Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding Aid for Harold F. Powell papers, 1885-1992
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Powell, Harold Frederic1912-2000
- Title
- Harold F. Powell papers
- ID
- 03386
- Date
- 1885-1992
- Extent
- 14.0 linear ft.
- General Physical Description note
- (24 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Papers contain genealogical research and family histories of the Powell, Wotring, Crane, McGarvah and other families. The oldest item in the collection is a marriage certificate from 1885 (Box 4:14). A photograph of Dr. Powell with President Gerald Ford may be found in Box 11:9.
Biographical/Historical note
Harold Frederic Powell was born on March 25, 1912 in Durand, Michigan, son of Walter and Mildred Wotring Powell. He received his bachelor's degree from Albion College in 1935 and his PhD from the University of Michigan in 1950. He worked as a psychologist for the Detroit Public Schools from 1938 to 1946, and taught Educational Psychology at Wayne State University for twenty-six years. His interests in genealogy were vast. He served as president of the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research and the Huguenot Society of Michigan, vice-president of the International Society for British Genealogy andamp; Family History and was Historian-General for the National Huguenot Society. Dr. Powell married Jean McGarvah, daughter of Joseph Andrew and Ethel Mae Thompson McGarvah. Jean died in 1983 and Dr. Powell married Ruth Burr Stevens a year later. Dr. Harold F. Powell died in Palm Beach, Florida on October 25, 2000.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research use.
Harold F. Powell papers, 1885-1992 (Catalog record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/525071031]Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Crane family
- McGarvah family
- McGarvah, Jean
- Powell family
- Powell, Harold Frederic -- 1912-2000 -- Archives
- Wotring family
Genre(s)
- Clippings (information artifacts) -- aat
- Correspondence -- aat
- Family papers -- aat
- Financial records -- aat
- Genealogies -- aat
- Photographs -- aat
- Speeches -- aat
Other Finding Aids note
Finding aid and white index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection and on the World Wide Web.
Collection Inventory
Original Papers |
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Box 1 |
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Autobiographical notes (1936?) |
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Diary, Flint, MI (1930) |
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School papers |
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Royalty accounting |
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Personnel papers |
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Sale of Birmingham house |
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Wills |
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Correspondence - Koch |
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-- Lanspeary, Leicester, England |
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-- Betty Powell - (1958-1968) |
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-- (1963-1967) |
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Box 2 |
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Correspondence - Betty Powell - (1961-1965) |
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-- McGarvah (1945) |
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-- McGarvah (1958) |
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-- H. F. Powell, Germany |
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-- Rome, Italy (1958-1959) |
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-- Powell, Rome, Italy |
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-- Miscellaneous |
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Diaries, datebooks (1958-1984) |
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Memberships |
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Box 3 |
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Ledger: 1980-1984 |
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-- 1974-1979 |
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-- 1968-1973 |
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-- 1962-1967 |
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World War II ration books (1942-1945) |
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Estate of Walter L. Powell (1885-1969) |
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Genealogy - Publicity |
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-- Speeches |
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-- Canada |
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-- Detroit Society for Genealogical Research |
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-- Michigan Library Association (1977) |
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Box 4 |
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-- Oakland University |
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-- |
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Palm Beach Co. Genealogy Wayne State University Speeches |
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Genealogy Programs |
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DSGR |
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BOX 5 |
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Institute of Genealogical Research, Washington DC England |
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Local History Conferences |
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LDS |
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Frances McTeer Class, 1968 |
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Genealogy Syllabus, 1975 |
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International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) |
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BOX 6 |
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ISBGFH |
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Michigan Genealogical Seminar and Council |
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BOX 7 |
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Michigan Genealogical Council |
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Oakland County Genealogical Seminar |
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Oakland County Genealogical Society |
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Speeches |
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Personality, Sociological Review |
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Fr. Denissen Genealogy of French |
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BOX 8 |
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Church Farm |
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Fulbright Lecturer |
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Italian Speeches |
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McClain Pub. Correspondence |
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Albion College, 1935 |
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Algonquin Club |
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Huguenot Society |
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Passports |
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Certificates |
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Margaret Hendry |
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BOX 9 |
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Margaret Hendry |
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Psychological Clinic |
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Tours |
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Newspaper Clippings |
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Photographs |
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BOX 10 |
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Photographs |
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BOX 11 |
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Photographs |
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Jean McGarvah Powell |
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BOX 12 |
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Jean McGarvah Powell--Photographs |
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Joseph McGarvah--Photographs |
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Ethel McGarvah--Photographs |
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BOX 13 |
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Greenaway, George T. |
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Rondeau Park, Ontario |
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Verna Thompson LaBarre |
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Ethel Thompson McGarvah |
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Additional Papers |
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Series I: Personal Papers |
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BOX 1 |
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1:1 Personal Papers |
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1:2 Awards and Certificates |
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1:3 -- Correspondence, 1966-1991 |
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1:4 -- 1992-1993 |
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1:5 -- Louis D. McGregor, 1987-1992 |
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1:6 -- Letters to Ruth Burr Stevens, 1982-1985 |
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1:7 Fulbright Year, Italy, 1958-1959 |
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1:8 -- Correspondence |
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1:9 -- Receipts and Legal Papers |
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1:10 Ledger Books, 1982-1985 |
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1:11 Miscellaneous |
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1:12 Photographs |
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BOX 2 |
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2:1 Wayne (State) University-European Study Tours, 1955-1959 |
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2:2 -- Psychological Clinic, 1941-1950 |
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2:3 Wedding Guest Book, 1984 |
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Series II: Genealogy |
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BOX 2 (Continued) |
