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Papers of Louisa Anderson (Goodell) Parker (1871-1952)

Description

Subseries B, Papers of Louisa Anderson (Goodell) Parker (1871-1952), 1884-1947, undated (#1.1, 1.3, 1.6, C.2.45-C.2.55), contains an account book; calling/visiting cards; notecards; cancelled checks and check stubs; penmanship copybooks; correspondence; a diary; ephemera; receipts; reward of merit cards; and teaching certificates for the Westbrook Public Schools in Westbrook, Maine. The correspondence is comprised of letters received by Parker. The financial records reflect Parker's daily management household activities, and include receipts and note cards for an auction involving Parker's own household furnishings (#C.2.49). Included in the ephemera are calling/visiting cards and other small cards with illustrations and/or printed poems or proverbs. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type, then by topic, and thereunder chronologically.

Details

Descriptive Terms

personal papers

Physical Description

Personal papers (1 file box, 1 carton)

Collection Code

MS032

Collection Name

Parson Smith family papers

Date of Acquisition

1953

Reference Code

MS032.05.02

Credit Line

Bequest of Louisa Anderson (Goodell) Parker (1871-1952), 1953

Places

South Windham (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Material Type

personal papers

Description Level

Sub-series

Location Note

HGO-02-105-A-E-205; HGO-02-105-A-F-102

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