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Items with subject 'Farm Life'
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Mississippi Cotton Plantation Photograph
by Unknown (1909)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This stereoview photograph depicts African American individuals picking cotton on a Mississippi plantation. Text on the verso describes the process of cotton picking.
Overseer of the Poor Ledger (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)
by Hess, Adam (1869 – 1870)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This ledger was written by Adam Hess of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania between 1869 and 1870 and is an account of the poor residents who lived in the town. Harris Township paid Hess, who owned a farm and orchard, to oversee the impoverished people, ensuring that they had lodging and were often hired to help on the orchard. Each person that he provided for were signed into a contract in this ledger.
Rayner Brothers Incorporated records
by Rayner Brothers Inc. (1909 – 1993)
1 carton, 1 oversize box (2.25 linear feet)
The Rayner Brothers Incorporated records documents the growth and development of both Rayner Farm Inc. and Rayner Brothers Inc. The materials date from 1909-1993 with the bulk of the material dating from 1956-1970. Records include meeting minutes which document the company’s by-laws, financial records, and business concerns. These records also include stock certificates, land deeds, ledgers containing plant orders and expenses, and correspondence which include letters of recommendation for Hedley Rayner. Also included are a series of the Rayner’s Berry Book published from 1926-1992. Photographs document the development of the farm and the different treatments implemented to increase strawberry growth.
Robert Parker Fondes papers
by Parker-Fondes Family (1849 – 1997)
6 boxes (3.25 linear feet)
The Robert Parker Fondes papers document the lives of the Fondes-Parker family from 1849-1997 in Parsonsburg, Maryland and the surrounding Mid-Atlantic region. Documenting materials include financial records of the Parker family, family heirlooms, photographs, and newspaper articles on Robert Parker Fondes’ genealogical research. The bulk of the materials span from 1920-1955, documenting the farming business and personal lives of Clifford and Maude Parker. Correspondence pertaining to family events is also included.
School Teacher and Farm Journal (Genesee County, New York)
by Hamilton, B.F. (1864 – 1886)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal was written by B.F. Hamilton in Genesee County, New York and includes two sections: school teaching and farming. The school teaching section, which includes student names, outlines different teaching practices that includes topics such as punishment, singing, letter writing and composition, demerits, recitations, and more. The farming section dates between 1870 and 1886 and provides accounts for financial transactions.
Scrapbook of Iva Brooks
by Brooks, Iva (1928 – 1929)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera that Iva Brooks, a young woman from Center Haverhill, New Hampshire, collected between 1928 and 1929. The scrapbook documents Brooks' life as a member of the faculty at the Powers Institute in Massachusetts and when she became engaged to Henry Root.
Sharecropping Contract (De Soto County, Mississippi)
by Unknown (1867)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This sharecropping contract was written in 1867 between a former slave and a white landowner in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The freedman used an X to indicate consent for his signature since he couldn't read or write. The transcribed and digitized contract is attached.
Sidney and Elsie Northam papers
by Northam, Elsie; Northam, Sidney (1941 – 2013)
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
The papers of Sidney and Elsie Northam document their life in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland from 1941-2013 with the bulk of the material dating from 1995-2005. Materials include correspondence between Sidney and Elsie from a 1958 trip to Washington State, Elsie’s daily journal entries with regard to her life as well as the weather and the Northam News, which Elsie wrote to keep friends and family informed on their activities. Also included are photographs, a family tree and print images of Snow Hill. Also included in the collection are a series of photocopies of the business correspondence, receipts and ledgers of Sidney Northam’s grandfather, James Adkins. Adkins was a blacksmith in Newark, Maryland from 1899-1917. Note: Adkins photocopies were created by Sidney Northam in the late 1990s.
William E. Mitchell papers
by Unknown (circa 1930)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The William E. Mitchell papers contain correspondence and receipts from the Farm Credit Administration to William Mitchell who was a farmer in Delmar, Maryland during the Great Depression. Also included is proof of insurance for Milton Mitchell, bank statements, and land surveys during the 1930s.