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2:4 Correspondence, 1956-1991 |
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2:5 -- 1992-1995 |
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2:6 Photographs, 1906-1975 |
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Sub-series A: Families |
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2:7 Allen; Andrews; Atherton |
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2:8 Bailey; Baughey; Boss |
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2:9 Barbuzano |
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2:10 Botsford; Bryan |
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2:11 Bowles |
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2:12 Bunnell/Bonnell |
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2:13 -- Newsletter, 1987-1988 |
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2:14 Coffin; Conies |
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2:15 Compton |
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BOX 3 |
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3:1 Compton—"Comptonology", 1939-1952 |
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3:2 Crane |
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3:3 -- Madison, Missouri |
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3:4 -- New Jersey |
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3:5 -- Gladys Ingram (Corr) |
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3:6 -- William A. (book) |
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3:7 -- "Crane Flock", 1989-1990 |
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3:8 Doty, Edward (Mayflower) |
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3:9 Eaton |
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3:10 Elliott |
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3:11 -- West Virginia |
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BOX 4 |
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4:1 Fairbanks, Folder 1 |
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4:2 -- Folder 2 |
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4:3 Farrer |
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4:4 Ford, William and Henry I |
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4:5 Gallop, John |
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4:6 Goodspeed; Grunke |
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4:7 Gray (Maine) |
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4:8 Hendry |
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4:9 Hood (Virginia) |
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4:10 Houghton; Howland |
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4:11 Hull, Rev. Joseph |
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4:12 Joy |
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4:13 Kendall (Massachusetts) |
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4:14 Lanspeary (Ontario and England), 1885-1972 |
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4:15 Manning (New York); Marsh (Vermont) |
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4:16 Magee (New Jersey and Scotland) |
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4:17 Martin; Miller |
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4:18 McGarvah |
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4:19 -- Donald B., USN |
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4:20 -- Miscellaneous |
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BOX 5 |
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5:1 McGarvah—Photographs, 1910-1963 |
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5:2 -- Trip around the world, 1963—Ethel Mae McGarvah |
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5:3 McGregor/MacGregor |
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5:4 McCurrie/McCury |
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5:5 McWilliams (Scotland, Canada) |
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5:6 -- Dan, Pension |
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5:7 Michelet/Mickley (related to Troxell) |
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5:8 Ovenshire |
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5:9 Pace (Canada) |
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5:10 Pierson (New Jersey) |
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5:11 Powell, Charles—Civil War |
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5:12 -- "Harold Frederic Powell Genealogy ", c. 1991 |
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5:13 -- Book Orders, 1992 |
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BOX 6 |
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6:1 Powell—"Harold Frederic Powell Genealogy"; Printout |
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6:2 -- Proofs |
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6:3 -- Census, England |
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6:4 -- Miscellaneous |
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6:5 -- "Powell Paths", 1981-1983 |
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6:6 -- Photographs |
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6:7 Richardson; Riggs |
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6:8 Sawyer; Spencer (Maine) |
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6:9 Schmitt /Smith (Pennsylvania, West Virginia) |
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6:10 Thompson (Ontario) |
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6:11 -- Correspondence, 1969-1988 |
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BOX 7 |
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7:1 Travers |
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7:2 Troxell/Trachsal |
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7:3 Wilder; Willard; Wilmot |
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7:4 Wotring |
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7:5 -- Bell, Dr. Raymond |
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7:6 -- Census |
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7:7 -- Correspondence, 1955-1989 |
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7:8 -- Jehu—Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) |
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7:9 -- Pension |
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7:10 -- Maps |
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7:11 -- Photographs |
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7:12 -- Samuel |
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Sub-series B: Genealogical Research |
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7:13 Genealogical Research |
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7:14 Genealogical Seminar, National Archives and American University, Washington DC, 1970—Folder 1 |
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BOX 8 |
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8:1 Genealogical Seminar, National Archives, 1970—Folder 2 |
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8:2 -- Folder 3 |
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8:3 Genealogical Tour to Britain, 1975 |
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8:4 Historical Items, [c. 1908] –1961 |
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8:5 Letters from Alpheretta Madison, 1991 |
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8:6 Linden, Michigan |
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8:7 Maps—Europe |
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BOX 9 |
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9:1 Maps—Michigan Counties, Folder 1 |
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9:2 -- Folder 2 |
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9:3 -- Folder 3 |
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9:4 Publications |
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Series III: Organizations |
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BOX 9 (Continued) Box/File |
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9:5 Organizations |
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9:6 Detroit Society for Genealogical Research (DSGR)-50th Anniversary, 1986 |
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9:7 -- Publications, 1962-1965 |
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BOX 10 |
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10:1 DSGR—Publications, 1967-1980 |
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10:2 Huguenot Society |
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10:3 -- 1975-1983 |
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10:4 -- 1984-1991 |
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10:5 -- "Deutsche Hugenott", 1981-1987 |
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10:6 -- Newsletters, 1982-1988 |
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10:7 Huguenot Society—Pilgrimage to Europe, 1985 |
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10:8 Photographs |
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10:9 Yearbooks, 1966-1992 |
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BOX 11 |
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11:1 National Society, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, 1987-1990 |
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11:2 The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Michigan Society, manuscript, 1992 |
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11:3 Pilgrim Edward Doty Society, 1982-1988 |
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11:4 -- 1989-1991 |
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11:5 Prismatic Club, 1990-1992 |
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11:6 Society of Mayflower Descendants |
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11:7 Sons of Colonial Wars, 1986-1990—Photographs |
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11:8 Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) |
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11:9 -- Photographs, 1986-1988 |
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11:10 Wayne State University Retirees Association |
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11:11 -- Directories, 1971-1988 |
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11:12 -- Newsletters, 1982-1985 |
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11:13 -- 1986-1988 |
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