in Benzie County. Early entries include information about Michigan weather, traveling routes, purchases of goods, and agricultural activities. The latter part of the diary includes entries of Joyfield Township records dealing with such matters as tax assessment rolls, the township voting count, and township finance.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 - 1869
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Bessie Dair, 1962-09-05. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- George Dair Diary
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- October 1966
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu