Family histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Hawkins family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.421
Scope and Contents
The Hawkins family papers contain documents collected by four generations of the Hawkins family. The heads of these four generations are John R. Hawkins (1809-1882); son, Henry J. Hawkins (1843-1915); grandson, John R. Hawkins (1881-1957); and great grandson, John Henry Hawkins (1907-2005).Most of the correspondence contained in the collection consists of letters (1850-1864) received by John R. Hawkins and his wife, Hannah, from family members and friends, most of whom lived in...
Dates:
1792-1949, 1977, 1979
Henry Merriman papers
Collection
Identifier: 00139
Scope and Contents
This collection includes some of his plans and sketches for inventions such as the shoe tree, wire shoehorn, Merriman Windjammer, spacecraft toilet, roll dispenser, belt tester, lubricated bushing, Merriman valves, lug tester, and window hook test equipment.The collection also contains correspondence between the inventor and his patent attorneys, Beaman and Beaman, Merriman's New Ideas, a Merriman family history, rather lengthy memoirs entitled "The Early Years in Kent County and West...
Dates:
1887 - 1969
Hilam C. Scofield papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00556
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a photocopy of Scofield's "Autobiography of a Pioneer Minister from 1823 to 1898," which was completed when he was seventy-five years old. In the autobiography, Scofield quotes from his own diary which he kept from about 1860 (see page 47). For the period preceding 1860, his narrative is based on recollection.
In addition to the autobiography, the collection contains a genealogical record for the Scofield family.
Dates:
1898, 1986
James H. Thompson papers
Collection
Identifier: 00057
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the legal and business correspondence of James H. Thompson covering the years 1911 to 1913. The collection is divided into four sections: business which consists of correspondence concerning real estate, The Original Gas Engine Company, stocks and investments; legal matters and politics concerning Thompson's law practice, the election of 1912 and congratulatory letters; personal consisting of correspondence relating to Mason activities, genealogy of Thompson's...
Dates:
1911 - 1913
James Taylor papers
Collection
Identifier: 00026
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The James Taylor papers include correspondence, receipts, and other materials dealing with his business and personal activities. Throughout the correspondence there are numerous letters concerning education, particularly at the college level. One letter, dated February 26, 1865 gives a good account of academic life at the University of Michigan. The collection also contains personal correspondence about life in general. Most of the receipts pertain to Taylor's agricultural implement business...
Dates:
1855 - 1900
Jane Taylor collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.292
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials about Liberty Hyde Bailey including articles about him from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly publications. Included are photocopies of original documents relating to Bailey. Other materials include photographs (some are copies from Cornell), an issue of Country Life from 1902, items written by Bailey, and information on the Donley School and Carl School both with ties to Bailey. Also included is the handle of a fountain pen belonging to Bailey that...
Dates:
1859 - 2005
Jean Hebert Brown collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-28.5
Scope and Contents
The Jean Hebert Brown family collection contains day books/diaries of Jennie Kedzie Stone, an autobiography of George A. Stone, and the Kedzie family history book, "Kedzies and Their Relatives," and its supplement, "A Century and a Year."
Dates:
1882, 1896, 1925-1940
Jeffrey Dickemann papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 860
Scope and Contents
The Jeffrey Dickemann papers consist of approximately 15 linear feet of material dating from 1937 to 2020. The collection consists of personal and professional materials, including correspondence, research materials, drafts and manuscripts for publication, unpublished essays, reprinted materials, reference materials, ephemera, and other personal items.
Recordings and other audio-visual material will be available in our reading room.
Dates:
1937 - 2020
John A. King papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.206
Scope and Contents
The papers of John A. King contain correspondence, diaries, and typescripts of his diaries. One diary is from his freshman year at the University of Michigan (1939). The other diaries describe his experiences in World War II, his travels abroad, and King’s daily life in Michigan.The majority of the diaries contain information about King and his wife Joan’s life in Webberville and Okemos, Michigan. He writes about daily happenings and social activities that the two engaged in....
Dates:
1937 - 2013
John Brattin family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.429
Scope and Content
The John Brattin family papers consist of mainly John Brattin’s papers and correspondence, but it does contain materials and correspondence from his first wife, Alice Jane, and his mother-in-law, Kate Baker Knight. This collection covers John’s life from high school graduation until his death. Included in the collection are correspondence, work documents, photographs related to the Bowlby, Baker, and Knight families, certificates, family newsletters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, a...
Dates:
1849 - 1995