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Lenawee County (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Clara Waldron collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00415
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials assembled by the donor, mostly relating to the early settlers and history of Lenawee County, Michigan. Included are deeds, mortgages, and other legal documents (1821-1880) of Tecumseh, Michigan, as well as accounts of a gristmill (1849, 1858). There is also a written report (1899) of a legislative trip to Bay City by the Joint Committee on State Affairs and Private Corporations of the Michigan House of Representatives to investigate Michigan's then new beet...
Dates: 1821 - 1925; Majority of material found within 1821 - 1899

David Van Tine papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00414
Scope and Contents

Legal documents of David Van Tine, operator of a furniture factory in Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan are included in this collection. Among the documents are deeds, mortgages, and Van Tine's last will and testament (1892).

Dates: 1837 - 1897

Elizabeth Chandler papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00098
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of newspaper reprints of nine letters written by Elizabeth Chandler of Lenawee County, Michigan, describing her pioneer experiences in the period 1830 to 1834. The letters were published by the Yale Publishing Association in 1926.

Dates: 1926

Elton B. Hill papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.67
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection contains material relating to the issues that interested Hill most as a teacher and researcher. He taught a number of courses on farm appraisal and agricultural finance, and his reference material appears here. Land tenure, especially the legal and moral implications of father-son partnerships and farm ownership transfers, were of special interest to him.In addition to this, there is also a scrapbook and some memorabilia from his college days at...
Dates: 1862 - 1972

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

Ivie and Goldie Sager collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00355
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an account book of a medical practice in Fairfield, Lenawee County, Michigan, and a list indicating the age of members of the Morse family at death.

Dates: 1875-1879, undated

John Shaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00286
Scope and Contents This collection consists of deeds and receipts of John Shaw of Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included is a Civil War letter describing battles around Richmond, Virginia, a letter licensing Shaw as a minister of the Christian Church of Adrian and Rome, Michigan (1867).The Civil War letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...
Dates: 1838 - 1872

Jonathan W. Austin papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00334
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a farm account book (1841-1851) and bills and receipts (1840-1863) of Jonathon W. Austin, a resident of Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included are two letters (1851, 1854) to Austin, one of which discusses the hard times in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan.

Dates: 1840 - 1863

Lenawee County Horticultural Society records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00319
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two volumes (1886-1904, 1923-1926) containing the constitution and by-laws, the minutes of meetings, copies of papers read, membership lists, and financial reports. Also included are receipts and anniversary programs of the society and a ticket to the Lenawee County Fair (1877).

Dates: 1877 - 1959

Lenawee County school records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00358
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the school census of District 7 of Tecumseh Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, June 16, 1906. Listed are the names of school children, teachers, and courses offered.

Dates: 1906