This collection contains the papers of the connected families of Joseph R. Alger and Raymond H. Adams The first half of this collection focuses on the life and career of Joseph R. Alger of Fairlee, Vermont. Joseph was the station agent in Fairlee, Vermont, and could observe the world from his post. He wrote conversational letters to his children and kept copies of them, 1940-1944. The collection also includes some documents related to the administration of the railroad station: weigh freight bills and receipts from the Boston & Maine from the period 1959-1964, including weigh bills for shipping milk in 1959-1960. As well, the collection includes material about Alger-s avocation - fishing - including a series of letters to friends during the period, 1964-1974. He also kept a diaries from 1965 to 1975 and preserved the sales records on the numerous cars he owned, especially Chevrolets The collection also includes a scrapbook of various fishing trips (and one family wedding) and a second scrapbook with pictures of his fishing camp in New Hampshire, canoes, and a few family events. The second half of the collection focuses on Raymond (Bob) Adams and two aspects of his life - his World War II service and the regional planning commission. Adams wrote letters to his mother and others during his service in World War II, 1942-1945. The collection includes six folders of his letters and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings probably kept by his mother. The scrapbook contains news of soldiers from Orford, New Hampshire, and national and international war news. The collection also includes a few letters written to Adams, ostensibly by a pet dog. Much later in life Adams, served on the Two Rivers Regional Planning and Development Commission.
