Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid of Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Records, 2023
Subject
Finding aid of the Peninsula Community Library records collection. Collection is part of the holdings of the Peninsula Community Library.
Description
Carolyn Gay Taft was a lady farmer in the early 1900’s on Old Mission Peninsula. She owned a 40-acre plot in Section 9, S.W. ¼ of N.E. ¼, T29N-R10W. She was actively involved in farming from 1911 until the mid-1940’s. Because Carolyn’s primary job was as a teacher in Illinois, she hired farm hands to run the farm in her absence during the Fall and Winter months. These farmers, and their families, lived on the farm and sent frequent written reports to Ms. Taft. Most letters are written by the farmer’s wives and provide a record of both agricultural and social history. There are approximately 382 letters.
Creator
Morgan, Mary
Source
Local History Collections, Peninsula Community Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
Publisher
Peninsula Community Library
Date
2023
Contributor
Christopher Mericle and family - Descendants of Carolyn Gay Taft
Rights
This document is protected by copyright law. Contact the Peninsula Community Library for permission to reproduce, display or transmit this document.
Relation
Peninsula Community Library records
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
LCH010pcl-findingaid.pdf
Coverage
Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
PDF Text
Text
LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS
PENINSULA COMMUNITY LIBRARY
2893 Island View Road Traverse City, MI 49686
Creator: Carolyn Gay Taft, Ralph Kitchen, Essie Kitchen, Hazel Gilmore
Title: Carolyn Gay Taft Farm records
Inclusive dates: 1911-1942
Bulk dates: 1913-1939
Extent: 3 linear feet
Call number: LHC 010 Pcl
Language: Material is in English.
Acquisition: Christopher Mericle
Accruals: Periodic additions to the collection are expected.
Access: The collection is open without restriction.
Photographs: Box 3
A-V Material: None.
Digital Material: https://localhistory.tadl.org/collections/show/41 (scanned letters/envelopes and text translation of the cursive content)*
Copyright: Copyright is held by the Peninsula Community Library.
Processed By: Mary Morgan, 2023
Abstract
The records of Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter collection, donated by Christopher Mericle, includes check stubs and account books detailing the costs associated with running a farm on Old Mission Peninsula in the early 1900’s, as well as letters written to Carolyn Gay Taft by her farm hands or their wives, recounting agricultural and social events of that time. Series include: Account Books, Check Stubs, and Farm Letters.
History
Carolyn Gay Taft was a lady farmer in the early 1900’s on Old Mission Peninsula. She owned a 40-acre plot in Section 9, S.W. ¼ of N.E. ¼, T29N-R10W. A promissory note indicates that the purchase was made from Harry Zang, on April 18, 1911, in the amount of $900.
Carolyn was born in 1873 in Swanzey, New Hampshire, to Zina and Ella (Gay) Taft. She had three sisters: Grace Emily, Annie Elzina and May Ella. Carolyn Gay (also known as Carrie) attended Boston College from 1897-1899. She, and her sister Grace, taught at the Illinois State School for the Deaf (ISD) in Jacksonville. Grace, the only sister to marry, was the spouse of Asa Stutsman, whom she met at the ISD (he was the Boy’s Supervisor).
Summer cottages, in what has since become known as the Illini Orchards on Old Mission Peninsula, were occupied by vacationers connected with the school. Their affiliation with the Peninsula predates the turn of the 20th century. Edward Cleary, a deaf member of the ISD staff, built a log cabin here in 1898/9 and Asa spent several summers there. When the old “Montague Place” a cherry farm, became available, he purchased it in 1909. Asa and Grace called this place “Sagacre Orchards”.
Carolyn’s sisterly attachment to Grace led her to purchase a small cherry farm as close as possible to the Stutsman farm. She was actively involved in farming from 1911 until the mid-1940’s. Because Carolyn’s primary job was as a teacher at the ISD, hired farm hands ran the farm in her absence during the Fall and Winter months. These farmers, and their families, lived on the farm and sent frequent written reports to Ms. Taft. Most letters are written by the farmer’s wives and provide a record of both agricultural and social history.
Ralph Kitchen (1913-1915)
Joseph Kitchen and Essie Kitchen, children Roger and Hazel (1920/21, 1924 – June, 1931)
Max Gilmore and Hazel Gilmore, child Ronald (Sept, 1931 – 1939)
There are approximately 382 letters.
