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Cellar and Vineyard Papers of J. S. Casscles
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2020.0009
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of the vineyard of J. Stephen Casscles including tasting notes for various wines produced from grape varieties on the vineyard. Of note is a manuscript for his book on vinticulture.
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
The Bessie and LeRoy Curtis Collection
Collection — Box: MSS Box 31
Identifier: MSS 2021.0007
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a small selection of documents and photographs of the late Bessie Lounsbury Curtis and LeRoy Curtis of Coxsackie, New York. Included are a class of 1937 yearbook of Coxsackie High School, LeRoy Curtis' membership card in the Odd Fellows, an article on the Four Mile Point School from a 1924 copy of the Rural New Yorker, miscellaneous notes and a class reuinion booklet. Also included are some images of Coxsackie and a selection of photographs of the Cattle herd at the...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
The George M. White Dairy Farm Collection
Collection — Carton: MSS Box 92
Identifier: MSS 2019.0008
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises a large selection of photographs of Guernsey Cows and Bulls bred on George M. White's "Gayhead Farm" during the first half of the 20th century. Also included is ephemera from various events George M. White attended either as a contestant with prize-winning animals or as a judge of Guernsey Cows which he was a nationally recognized breeder of. Additional materials in the collection concern Gayhead Farm itself, notably there is a folder listing all the cattle on the farm in...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
The James C. Stevens Memorial Collection
Collection — Box: MSS Box 49
Identifier: MSS 2021.0021
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises a selection of documents relating to the James Stevens line of the Stevens family of Greenville, NY. Included in the collection are miscellaneous papers related to fraternal orders and agricultural ventures as well as municpal and court papers which concerned the family. Of particular note is a Road Book listing the freeholders of various road districts in Greenville and the number of days labor they were required to contribute to the maintenance of the Town's roads. Also...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
Volna Titus Collection
Collection — Box: MSS Box 31
Identifier: MSS 2021.0005
Scope and Contents
This small collection comprises a selection of receipts of Volna Titus related to his time as a farmer and postman living in New Baltimore, New York. There is a selection of miscellaneous receipts for maintenance of his home and vehicles, as well as some personal financial materials. Of note are a selection of shipping invoices and receipts for agricultural produce, particularly apples, and invoices for the purchase of shipping barrels. Also included are shipping receipts for fertilizer and...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library