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Green Bay Mss 20
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Part 1 (Green Bay Mss 20, PH Green Bay Mss 20): Original Collection,
1847-19905.2 cubic feet (9 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes) and 137 photographs (1
archives box) The Smith Family Papers are divided into seven series: BUSINESS RECORDS, PERSONAL
PAPERS, SCHOOL RECORDS, NEWS CLIPPINGS, INVITATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, and
PHOTOGRAPHS. The BUSINESS RECORDS (1853-1926) document some of the businesses in which the family
was engaged and include a fairly complete set of record books (1850s) from Dominicus
Jordan's general store; a cash ledger (1876-1882, 1925-1926); and receipts documenting
transactions between family members and business interests. The PERSONAL PAPERS (1847-1967) are arranged by family member and thereunder
chronologically and include the estate records of both the Dominicus Jordan estate and
the B.F. Smith estate, as well as various personal financial documents. Also included
are records demonstrating the community involvement of various family members, including
B.F. Smith, Lizzie Smith, Horace J. Smith, Robert “Pete” Smith, and Barbara
Smith. The SCHOOL RECORDS (1877-1944) consist of report cards, assignments, diary entries, and
yearbooks. The Rockford Female Seminary records document both Addie Smith Wells' and
Lizzie Smith's attendance at that institution. Horace J. Smith's and Robert C. Smith's
school records include both De Pere High School and the University of Wisconsin.
Scattered report cards are also included for Phillip, Margaret, and Mark Smith while
they attended elementary school. The NEWS CLIPPINGS (1858-1992) include newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to
family members. These principally date from World War II and later documenting the
family's involvement in the war, although there are some earlier clippings such as the
obituary of Dominicus Jordan's son, Robert. The INVITATIONS (1868-1941, undated) consist of invitations to weddings, anniversary
celebrations, and birthday parties and are arranged chronologically. The CORRESPONDENCE (1849-1990, primarily 1849-1950)) is the largest series and is
arranged chronologically. Much of the correspondence is among family members although
there is some with friends and acquaintances. Some of the early correspondence relates
to the Jordan family's life in Maine prior to their move to Wisconsin. Many of the
letters were written between the parents and their children or between siblings when
family members were away at school, and both home life and school life are richly
detailed. Both Addie and Lizzie Smith wrote home frequently during the years they spent
at Rockford Female Seminary, and Horace also described in detail his experiences as a
student in Madison. The years 1897 through 1899 contain letters written by Horace Smith
describing his travels east and west, providing accounts of the scenery and the many
interesting people he encountered and experiences he had. The bulk of the wartime
correspondence was written to Catherine (Carney) Smith from her five children while
serving in the armed forces. There are also letters from Robert “Pete” Smith
to his wife Barbara. The war time correspondence is particularly rich in terms of home
front activities, rationing, personal perceptions regarding wartime events, military
life, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The PHOTOGRAPHS are arranged by family member or location and thereunder
chronologically and consist of both individual portraits and group shots. Included are
two sets of photographs depicting Horace J. Smith and Robert “Pete” Smith
from birth to later life. In addition to the family photographs, there are photos of
A.G. Wells' store and the family home at 302 N. Broadway. Photographs from a scrapbook
depict a cottage (1916), as well as photos of Gracie Field, the daughter of William and
Martha (Jordan) Field who died suddenly during childhood. Photocopies of the photographs
have been kept with the collection. The original photographs are in the Visual Materials
Archive in Madison.