The Mericle Family, who donated Carolyn’s letters, are descendants of Grace and Asa. Their mother, Rebecca, was the daughter of Grace and Asa. Rebecca was married to Dale Mericle. Their children were Carolyn Gay, Lucy Ann, and Christopher Dale. Christopher donated the letters to Peninsula Community Library in 2021, on behalf of the Mericle family.
Scope and Content Note
Artifacts from running the Taft farm include letters from the hired farm hands (or their spouses), checkbook stubs and account books detailing the costs of wages, animals, seeds, farm implements, house maintenance, etc., as well as crop prices. The letters especially provide a wealth of information, not only on weather conditions, crops, and animals, but also on family life, illnesses, and neighborhood happenings at the turn of the century. Series include: Account Books, Check Stubs, and Farm Letters.
Container No. Description
Account Books [series]:
Box 1 Folder 1: Farm account book (Day book) and various receipts, 1911-1916
Box 1 Folder 2: Farm account pages and various receipts, 1919-1923
Box 1 Folder 3: Farm account book and various receipts, 1924-1942
Box 1 Folder 4: Farm account book and various receipts, 1933-1941
Box 1 Folder 5: Farm account book and various receipts, 1937-1940
Box 1 Folder 6: Summaries – includes a copy of mimeographed pages from Robert Vogel, who utilized the letters in the process of writing his dissertation about the history of the settlement on Old Mission Peninsula from a geographical lens. Reference LHC-009). Also (incomplete) summaries from the various transcriptionists (see the chart at the end of this document) who transcribed the letters from cursive to text.
Check Stubs [series]:
Box 2
Various bundles of check stubs, 1925-1938 (includes some invoices)
Farm Letters [series]:
(note – all folders contain sleeved original letters and envelopes and scanned copies captured in report binders)
Box 3
Folder 1: One page overview and an abbreviated family tree written by Christopher Mericle, 7/19/2021. Twelve Generations – a 24 page written narrative of Carolyn Gay Taft’s relatives spanning 350 years (written by Rebecca Mericle?). Picture of Mrs. Essie Kitchen, picture of Roger and Leona Kitchen (both 1942). Picture of Taft Farm House 2023 and photo of the PCL volunteers who transcribed the letters from cursive-to-text. Various photos of Carolyn Gay Taft, in her later years, and relatives, and photos of the farm circa 1940’s.
Folder 2: 1911 promissory note to purchase the farm, a snapshot of the 1908 plat map indicating the location of the CGT farm (from Christopher Mericle, 7/17/2021). Letter from the Illinois School for the Deaf to Carolyn Taft advising her of when to report for duty, dated 8/26/1920. Canceled check to Traverse City State Bank, 8/18/1924.
Folder 3: March 12, 1913 – letter from A.G. Fairbanks & Sons, Artesian Well Boring
Folder 4: March, Jun- Nov, 1914 (3/26, 6/2, 9/23, 9/30, 10/8, 10/13, 10/26, 11/27)
Folder 5: Feb- March, 1915 (2/1, 2/15, 2/19 (2x), 3/2, 3/11, 3/22)
Folder 6: April-June, 1915 (4/6, 4/14, 4/23, 4/27, 4/29, 5/05, 5/14, 5/21, 6/1, 6/5)
Folder 7: 1917 (one letter detailing job offer to Joseph Kitchen, no date)
Folder 8: Apr, Sept-Dec, 1920 (4/20, 9/20, 9/28, 10/17, 10/24, 10/26, 11/1, 11/8,
11/17, 11/28, 12/9, 12/14, 12/28)
Folder 9: Jan-Mar, 1921 (1/9, 1/20, 1/27, 2/4, 2/14, 2/21, 3/4, 3/16)
