Delatos H. Goldsmith Papers
00180

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Goldsmith, Delatos H.
Title
Delatos H. Goldsmith papers
ID
00180
Date [inclusive]
1906-1929
Extent
0.4 Cubic feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Delatos H. Goldsmith was born circa 1857 and lived his whole life on a farm near Horton, Michigan in Jackson County. He had three siblings, Charles, George, and Ida. On March 25, 1879, he married Nellie Brownell. Goldsmith died in 1947.

[This information was gathered using the internet and may not be accurate as the collection contained no biographical information.]

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of the diaries of Delatos H. Goldsmith. The entries contain the day's weather, his activities, and who visited that day. He wrote what he paid or was paid for goods and services. The entries center around activities related to the farm. The entries contain little personal information. He also rarely mentions his wife by name or her activities. Goldsmith also includes names in his entries but has little or no explanation of their relationship to him.

Also included are miscellaneous receipts and articles that were tucked in the diaries.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections  August 2003

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Vera Goldsmith, 1995-01-06

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Diaries

Geographic Name(s)

  • Jackson County (Mich.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Goldsmith, Delatos H.
  • Goldsmith, Nellie V. Brownell
  • Goldsmith, Vera

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture -- Michigan
  • Farmers -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

Papers 

Scope and Contents note
Box Folder

Diaries 

 1
Box Folder

 1906 

 1 vol. 1

 1909 

 1 vol. 2

 1910 

 1 vol. 3

 1911 

 1 vol. 4

 1912 

 1 vol. 5

 1914 

 1 vol. 6

 1915 

 1 vol. 7

 1917 

 1 vol. 8

 1918 

 1 vol. 9

 1919 

 1 vol. 10

 1920 

 1 vol. 11

 1922 

 1 vol. 12

 1923 

 1 vol. 13

 1924 

 1 vol. 14

 1925 

 1 vol. 15

 1928 

 1 vol. 16

 1929 

 1 vol. 17

taxes undated 

 1 vol. 18

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Box Folder

Receipts and Articles 1909-1929, undated 

 1
Box Folder

 1909 

 1 1

 1910-1912 

 1 2

 1917-1920 

 1 3

 1922 

 1 4

 1923-1924 

 1 5

 1926, 1828-1929 

 1 6

 undated 

 1 7