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Series: Business Records
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Dominicus Jordan's General Store
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Box
10
Folder
1-3
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Daybook, 1853-1857
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Box
11
Folder
1
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Journal, 1856-1857
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Box
11
Folder
2
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Ledger, 1856-1858
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Cash Ledger, 1876-1882,
1925-1926
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Receipts
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Box
1
Folder
3
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B.F. Smith
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Box
1
Folder
4
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A.G. Wells
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Series: Personal Papers
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Dominicus Jordan Estate papers, 1847-1892
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B.F. Smith papers
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Box
1
Folder
6
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General, 1858-1914
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Estate Ledger, 1914-1936
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Estate papers, 1931-1936
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Elizabeth Smith papers, 1933,
undated
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Horace J. Smith papers
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Box
1
Folder
10
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General, 1893-1937
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Notary Public Certificate, 1889
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Scrapbook, 1889-1906
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Financial account book, 1863-1865, 1884-1887
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Robert C. Smith papers, 1929-1959
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Margaret Smith papers, 1940s
: Includes class notes from Great Lakes Naval Training.
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Box
1
Folder
15
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Barbara Smith papers, 1941,
1967
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Other family papers
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Diary entries, January
1927
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Box
9
Folder
1
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Family tree
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Box
15
Folder
6
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Miscellaneous
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Series: School Records
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Elizabeth Smith, 1877-1878,
undated
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Elizabeth Smith Rockford Female Seminary Diploma, 1881
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Rockford Female Seminary, 1878-1881, 1891, 1938
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Rockford Female Seminary Notebook, 1879
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Horace J. Smith, 1873-1889
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Robert C. Smith, De Pere, 1928,
undated
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Robert C. Smith, University of Wisconsin, 1929-1944, undated
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Phillip Smith, 1930s
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Margaret Smith, 1925-1928
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Mark Smith, 1920s-1930s
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Series: News Clippings
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Box
2
Folder
9
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1858, 1918-1992
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Series: Invitations
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Box
2
Folder
10
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1868-1941
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Undated
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Wedding Invitations
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Box
3
Folder
1
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1874-1890
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Box
3
Folder
2
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1891-1900
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Box
3
Folder
3
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1901-1941, undated
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Series: Correspondence
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Box
3
Folder
4-7
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1849 March-1879 April
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Box
4
Folder
1-6
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1879 May-1885 June
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Box
5
Folder
1-6
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1885 July-1889 April
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Box
6
Folder
1-4
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1889 May-1896 January
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Box
7
Folder
1-3
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1896 February-1899 December
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Box
7
Folder
4-8
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1902 June-1939 August
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Box
8
Folder
1-7
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1939 September-1942 February
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Box
13
Folder
1-7
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1942 March-1943 September
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Box
14
Folder
1-6
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1943 October-1945 July
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Box
15
Folder
1-3
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1945 August-1990 March
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Box
15
Folder
4
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undated
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Box
15
Folder
5
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Incomplete, undated
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Series: Photographs
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Photocopies
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Box-folder
12-1
Item
1-2
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Gracie Field
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Box-folder
12-2
Item
3-5
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B.F. Smith
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Box-folder
12-3
Item
6-12
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Addie Smith
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Box-folder
12-4
Item
13-21
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Elizabeth Smith
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Box-folder
12-5
Item
22-28
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Horace Smith
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Box-folder
12-6
Item
29-32
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Hugo Wells
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Box-folder
12-7
Item
33-34
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Leland Wells
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Box-folder
12-8
Item
35-38
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Hugo and Leland Wells
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Box-folder
12-9
Item
39-40
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Catherine Smith
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Box-folder
12-10
Item
41-48
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Phillip, Margaret “Bene,” Mark, and Roger Smith
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Box-folder
12-11
Item
49-62
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Robert C. Smith
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Box-folder
12-12
Item
63-74
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Robert C. and Barbara Lester Smith and Family
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Box-folder
12-13
Item
75-85
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Extended Family
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Box-folder
12-14
Item
