Elvyn B. Richardson Farm Account Book
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
- 1919-1936
Creator
- Richardson, Elvyn B. (Person)
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.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Canaan (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Farmers -- Maine -- Canaan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Obituaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Receipts (Financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Richardson, Ellen B., -1936
- 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
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
