Summary Information
George Esterly Papers
1840-1914
- Esterly, George, 1809-1893
SC 1079; Micro 203; Micro 204
2 reels of microfilm (35mm) and 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of George Esterly, a Wisconsin agricultural machinery inventor and manufacturer; including an autobiography, a genealogy of the Esterly family, and miscellaneous letters, deeds, and other papers. In the autobiography Esterly describes his migration from New York State to Michigan, his work there in logging camps, his purchase of farm land in Heart Prairie, Wisconsin, and his inventions of grain harvesting machinery such as the Esterly Twine Binding Machine. Also present are several drawings by Burton Esterly.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-micr0203 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
Administrative/Restriction Information
“History of the Esterly Reaper” presented by by Mrs. E. W. Talford, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, February 1961; additional papers presented by Dr. George B. Esterly, Sarcoxie, Missouri, February 6, 1974. Microfilmed materials on Micro 203 loaned for copying by Helen Herman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1956; microfilmed materials on Micro 204 loaned for copying by Dr. George B. Esterly, Sarcoxie, Missouri, February 16, 1961.
Contents List
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Micro 203
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Autobiography of George Esterly, and an Esterly family genealogy
Microfilm of typewritten copies
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Micro 204
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Business and personal papers, 1840-1893, including an autobiography written about 1890
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SC 1079
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“The History of the Esterly Reaper,” written by George Esterly
15 pp. typewritten carbon
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SC 1079
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Additional papers, 1840-1914, related to Esterly's personal and business activities, including letters, deeds, brief financial records, and autobiographies
: Some of these papers duplicate papers on Micro 204. However, both the microfilm and this folder contain some unique items and interested researchers should consult both groups.
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