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Series I, Correspondence, 1866-1944

 Series

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from members of the Farwell and Brockway families as well as correspondence concerning his work as a botanist and his personal business. This series is further divided into four subseries: 1.1 Farwell Family Correspondence, 1.2 Oliver A. Farwell Alphabetical Correspondence Files, 1.3 Personal Correspondence, and 1.4 Professional/ Botany Correspondence.

Dates

  • 1866-1944

Language of Material

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.78 Cubic Feet (7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder)

File Plan

Oliver A. Farwell maintained an alphabetical file system for his correspondence that has been maintained in Subseries 1.2. This alphabetical file consists of both personal and professional correspondence. Parts of this file system had been found with the Farwell family correspondence in Subseries 1.1 and it was decided that it would remain within this subseries. As a result correspondence from family members such as Charlotte Brockway Farwell can be found in both their own files and general family correspondence files.

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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