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Aylmer Lasell papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00468
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an account journal of agricultural and personal expenses and purchases from March 30, 1835-December 1, 1867 and an account list of expenses from November 30, 1836-January 4, 1837. Also included are 3 personal letters. One letter, dated September 7, 1828, is from his brother; another letter, dated May 31, 1840, is from his mother; and the third letter, undated, is to his father.
Dates:
1828 - 1867
Clark L. Brody papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-1.1.4
Scope and Content
Copies of the first and second drafts of Brody's history of the Michigan Farm Bureau comprise the major part of the papers. Much of the information contained in these manuscripts did not appear in his book In the Service of the Farmer: My life in the Michigan Farm Bureau (Michigan State University Press, 1959), which is a much shorter history than he had originally intended. The book is autobiographical and describes the changes in farming and in the life of...
Dates:
1847 - 2007
Helmer family papers
Collection
Identifier: 00150
Scope and Contents
Though the collection spans the period 1865-1910, the bulk of the documents covers the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. The collection includes the papers of Andrew Helmer, the personal papers of William Helmer and the financial papers of William Helmer. The papers of Andrew Helmer comprise the smallest portion of the collection. The journals record various aspects and costs of raising sheep. One account ledger records household expenditures. The two volumes...
Dates:
1865 - 1911
Lansing and Taft families papers
Collection
Identifier: 00058
Scope and Content
The collection documents through correspondence, diaries, and financial records, the activity of four people over three generations. These papers span the years 1838 to 1917, with most of the material falling in the periods of 1838-1845 and 1881-1917. The 1845-1881 gap is due to the absence of a generation of records.The records of Elijah M. Lansing (1838-1845) relate to the 6th Regiment, 5th Brigade of the Michigan Militia (Washtenaw Guards). The incoming letters include a...
Dates:
1838 - 1917
William Moore account book
Collection
Identifier: c-00467
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an account book of agricultural and personal expenses and purchases from April 16, 1847 to April, 1871.
Dates:
1847 - 1871