Box 2

File — Box: 2

Identifier: Box 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The core collection consists of the records of the Lyford-Davis Family from 1858 to 1951. It contains family diaries, ledgers, calendars, card games, photographs, and books. The collection documents the Lyford-Davis family life in their Midwestern farming community. The diaries document daily events and are mostly complete. Also in the collection are research notes and working papers for Carrie Meyer’s books about the family; the 2005 and 2007 publications are included in the collection.

Dates

created: 1858-2007
Other: Majority of material found in 1858-1951
Other: Date acquired: 10/21/2016

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers have access the digital transcripts of May Lyford-Davis's (1896-1944) and Emily Lyford's (1907-1915) diaries, but researchers are not permitted to have copies of the transcripts per the donor’s request.