Ollila Household Account Ledgers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-910

Staff Only

Scope

Account Ledgers, 1946-1974, kept for the household accounts of the Ollila family of Houghton County, Michigan. The family account books were kept by Sally Maria Wilhelmina Piippo Ollila. The collection includes seven account books which kept track of family income and expenditures from the time period as well as some correspondence, receipts, and a form related to purchases and payments.

Dates

1946-1974

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biographical note

The financial accounts of the Ollila household were kept by Sally Maria Wilhelmina Piippo Ollila. She graduated from Houghton High School in 1933 and worked as a professional bookkeeper.

Extent

0.23 Cubic Feet (1/2 manuscript box (legal size))

Additional Description

Abstract

Account Ledgers, 1946-1974, kept for the household accounts of the Ollila family of Houghton County, Michigan. The family account books were kept by Sally Maria Wilhelmina Piippo Ollila.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged categorically by type of material, then chronologically by date.

Acquisition

The contents of this collection were donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by John Ollila on February 27, 2013 and March 8, 2013.