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Ralph W. Powell papers

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

(1885 – 1949)

bulk 1942-1946

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2005.086
Creator(s) Powell, Ralph W.; Taylor, J.E.
Acquisition

Donated by Ralph W. Powell in 2005 and 2010.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post, July 2019
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Ralph W. Powell papers documents the Princess Anne native's role as a Deputy U.S. Marshall from 1942 to 1948, his fertilizer and farm produce business from 1924 to 1949, and the agricultural business of John E. Taylor of Sharptown, Maryland from 1885 to 1899.

Arrangement Statement

Arranged into three series:

Series 1: J.E. Taylor Ledgers

Series 2: Lime, Fertilizer, and Farm Produce Business

Series 3: Deputy U.S. Marshall

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Agriculture
    • Business
    • Legal Records
  • Corporate Names
    • U.S. Department of Justice
  • Location Terms
    • Princess Anne (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

  1. Series 1: J.E. Taylor ledger (Sharptown, MD), 1889-1899
  2. Series 1: J.E. Taylor ledger (Sharptown, MD), 1885-1898
  3. Series 2: Receipt from Ralph W. Powell, 1944
  4. Series 2: Powell Family Mortgage, 1924
  5. Series 2: Check Stubs, 1945-1947
  6. Series 2: Bank Notes, 1944-1949
  7. Series 2: Receipts from Various Businesses, 1940-1943
  8. Series 2: Walter S. Schell Quality Seeds, 1941-1943
  9. Series 2: Worcester Fertilizer Company, 1938-1943
  10. Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-1947
  11. Series 2: Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes, undated

Box 2

  1. Series 2: Customer Account Transaction Cards, 1937-1943

Box 3

  1. Series 3: Deputy US Marshall nameplate, undated
  2. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, January 1942
  3. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, February 1942
  4. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, March-April 1942
  5. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, June 1942
  6. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, September 1942
  7. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, October-November 1942
  8. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, 1944
  9. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, 1946
  10. Series 3: US Marshall Expense Statements, 1947
  11. Series 3: Department of Justice correspondence, 1948

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