Folder 10: Jan-Sept, 1924 (1/17, 4/9, 4/16, 4/27, 4/29, 5/10, 5/21, 5/29, 6/4, 9/2)
Folder 11: Oct-Dec, 1924 (10/5, 10/19, 10/23, 10/31, 11/9, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15, 12/22)
Folder 12: Jan-Sept, 1925 (1/15, 1/29, 2/17, 2/24, 3/1, 3/5, 3/15, 6/29, 9/13,
9/20, 9/27)
Folder 13: Oct-Dec, 1925 (10/4, 10/18, 10/20, 11/3, 11/16, 11/23, 12/5, 12/9,
12/28)
Box 4
Folder 1: Jan-Jun, 1926 (1/18, 2/2, 2/22, 2/26, 3/1, 3/15, 3/30, 4/10, 4/20, 5/4, 5/10, 5/16, 5/29, 6/25, 6/30)
Folder 2: Sept-Dec, 1926 (9/3, 9/15, 9/29, 10/12, 11/1, 11/11, 11/22, 11/28, 12/1, 12/15, 12/30)
Folder 3: Jan-May, 1927 (1/14, 2/7, 2/20, 3/7, 3/15, 3/23, 4/4, 4/14, 4/25, 5/1, 5/17, 5/27)
Folder 4: Jun-Dec, 1927 (6/1, 6/5, 6/12, 6/29, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6,
11/12, 12/3, 12/18)
Folder 5: Jan-Apr, 1928 (1/1, 1/12, 1/29, 2/8, 2/19, 3/4, 3/11, 3/23, 4/4, 4/22,
4/24)
Folder 6: May-Dec, 1928 (5/10, 5/21, 5/29, 6/7, 6/11, 6/20, 6/26, 9/5, 9/15, 9/27, 10/12, 10/31, 11/19, 12/14, 12/31)
Folder 7: Jan-May, 1929 (1/19, 2/13, 3/10, 3/22, 4/3, 4/4, 4/16, 4/28, 5/8, 5/14, 5/22)
Folder 8: Jun-Dec, 1929 (6/3, 6/9, 6/16, 8/20, 8/21, 9/8, 9/16, 9/18, 9/24, 10/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/30)
Box 5
Folder 1: Jan-Dec, 1930 (1/7,1/23, 2/9, 2/23, 3/11, 3/23, 4/6, 4/18, 4/28, 5/9, 5/21, 5/26, 5/29, 6/3, 6/5, 6/10, 9/19, 9/23, 10/17, 10/24, 11/5, 11/30, 12/21 12/23)
Folder 2: Jan-Apr, 1931 (1/18, 2/4, 2/10, 2/16, 2/18, 2/26, 3/2, 3/11, 3/25, 4/2, 4/6, 4/13, 4/14, 4/18, 4/26, 4/29)
Folder 3: May-Dec, 1931 (5/2, 5/4, 5/10, 5/15, 5/19, 5/26, 5/27, 6/1, 9/23, 9/30, 10/8, 10/20, 10,22, 10/26, 11/9, 12/1, 12/13, 12/15)
Folder 4: Jan-Apr, 1932 (1/9, 2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 3/23, 4/4, 4/6, 4/11, 4/17, 4/23)
Folder 5: May-Dec, 1932 (5/3, 5/4, 5/16, 5/23, 9/14, 10/4, 10/11, 10/24, 10/31, 10/31 (postmark 11/2) 11/7, 11/28, 12/8, 12/20, 12/30)
Folder 6: Jan-July, 1933 (1/23, 2/10, 2/14, 2/27, 3/8, 3/21, 3/24, 4/12, 5/8, 5/20, 5/27, 7/2, 7/9, 7/24)
Folder 7: Sept-Dec, 1933 (9/20, 9/26, 9/28, 10/6, 10/23, 11/7, 11/24, 12/6, 12/9, 12/20, 12/26)
Box 6
Folder 1: Jan-Dec, 1934 (1/6, 1/12, 1/29, 2/7, 2/19, 2/20, 3/6, 3/19, 4/10, 4/19, 4/25, 8/4, 8/6, 9/29, 10/18, 10/26, 11/9, 12/4)
Folder 2: Jan-Dec, 1935 (1/2, 1/12, 1/19, 2/8, 2/25, 4/23, 5/2, 5/25, 6/5, 6/14, 9/18, 10/14, 10/19, 10/31, 11/15)
Folder 3: Jan-Dec, 1936 (1/3, 1/17, 2/13, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/18, 3/31, 4/9, 4/29, 5/12, 5/27, 9/26, 10/21, 11/9, 11/30, 12/22)
Folder 4: Jan-Dec, 1937 (1/11, 2/10, 2/23, 3/15, 4/8, 4/14, 4/20, 5/3, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 9/23, 10/26, 11/8, 11/30, 12/17)
Folder 5: Jan-Dec, 1938 (1/31, 2/21, 3/3, 3/16, 4/3, 4/9, 4/25, 5/6, 5/21, 9/4, 9/16, 9/29, 10/18, 11/17, 11/30, 12/7, 12/31)
Folder 6: Jan-May, 1939 (1/17, 2/14, 2/25, 3/13, 3/25, 4/13, 4/27, 5/29)
*Transcription of the cursive letters was done in the Winter of 2023 by a group of volunteers per the chart below. The transcriptions and can be found with each individual letter at the URL: https://localhistory.tadl.org/collections/show/41
PENINSULA COMMUNITY LIBRARY
2893 Island View Road Traverse City, MI 49686
Creator: Carolyn Gay Taft, Ralph Kitchen, Essie Kitchen, Hazel Gilmore
Title: Carolyn Gay Taft Farm records
Inclusive dates: 1911-1942
Bulk dates: 1913-1939
Extent: 3 linear feet
Call number: LHC 010 Pcl
Language: Material is in English.
