Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Josephine Wood Lowry Papers
c.00296
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Lowry, Josephine Wood
- Creator - Recipient
- Lowry, Josephine Wood
- Creator - Correspondent
- Lowry, S. B.
- Creator - Correspondent
- Wood, S. C.
- Creator - Correspondent
- Wood, Sally
- Title
- Josephine Wood Lowry papers
- ID
- c.00296
- Date [inclusive]
- 1859-1907
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 2 folders
- 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."
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of letters and poems written by various members of the Wood and Lowry families. Most of the letters were written to Josephine Wood Lowry of Tecumseh, Michigan. The bulk are from her mother, Sally Woods, her husband, S. B. Lowry, and her brother S. C. Woods. The letters pass on family news, describe daily life and social events, express the family's patriotism, and reminisce about pioneer life in Michigan and Minnesota. They also express an awe of the changes in life, especially in technology, in the last half of the 19th century.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
revised April 2000 revised October 2013 April 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 Marley Slinghuff, 1960-06-22. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
Geographic Name(s)
- Tecumseh (Mich.)
Subject(s)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan
- Patriotism -- United States
- Poetry
Collection Inventory
Folder | ||||
Papers 1859-1907 |
1-2 | |||
Two Men and Log Cabin Photograph |
3 | |||