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Elvyn B. Richardson Farm Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1039-sc

Scope and Contents Note

An account book of a farmer in Canaan, Maine. The account book records farm produce sold and work done on the farm. Included also are several items removed from the back of the account book. One of these items is an obituary of Elvyn's wife Ellen B. Richardson. Other items are a receipt from Spaulding & Watson Grain Dealers in Skowhegan, Maine and a newspaper clipping of the poem My Castle by Bill Baker, Wyman Dam.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919-1936

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Elvyn B. Richardson was a farmer in Canaan, Maine. He married Ellen Hall Barnes on December 5, 1917. She died in 1936 at the age of 80.

Extent

1 folder (11 items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

An account book of a farmer in Canaan, Maine. The account book records farm produce sold and work done on the farm.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books, Waterville, Maine in May 2001.

General

No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.

Title
Guide to the Elvyn B. Richardson Farm Account Book
Status
No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686