Acquisition: Christopher Mericle
Accruals: Periodic additions to the collection are expected.
Access: The collection is open without restriction.
Photographs: Box 3
A-V Material: None.
Digital Material: https://localhistory.tadl.org/collections/show/41 (scanned letters/envelopes and text translation of the cursive content)*
Copyright: Copyright is held by the Peninsula Community Library.
Processed By: Mary Morgan, 2023
Abstract
The records of Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter collection, donated by Christopher Mericle, includes check stubs and account books detailing the costs associated with running a farm on Old Mission Peninsula in the early 1900’s, as well as letters written to Carolyn Gay Taft by her farm hands or their wives, recounting agricultural and social events of that time. Series include: Account Books, Check Stubs, and Farm Letters.
History
Carolyn Gay Taft was a lady farmer in the early 1900’s on Old Mission Peninsula. She owned a 40-acre plot in Section 9, S.W. ¼ of N.E. ¼, T29N-R10W. A promissory note indicates that the purchase was made from Harry Zang, on April 18, 1911, in the amount of $900.
Carolyn was born in 1873 in Swanzey, New Hampshire, to Zina and Ella (Gay) Taft. She had three sisters: Grace Emily, Annie Elzina and May Ella. Carolyn Gay (also known as Carrie) attended Boston College from 1897-1899. She, and her sister Grace, taught at the Illinois State School for the Deaf (ISD) in Jacksonville. Grace, the only sister to marry, was the spouse of Asa Stutsman, whom she met at the ISD (he was the Boy’s Supervisor).
Summer cottages, in what has since become known as the Illini Orchards on Old Mission Peninsula, were occupied by vacationers connected with the school. Their affiliation with the Peninsula predates the turn of the 20th century. Edward Cleary, a deaf member of the ISD staff, built a log cabin here in 1898/9 and Asa spent several summers there. When the old “Montague Place” a cherry farm, became available, he purchased it in 1909. Asa and Grace called this place “Sagacre Orchards”.
Carolyn’s sisterly attachment to Grace led her to purchase a small cherry farm as close as possible to the Stutsman farm. She was actively involved in farming from 1911 until the mid-1940’s. Because Carolyn’s primary job was as a teacher at the ISD, hired farm hands ran the farm in her absence during the Fall and Winter months. These farmers, and their families, lived on the farm and sent frequent written reports to Ms. Taft. Most letters are written by the farmer’s wives and provide a record of both agricultural and social history.
Ralph Kitchen (1913-1915)
Joseph Kitchen and Essie Kitchen, children Roger and Hazel (1920/21, 1924 – June, 1931)
Max Gilmore and Hazel Gilmore, child Ronald (Sept, 1931 – 1939)
There are approximately 382 letters.
The Mericle Family, who donated Carolyn’s letters, are descendants of Grace and Asa. Their mother, Rebecca, was the daughter of Grace and Asa. Rebecca was married to Dale Mericle. Their children were Carolyn Gay, Lucy Ann, and Christopher Dale. Christopher donated the letters to Peninsula Community Library in 2021, on behalf of the Mericle family.
Scope and Content Note
Artifacts from running the Taft farm include letters from the hired farm hands (or their spouses), checkbook stubs and account books detailing the costs of wages, animals, seeds, farm implements, house maintenance, etc., as well as crop prices. The letters especially provide a wealth of information, not only on weather conditions, crops, and animals, but also on family life, illnesses, and neighborhood happenings at the turn of the century. Series include: Account Books, Check Stubs, and Farm Letters.