86-113
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Scrapbook
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Box-folder
12-15
Item
114-121
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A.G. Wells' Store
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Box-folder
12-16
Item
122-128
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Family Home - 302 N. Broadway
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Box-folder
12-17
Item
129-137
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Group and Miscellaneous
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PH Green Bay Mss 20
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Originals
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PH Box-Folder
1-1
Item
1-2
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Gracie Field
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PH Box-Folder
1-2
Item
3-5
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B.F. Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-3
Item
6-12
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Addie Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-4
Item
13-21
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Elizabeth Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-5
Item
22-28
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Horace Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-6
Item
29-32
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Hugo Wells
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PH Box-Folder
1-7
Item
33-34
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Leland Wells
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PH Box-Folder
1-8
Item
35-38
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Hugo and Leland Wells
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PH Box-Folder
1-9
Item
39-40
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Catherine Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-10
Item
41-48
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Phillip, Margaret “Bene,” Mark, and Roger Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-11
Item
49-62
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Robert C. Smith
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PH Box-Folder
1-12
Item
63-74
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Robert C. and Barbara Lester Smith and Family
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PH Box-Folder
1-13
Item
75-85
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Extended Family
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PH Box-Folder
1-14
Item
86-113
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Scrapbook
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PH Box-Folder
1-15
Item
114-121
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A.G. Wells' Store
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PH Box-Folder
1-16
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122-128
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Family Home - 302 N. Broadway
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PH Box-Folder
1-17
Item
129-137
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Group and miscellaneous
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M2002-010
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Part 2 (M2002-010): Additions, circa 1880-1935
915 photographs and 553 negatives (1 record center carton, 1 archives box, 3
card boxes, and 1 flat box)
: Photographs, circa 1880-1935, created and collected by Horace J. Smith and consisting
of portraits of family and friends and views from his trips throughout North
America.
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M2004-002
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Part 3 (M2004-002): Additions, 1853-1985
0.9 cubic feet (2 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 75 photographs (1
box and 1 oversize folder)
: Additions consisting of family correspondence, legal documents, business records, and
personal finance information. The legal documents include wills, deeds, and land
contracts of several family members while the business records relate to the law
practice of Horace Smith. Included also is documentation of the Horace Smith family's
personal finances, principally during the Depression, and consist of bills, loans, and
correspondence. The photographs include members of the Smith family and acquaintances
and many are unidentified.
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Correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Jane Lester, 1939-1948
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Dominicus Jordan, 1865
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Barbara Lester Smith, 1949-2002
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Addie Smith Wells, 1924
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Annie Smith, undated
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Catherine “Carney” Smith, 1937,
undated
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Horace Smith, 1921-1937
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Sara Elizabeth “Lizzy” Smith,
1896-1940
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Robert Smith, 1937, 1944
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Centurion Calendar
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Correspondence to Robert Smith, 1953-1954
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Correspondence from Robert Smith,
1953-1954
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Legal agreement with Agent, January 25,
1954
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Models
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Box
1
Folder
14
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“Gadget of the Month Club” information
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Box
1
Folder
15
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Patent Application Materials, 1954
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Business Records
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Dominicus Jordan, 1853-1866
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Annie M. Smith, undated
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Box
2
Folder
3
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B.F. Smith, 1869-1915
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Horace J. Smith, 1897-1936
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Sara Elizabeth Smith, 1896
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Legal documents and personal finances
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Cash book, 1908-1913
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Box
2
Folder
6-7
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Daily Ledger, 1919-1936
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Deeds and Patents, 1858, 1907
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Invention drawings
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Law School Notes, 1933-1944
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Box
2
Folder
11
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News Clippings, 1905-1992
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Box
2
Folder
12
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Promissory Notes, 1914-1937
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Box
2
Folder
13
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Securities held and owned by M.E. Carney, December 16,
1930
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Box
2
Folder
14
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Special Events, 1894, 1939, undated
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Medals and pins
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Photographs
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PH Box
3
Folder
1
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Unidentified photographs, ambrotype, and daguerreotype
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PH Box
3
Folder
2
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Miscellaneous photographs
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PH Box
3
Folder
3
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Smith family photographs
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PH Box
3
Folder
4
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Marston family and related photographs
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PH Box
3
Folder
5
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Law School related photographs
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Oversize Folder
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Class photo
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