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Barnes Manuscripts, 1833-1925.

Title: Barnes Manuscripts, 1833-1925.

This is a miscellaneous collection obtained from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. There is no relation between the various items in the collection other than that they are all from Indiana. The collection is in three categories: 1. general correspondence, 2. legal correspondence, and 3. county legal forms. The general correspondence is partly composed of family letters: Charles J. Finney while in school; Frank Morris while teaching in Miami County; and letters from Carrie E. Thomas to her mother. The remainder is business correspondence, the largest part being the papers of D.D. Dykeman of Logansport, a state senator and judge. The legal correspondence is mainly among legal firms and include the papers of W.W. Orr of Muncie from 1878 to 1906. Letters to Orlando A. Somers shows the patronage system in action regarding the postmastership in Kokomo. The legal forms, arranged alphabetically by county, are largely warranty deeds, with the addition of some mortgages, bonds, title abstracts, memos of agreement, and estate inventories. These make up over half of the collection.

ArchivalResource: 4 manuscripts boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19771728 View

Morris, Frank Ray, 1885-. Papers of Frank R. Morris, 1905-1956.

Title: Papers of Frank R. Morris, 1905-1956.

The collection contains personal correspondence of Dr. Morris; letters and papers from his school days in Indiana and the University of California, Berkeley; plus the estate papers of William M. Tucker, geology professor at Fresno State College, and Morris' brother-in-law. A series of correspondence concerns a perpetual calendar Morris patented. Printers blocks of the calendar are also included. Other materials document his membership in professional organizations, and his career at Fresno State College. He was head of the Department of Mathematics and Engineering and was the campus armed forces representative during World War II. The collection also contains several unpublished works by Morris, as well as a number of photographs.

ArchivalResource: Photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43375857 View