Container No. Description
Account Books [series]:
Box 1 Folder 1: Farm account book (Day book) and various receipts, 1911-1916
Box 1 Folder 2: Farm account pages and various receipts, 1919-1923
Box 1 Folder 3: Farm account book and various receipts, 1924-1942
Box 1 Folder 4: Farm account book and various receipts, 1933-1941
Box 1 Folder 5: Farm account book and various receipts, 1937-1940
Box 1 Folder 6: Summaries – includes a copy of mimeographed pages from Robert Vogel, who utilized the letters in the process of writing his dissertation about the history of the settlement on Old Mission Peninsula from a geographical lens. Reference LHC-009). Also (incomplete) summaries from the various transcriptionists (see the chart at the end of this document) who transcribed the letters from cursive to text.
Check Stubs [series]:
Box 2
Various bundles of check stubs, 1925-1938 (includes some invoices)
Farm Letters [series]:
(note – all folders contain sleeved original letters and envelopes and scanned copies captured in report binders)
Box 3
Folder 1: One page overview and an abbreviated family tree written by Christopher Mericle, 7/19/2021. Twelve Generations – a 24 page written narrative of Carolyn Gay Taft’s relatives spanning 350 years (written by Rebecca Mericle?). Picture of Mrs. Essie Kitchen, picture of Roger and Leona Kitchen (both 1942). Picture of Taft Farm House 2023 and photo of the PCL volunteers who transcribed the letters from cursive-to-text. Various photos of Carolyn Gay Taft, in her later years, and relatives, and photos of the farm circa 1940’s.
Folder 2: 1911 promissory note to purchase the farm, a snapshot of the 1908 plat map indicating the location of the CGT farm (from Christopher Mericle, 7/17/2021). Letter from the Illinois School for the Deaf to Carolyn Taft advising her of when to report for duty, dated 8/26/1920. Canceled check to Traverse City State Bank, 8/18/1924.
Folder 3: March 12, 1913 – letter from A.G. Fairbanks & Sons, Artesian Well Boring
Folder 4: March, Jun- Nov, 1914 (3/26, 6/2, 9/23, 9/30, 10/8, 10/13, 10/26, 11/27)
Folder 5: Feb- March, 1915 (2/1, 2/15, 2/19 (2x), 3/2, 3/11, 3/22)
Folder 6: April-June, 1915 (4/6, 4/14, 4/23, 4/27, 4/29, 5/05, 5/14, 5/21, 6/1, 6/5)
Folder 7: 1917 (one letter detailing job offer to Joseph Kitchen, no date)
Folder 8: Apr, Sept-Dec, 1920 (4/20, 9/20, 9/28, 10/17, 10/24, 10/26, 11/1, 11/8,
11/17, 11/28, 12/9, 12/14, 12/28)
Folder 9: Jan-Mar, 1921 (1/9, 1/20, 1/27, 2/4, 2/14, 2/21, 3/4, 3/16)
Folder 10: Jan-Sept, 1924 (1/17, 4/9, 4/16, 4/27, 4/29, 5/10, 5/21, 5/29, 6/4, 9/2)
Folder 11: Oct-Dec, 1924 (10/5, 10/19, 10/23, 10/31, 11/9, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15, 12/22)
Folder 12: Jan-Sept, 1925 (1/15, 1/29, 2/17, 2/24, 3/1, 3/5, 3/15, 6/29, 9/13,
9/20, 9/27)
Folder 13: Oct-Dec, 1925 (10/4, 10/18, 10/20, 11/3, 11/16, 11/23, 12/5, 12/9,
