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Contents List
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(Series 1)
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Series: Gysbert van Steenwyk, Sr.Scope and ContentsThe Gysbert van Steenwyk, Sr. Materials contain correspondence, financial records, C.C. Washburn estate, organizations, and legal documents. The correspondence includes business as well as personal correspondence particularly from van Steenwyk's nephew Ernest F. C. Klokke. The business correspondence dates from 1863-1902 and includes letters to and from van Steenwyk. Among the people with whom van Steenwyk corresponded are U. S. Congressman Jeremiah M. Rusk and Wisconsin governors Edward Salomon and Cadwallader C. Washburn. Much of the correspondence from the three men mentioned deals with the construction of a railroad bridge at La Crosse. The financial records of Gysbert van Steenwyk, Sr. date from 1850-1903, the year of the final distribution of his estate. With the exception of a list of Batavian Bank depositors and La Crosse Lumber Co. tax book, the records document his personal finances, including land purchases and stocks, bonds, and rental property records. A third group of records relate to van Steenwyk's role as one of the executors of the Cadwallader Colden Washburn estate. C. C. Washburn was a Civil War general, governor of Wisconsin, lumber baron, and industrialist. The materials consist of correspondence, including some letters from Washburn's daughter, Jeanette (Washburn) Kelsey; financial records, including a general inventory of the estate and a summary of its assets; and legal documents produced in the course of settling the estate, especially relating to provisions made for Washburn's invalid wife, Jeanette. Financial records of organizations in which van Steenwyk, Sr. was active make up another series. They consist of a treasurer's book from the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and a cash book and ledger from the La Crosse Theater Co. A collection of legal documents, including van Steenwyk's commissions as Dutch Consul for Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, and warranty deeds make up a fifth series. Finally, there are a number of miscellaneous items such as an 1841 journal written in Dutch with the translated title, "Writings About Diverse Subjects in Alphabetical Order," a speech given by van Steenwyk at the end of his term as mayor (1873), and minutes of transit railroad meetings. Sadly an undated travel diary is missing from the collection having never been returned from an exhibit loan.
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(Subseries 1.1)
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Subseries: Correspondence
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Business
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Box 1
Folder 1
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, 1854-1856
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Box 1
Folder 2-10
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, 1863-1884
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Box 1
Folder 11
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, 1885-1902
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Box 1
Folder 12
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Military, 1864
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Box 1
Folder 13
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Rusk, J. M., 1874
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Box 1
Folder 14
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Salomon, Edward P., 1863-1865
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Box 1
Folder 15
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Washburn, Cadwallader C., 1867-1874
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Personal
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Box 2
Folder 1-3
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, 1860-1870In Dutch
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Box 2
Folder 4-6
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, 1871-1874
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Box 2
Folder 7-11
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Klokke, Ernst C., 1863-1870
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(Subseries 1.2)
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Subseries: Financial Records
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Box 2
Folder 12
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Journal, 1850-1861
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Receipts
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Box 2
Folder 13-15
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General, 1854-1874
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Box 2
Folder 16
Box 3
Folder 1
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Land, 1854-1874
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Box 3
Folder 2
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Tax returns, 1864
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Box 3
Folder 2
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Batavian Bank depositors, 1873
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Box 3
Folder 3
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La Crosse Lumber Company tax book, 1879-1880
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Box 3
Folder 4
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Ledger, 1890
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Stocks, bonds & rental property records
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Box 3
Folder 5
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, 1883-1899
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Box 3
Folder 6
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, 1899-1902
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Box 3
Folder 7
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Estate account book, 1903
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Box 3
Folder 8
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Indexes to ledgers, undated
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(Subseries 1.3)
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Subseries: Washburn Estate
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Box 3
Folder 9
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Correspondence, 1883-1886
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Box 3
Folder 10
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Kelsey, Jeannette Washburn, 1872-1874
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Financial records
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Box 3
Folder 11-12
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Bank statements, 1882-1886
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Box 3
Folder 13
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Stocks and bonds, 1889-1892
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Volume 1
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General inventory, 1887
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Box 4
Folder 1
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Summary of assets, 1888
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Box 4
Folder 2
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Report and final account, 1889
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Box 4
Folder 3-4
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Legal documents, 1873-1885
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Box 4
Folder 5
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Logging contracts, 1882-1885
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(Subseries 1.4)
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Subseries: Organizations
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Box 4
Folder 6
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew Treasurer's book, 1900-1902
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La Crosse Theater Company
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Box 4
Folder 7
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Cash book, 1889-1904
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Box 4
Folder 8
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Ledger, 1889-1904
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(Subseries 1.5)
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Subseries: Legal documents
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Box 4
Folder 9
Oversize 13
Folder 1
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Commissions from Dutch government, 1867-1868
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Box 5
Folder 1
Oversize 13
Folder 2
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Warranty deeds, 1855-1884
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(Subseries 1.6)
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Subseries: Miscellaneous
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Box 5
Folder 2
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Writings About Diverse Subjects in Alphabetical Order lesson book, 1841In Dutch
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Box 5
Folder 3
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Portraits
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Box 5
Folder 4
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Speech, 1873
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Box 5
Folder 5
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Transit railroad meeting minutes, 1873
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Series: Mariette (Nichols) van SteenwykThe Mariette (Nichols) van Steenwyk series contain genealogy, correspondence, financial records, and records of the Home for the Friendless. The genealogy materials trace Mariette van Steenwyk's ancestors back to the Revolutionary War. The primary families involved are Averill, Nichols, and Whittlesey. There are also materials that relate specifically to Matilda Averill Nichols, Mariette van Steenwyk's mother, and to Chester Averill. The correspondence is almost entirely personal in nature. It consists of letters between Mariette's parents, Mathilda and David P. Nichols, and from other relatives, especially her brother Starr Nichols. There are two letters dated 1873 from the U.S. Ambassador to Russia that tell of his experience in being presented to the Russian Court. The correspondence dates from 1825-1927 and is in chronological order. Mariette van Steenwyk's financial records date from 1902, after the death of her husband. They include a record of investments made from 1903-1905, records of another estate of which Mariette was a beneficiary (1906), and income tax records and returns from 1905-1926, with gaps. Materials from the Home for the Friendless are a treasurer's book from 1900-1907, and bills, receipts, and cancelled checks dated 1907-1909. Two miscellaneous items, a mission organization dues book (1896-1898) and an undated address book complete the materials pertaining to Mariette van Steenwyk.
