Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Carrie Usewick Harvey Reminiscences
c.00174
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Harvey, Carrie Usewick
- Title
- Carrie Usewick Harvey reminiscences
- ID
- c.00174
- Date
- undated
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- 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".
Biographical Note
Carrie Harvey's father, Dennis Usewick, was born in New York but later settled in Coldwater, Michigan, with his wife Harriett. in 1865, after serving in the Civil War, he moved his family north to what would become the city of Sherman, in Wexford County. When the Usewicks settled there it was a wilderness. Carrie married William Harvey, an English immigrant.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of the typewritten reminiscences of Carrie Usewick Harvey, of Wexford County, Michigan, as told to her daughter.
The reminiscences gave an account of the family's migration and settlement in Wexford County, and Carrie's recollections of her youth. They also describe early lumbering operations and homemade remedies for illness.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections May 1965
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
March 2000
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 Carrie Harvey, 1960-08-17. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Sherman (Mich.)
- Wexford County (Mich.)
Subject(s)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan
- Lumbering -- Michigan
- Traditional medicine -- Michigan
- Women -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
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Reminiscences undated |
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