12/28)
Box 4
Folder 1: Jan-Jun, 1926 (1/18, 2/2, 2/22, 2/26, 3/1, 3/15, 3/30, 4/10, 4/20, 5/4, 5/10, 5/16, 5/29, 6/25, 6/30)
Folder 2: Sept-Dec, 1926 (9/3, 9/15, 9/29, 10/12, 11/1, 11/11, 11/22, 11/28, 12/1, 12/15, 12/30)
Folder 3: Jan-May, 1927 (1/14, 2/7, 2/20, 3/7, 3/15, 3/23, 4/4, 4/14, 4/25, 5/1, 5/17, 5/27)
Folder 4: Jun-Dec, 1927 (6/1, 6/5, 6/12, 6/29, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6,
11/12, 12/3, 12/18)
Folder 5: Jan-Apr, 1928 (1/1, 1/12, 1/29, 2/8, 2/19, 3/4, 3/11, 3/23, 4/4, 4/22,
4/24)
Folder 6: May-Dec, 1928 (5/10, 5/21, 5/29, 6/7, 6/11, 6/20, 6/26, 9/5, 9/15, 9/27, 10/12, 10/31, 11/19, 12/14, 12/31)
Folder 7: Jan-May, 1929 (1/19, 2/13, 3/10, 3/22, 4/3, 4/4, 4/16, 4/28, 5/8, 5/14, 5/22)
Folder 8: Jun-Dec, 1929 (6/3, 6/9, 6/16, 8/20, 8/21, 9/8, 9/16, 9/18, 9/24, 10/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/30)
Box 5
Folder 1: Jan-Dec, 1930 (1/7,1/23, 2/9, 2/23, 3/11, 3/23, 4/6, 4/18, 4/28, 5/9, 5/21, 5/26, 5/29, 6/3, 6/5, 6/10, 9/19, 9/23, 10/17, 10/24, 11/5, 11/30, 12/21 12/23)
Folder 2: Jan-Apr, 1931 (1/18, 2/4, 2/10, 2/16, 2/18, 2/26, 3/2, 3/11, 3/25, 4/2, 4/6, 4/13, 4/14, 4/18, 4/26, 4/29)
Folder 3: May-Dec, 1931 (5/2, 5/4, 5/10, 5/15, 5/19, 5/26, 5/27, 6/1, 9/23, 9/30, 10/8, 10/20, 10,22, 10/26, 11/9, 12/1, 12/13, 12/15)
Folder 4: Jan-Apr, 1932 (1/9, 2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 3/23, 4/4, 4/6, 4/11, 4/17, 4/23)
Folder 5: May-Dec, 1932 (5/3, 5/4, 5/16, 5/23, 9/14, 10/4, 10/11, 10/24, 10/31, 10/31 (postmark 11/2) 11/7, 11/28, 12/8, 12/20, 12/30)
Folder 6: Jan-July, 1933 (1/23, 2/10, 2/14, 2/27, 3/8, 3/21, 3/24, 4/12, 5/8, 5/20, 5/27, 7/2, 7/9, 7/24)
Folder 7: Sept-Dec, 1933 (9/20, 9/26, 9/28, 10/6, 10/23, 11/7, 11/24, 12/6, 12/9, 12/20, 12/26)
Box 6
Folder 1: Jan-Dec, 1934 (1/6, 1/12, 1/29, 2/7, 2/19, 2/20, 3/6, 3/19, 4/10, 4/19, 4/25, 8/4, 8/6, 9/29, 10/18, 10/26, 11/9, 12/4)
Folder 2: Jan-Dec, 1935 (1/2, 1/12, 1/19, 2/8, 2/25, 4/23, 5/2, 5/25, 6/5, 6/14, 9/18, 10/14, 10/19, 10/31, 11/15)
Folder 3: Jan-Dec, 1936 (1/3, 1/17, 2/13, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/18, 3/31, 4/9, 4/29, 5/12, 5/27, 9/26, 10/21, 11/9, 11/30, 12/22)
Folder 4: Jan-Dec, 1937 (1/11, 2/10, 2/23, 3/15, 4/8, 4/14, 4/20, 5/3, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 9/23, 10/26, 11/8, 11/30, 12/17)
Folder 5: Jan-Dec, 1938 (1/31, 2/21, 3/3, 3/16, 4/3, 4/9, 4/25, 5/6, 5/21, 9/4, 9/16, 9/29, 10/18, 11/17, 11/30, 12/7, 12/31)
Folder 6: Jan-May, 1939 (1/17, 2/14, 2/25, 3/13, 3/25, 4/13, 4/27, 5/29)
*Transcription of the cursive letters was done in the Winter of 2023 by a group of volunteers per the chart below. The transcriptions and can be found with each individual letter at the URL: https://localhistory.tadl.org/collections/show/41
Item Relations
This item has no relations.