Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Mary Taylor Hale Correspondence
c.00330
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Hale, Mary Taylor
- Title
- Mary Taylor Hale correspondence
- ID
- c.00330
- Date [inclusive]
- 1835-1880
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet , 8 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
The bulk of the correspondence was written by friends and relatives in Michigan and California in the period 1864-1880 to Mary Taylor, later Mrs. Richard Hale, a school teacher residing in Milford, Michigan
In addition to education and the problems of teaching, such topics as the Civil War, the draft, election politics, and farming activities are discussed.
Also included are the courtship letters (1842) of John Taylor of Milford and Jane Wark of New York City.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections March 1967
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
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 Bessie Pierson, 1962-07-02. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
Geographic Name(s)
- Michigan -- Politics and government
- Milford (Mich.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Personal Name(s)
- Pierson, Bessie
Subject(s)
- Agriculture -- California
- Agriculture -- Michigan
- Education -- Michigan
- Education -- New York (State)
- Education, Secondary -- Michigan
- Women
Collection Inventory
Correspondence |
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Folder | ||||
1835-1842 |
1 | |||
1864 |
2 | |||
1865 |
3 | |||
January-May 1866 |
4 | |||
June-December 1866 |
5 | |||
1867-1877 |
6 | |||
1878 |
7 | |||
1879-1880 |
8 | |||