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Box 5

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Box 5

 File — Box: 5
Identifier: Box 5
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

Elmo M. Davis: Financial Records, 1895-1900, 1945-1951

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: Folder 1-2
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: 1895-1900, 1945-1951

Elmo M. Davis: Financial Records and Quotes Journal, 1915-1929

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
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: 1915-1929

Elmo M. Davis: Standard Oil Invoices Company, Cherry Valley (IL), 1930

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
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: 1930

Ledgers at Havenpark, 1939-1944

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 5-7
Identifier: Folder 5-7
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: 1939-1944

Receipt books, Elmo M. and May L. Davis, 1940-1943

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 8
Identifier: Folder 8
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: 1940-1943