Summary Information

Title: Alan Walter and Winifred Swanson Hargrave Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1902-1964

Creators:

• Hargrave, A. W. (Alan Walter), 1876-1952
• Hargrave, Winifred Swanson

Call Number: Oshkosh Mss CO

Quantity: 2.9 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 1 flat box)

Repository:

Housed at the Archives & Area Research Center, Polk Library, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Oshkosh Polk Library / Oshkosh Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Papers of the Hargraves of Ripon, Wis., concerning their daily activities and farm operations. Mainly consists of A. W.'s diaries which begin in 1913 and end in 1951 due to an illness which resulted in his 1952 death. His daily entries center on farm chores, livestock problems, crop records, and the weather. The recording of daily diary entries was immediately assumed by Winifred who continued until 1964 focusing on her social life with friends, neighbors, family, and church members. Also included are dairy herd record books (1926-1949); financial ledgers; and several family obituaries.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-osh00co

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