Daily Life and Family

Correspondence, photographs, diary, books, stationery set, newspaper clippings, and dog tags of Andrew William Johnson Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1940s, before and after he was in the Army.

Contains material created and kept by the Berman family of St. Louis, Missouri. Letters written by Dr. William (Bill) Berman and his wife Marian make up the bulk of the collection. These are primarily letters written, often in Hebrew, by Bill and Marian from Ft. Riley, Kansas, where Bill served as an Army doctor during World War Two.

Correspondence between family and friends of the Bobb, Raymond, and Meyers families of Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Iowa. The letters date from 1873-1922, and most of them are written to Susie L. Meyers Bobb, who was likely also Susie L. Raymond.

A 1926 bridal shower booklet created for the bride, Bernice, by the women who attended the party.

The Cahill Family Papers consist of personal correspondence to and from Clyde M., Michael J., and Belle Mills Cahill of Ohio. Also included in the collection are receipts and miscellaneous financial documents.

J.M. Craft, a veteran living in a U.S. Soldier's Home in Kansas City, Missouri, writes about his daily life.

A letter from David Criswell, farmer, to Joel Lynn of Hartford, Indiana, February 17, 1862.

A collection of letters sent to Elizabeth Harwood from friends, family, and others from 1934 to 1984. They deal primarily with personal lives of Elizabeth, her sister, her friends, and her first husband Richard. For more letters, see Donald and Betty Katz letters, mss_3666.

A letter from Mrs. F. A. Savage of Germantown, [Ohio?], to her husband, October 4, 1864.

This collection contains letters from Walter Goodman in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to his sweetheart, Corinne Acklen, in Huntsville, Alabama, with hopes to see her soon.

This collection consists of five photographs depicting unidentified people in Kentucky.

Thirteen photographs depicting scenes of everyday activities in various places.

One card thanking family and friends for expressing sympathy for the death of the mother of possibly John B. Tomlinson.

Family papers containing letters, a farm journal, and writings of members of the Jones and Callaway families in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

Contains Joseph Booth of Carroll County, Ohio wrote to his brother Jeremiah Booth, of Arlington, Illinois, discussing the death of their mother and other personal issues.

Contains incoming correspondence to L.O. Dawson, a Baptist minister in west Alabama and east Mississippi at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, including letters from family members and friends as well as correspondence with members of the various religious organizations with which Dawson was affiliated.

Letter to Mrs. Gould from E.J. in Madison, Georgia, discussing rumors about an engaged couple and another rumor about a doctor. Letter marked "Private."

Letter from unknown writer to his servant Cokeram, instructing to provide provisions for an impending visit by the queen. Undated.

Courtship letters between Ira Keagy and Grace Lykens of Pennsylvania. There are also letters to Grace from several other pen pals.

Letters from friends, family and business associates

Handwritten letters from Mary Ann Starkey to her husband Horace Starkey in New York. She writes of family members, the Sabbath, church, and general well-being.

One letter from Mary to her mother, Mrs. L. J. Robbins of Roanoke, Indiana. Mary writes home while visiting Laura and tells her mother about Laura's cooking, deals on fabric, a barber named John, and forwards a message from her cousin.

Letters to Jennie Miller (Mrs. Earl Adams) of Shelby, Ohio, and Angola, Indiana, from friends and family

Three postcards dealing with daily life and family and one letter appears to be a scam-type chain letter

This collection consists of a single receipt dated March 6, 1811 and signed by Newland and Wilcox, acknowledging payment of $3 by Hugh Lemasster for taxes owed for 1809 on a farm of 100 acres of second-rate land, 2 tiths, 3 slaves, and 7 horses.

A letter to Joshua P. Eyre from his friend, Fred M. Owen in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Materials from three generations of the Reade family

Handwritten letters from Private Lawrence Shea to his mother E.U. Shea.

Letters from Roy Swindell and Sara Swindell to their family, who lived in Chattanooga, and later Nashville, Tennessee. The letters discuss missing home, traveling for work, and Bible verses. One letter is from Sara to their son James, an officer in the armed services during World War II.

Letters written mainly to Russell F. Trask, E.M. 1/c aboard the U.S.S. Apollo (A.S. 25) by his wife, LeElda “Lee” Trask of Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Some of the letters are written to Trask by his mother and other family member. Twenty-eight of the letters are written to Lee by Trask.

This collection consists of 19th century photographic types.

Letters and documents to and from friends, family, and business associates around the United States and the world, discussing ordinary life.

This collection consists of seven photographs depicting children.

This collection consists of thirty-eight photographs representing unidentified people.

This collection consists of five photographs depicting children.

This collection consists of four photographs depicting people and scenes in a garden.

This collection consists of thirteen photographs depicting Native Americans, their village, and their performance for the tourist.

This collection consists of six black and white photographs depicting family members from Erie, Kentucky. Only a few family members are identified: Patria Beard and Eudora and Monsy Jepson.

This collection consists of six portraits of unidentified people in Ohio, including a school class photo.

This collection consists of four black and white photographs depicting barbeque stand in Binghamton, New York.

This collection consists of four black and white photographs depicting unidentified people on boat and at the special events.

This collection consists of four black and white photographs depicting unidentified people.

This collection consists of nineteen Carte de Visite and one Cabinet Card depicting people, some of them are identified.

This collections consists of two black and white photographs depicting unidentified women.

This collection consists of three black and white photographs depicting unidentified people.

This collection consists of seven black and white photographs depicting unidentified people outside of City Hall building in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

This collection consists of two black and white photographs depicting auto garage in Kentucky.

This collections consists of two black and white photographs depicting Sue Farley McQuiston and unidentified man in a baseball uniform.

This collection consists of four black and white photographs depicting unidentifed women from Steward, Nevada engaged in daily life activities on a farm.

This collection consists of fifteen black and white photographs depicting unidentified people at a beach, on the road, and at a wedding.