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Genealogy
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Box 5
Folder 7
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Averill, Nichols and Whittlesey families
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Box 5
Folder 8-9
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Averill, Chester
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Box 7
Folder 10
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Averill, Matilda, 1838
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Correspondence
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Box 5
Folder 11-18
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, 1825-1903
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Box 6
Folder 1-3
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, 1904-1927
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Financial records
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Box 6
Folder 4
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Investments, 1903-1905
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Box 6
Folder 5
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Benedict estate, 1906
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Oversize 13
Folder 3
Box 6
Folder 6
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Income tax records, 1905, 1921-1927
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Home for the Friendless
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Box 6
Folder 7
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Treasurer's book, 1894-1907
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Box 6
Folder 8
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Bills and receipts, 1902-1909
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Box 6
Folder 9-10
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Cancelled checks, 1907-1909
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Box 6
Folder 11
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Church mission organization dues book, 1896-1898
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Box 6
Folder 12
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Address book, undated
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(Series 3)
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Series: Gysbert van Steenwyk, Jr.The Gysbert van Steenwyk, Jr. series relates almost entirely to his many business interests, in the form of correspondence; education; business interests; financial records; and miscellaneous. Correspondence has been divided into business correspondence, dating from 1909-1958, and personal correspondence, from 1895-1925. Personal correspondence consists mainly of letters from his mother Mariette van Steenwyk and from his college friends. The education subseries consists exclusively of class notes taken during 1893-1897 when he was attending Yale University. The subseries titled business interests contains financial records of the La Crosse Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Co. (1899-1925), balance sheets of the La Crosse Rubber Mills (1905-1929), and miscellaneous reports from other local and national companies from the era. Van Steenwyk's financial records include bank account records and a ledger from 1902-1905, income tax records (1915-1929), property tax records (1905-1930), and a record of his employees' wages and social security tax withheld from 1951-1962.
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Correspondence
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Box 7
Folder 1-8
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Business, 1909-1958
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Box 7
Folder 9-12
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Personal, 1895-1925
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Box 8
Box 7
Folder 13-16
Box 9
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Class notes, 1893-1897
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Business interests
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Box 10
Folder 1-2
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La Crosse Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company
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Box 10
Folder 3
Oversize 13
Folder 4
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La Crosse Rubber Mills, 1905-1911
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Box 10
Folder 4-5
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Miscellaneous company reports
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Financial records
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Box 10
Folder 6
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Bank accounts, 1902-1905
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Box 10
Folder 7
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Ledger, 1902-1905
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Oversize 13
Folder 5
Box 11
Folder 1
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Income tax records, 1915-1929
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Box 11
Folder 2-3
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Property tax records, 1905-1930
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Box 11
Folder 4
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Record of employee wages and social security taxes, 1951-1962
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Box 11
Folder 5
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Portraits
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Box 11
Folder 6
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Miscellaneous
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(Series 4)
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Series: Grace (Pettingill) Hogan van SteenwykThe majority of the Grace (Pettingill) Hogan van Steenwyk series consists of a correspondence file that dates from 1922-1972. The letters are almost entirely personal. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1922-1925, and consists of letters from her first husband, James C. Hogan. Included with them are letters and segments of letters by Grace in response which may have been drafts of her letters. Other materials relating to Grace van Steenwyk include two account books dating from June-November 1916, and from 1949-1951; an undated address book, and two brief diaries, one dated 1918 and the other kept from Jan. 1-Feb. 10, 1923. Also available are Pettingill Family records (1802-1947) that were photocopied from the family Bible.
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Box 11
Folder 7-11
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Series: Correspondence, 1922-1972
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Box 11
Folder 12-13
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Account book, 1916, 1949-1951
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Box 11
Folder 14
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Address book, undated
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Diaries
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Box 12
Folder 1
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, 1918
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Box 12
Folder 2
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, 1923 January-February
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Box 12
Folder 3
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Pettingill family records
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Oversize 13
Folder 6
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Hogan, James C. death certificate, 1925
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Box 12
Folder 4
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Portrait
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(Series 5)
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Series: Ella May (van Steenwyk) CasselsThe papers available that pertain to Ella May (van Steenwyk) Cassels are very limited and include brief correspondence from 1895; two cashbooks (1902-1903; 1903-1904); and a ledger from 1902-1903.
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Box 12
Folder 5
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Correspondence, 1895
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Financial records
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Box 12
Folder 6
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Cashbook, 1902-1903
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Volume 2
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Cashbook, 1903-1904
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Box 12
Folder 7
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Ledger, 1902-1903
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(Series 6)
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Series: Miscellaneous Records
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Oversize 13
Folder 7
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Oversize materials
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Box 12
Folder 8
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Cookbook, undated
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Box 12
Folder 9
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Family portrait, undated
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