Olin Downes papers, Series 7. Personal and Family Papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Olin Downes papers, Series 7. Personal and Family Papers
Creator: Downes family
Inclusive Dates: 1908-1962
Language(s): English
Extent: 13.8 Linear Feet (37 boxes & 1 oversized folder)
Collection Number: ms688.series7
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Olin Downes (1886-1955) was an American music critic with the Boston Post (1906-1924) and the New York Times (1924-1955).

Scope and Content

The Personal and Family papers consist of personal papers of the Downes and Miles families from 1908-1962. Includes family correspondence, financial records (1916-1962), newspaper clippings, notebooks and engagement books, and some personal effects such as gloves. The bulk of the series is comprised of the family correspondence of Olin Downes (1906-1955), his wife Irene Miles Downes (1936-1946), his mother Louise Courson Downes (1908-1940), his sisters Dorothy Downes Culthe (1909-1956) and Frances Downes Behre (1911-1962), and his daughter Nancy Downes Smith (1922-1955). Also includes correspondence between Irene Miles Downes and her mother Laura M. Miles and her brothers and sisters.

Organization and Arrangement

The materials are organized into four subseries: 1. Diaries, Notebooks and Calendars; 2. Genealogy and Family Correspondence; 3. Financial papers; and 4. Miscellaneous.

This finding aid represents just one portion of the Olin Downes papers, which all together consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, printed materials, articles, music manuscripts, and lectures.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Olin Downes papers, Series 7. Personal and Family Papers, ms688.series7, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

		Diaries, Notebooks, and Calendars (2 boxes)
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1	1		Diary, 1937
1	2		Diary, 1939
1	3		Diary, 1940
1	4		Diary, 1941
1	5		Diary, 1942
1	6		Diary, 1943
1	7		Diary, 1947
1	8		Diary, 1949
1	9		Diary, 1950
1	10		Diary, 1952
1	11		Diary, 1953
1	12		Diary, 1955
1	13		Irene Miles Diary, 1923
1	14		Episcopal Prayer Book with List of Songs
1	15		Notebook, Misc.
1	16		Notebook, Misc.
1	17		Notebook, Misc.
1	18		Voices of Uncle Olin and Vivian, Muffin & Butch Miles [Wax Cylinder]
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2	1		Engagement Book, 1941
2	2		Engagement Book, 1943
2	3		Engagement Book, 1944
2	4		Engagement Book, 1945
2	5		Engagement Book, 1947
2	6		Engagement Book, 1951
2	7		Engagement Book, 1953
2	8		Engagement Book, 1954
2	9		Engagement Book, 1955
2	10		Engagement Book, 1959
2	11		Address Book
2	12		Address Book
2	13		Address Book
2	14		Address Book
2	15		Address Book
2	16		Address Book
2	17		Address Book
2	18		Address Book
2	19		Address Book

 

		Genealogy and Family Correspondence (10 boxes)
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3	1		Downes Genealogy
3	2		Behre, Charles
3	3		Behre, Sargent Daniel
3	4		Behre, Frances Downes, 1911 - 1923
3	5		Behre, Frances Downes, 1927 - 1929
3	6		Behre, Frances Downes, 1930 - 1933
3	7		Behre, Frances Downes, 1935 - 1936
3	8		Behre, Frances Downes, 1937
3	9		Behre, Frances Downes, 1938
3	10		Behre, Frances Downes, 1939
3	11		Behre, Frances Downes, 1940
3	12		Behre, Frances Downes, 1941
3	13		Behre, Frances Downes, 1942
3	14		Behre, Frances Downes, 1943
3	15		Behre, Frances Downes, 1944
3	16		Behre, Frances Downes, 1945
3	17		Behre, Frances Downes, 1946
3	18		Behre, Frances Downes, 1947
3	19		Behre, Frances Downes, 1948
3	20		Behre, Frances Downes, 1949 - 1950
3	21		Behre, Frances Downes, 1951
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4	1 - 2		Behre, Frances Downes, 1952
4	3		Behre, Frances Downes, 1953 - 1954
4	4		Behre, Frances Downes, 1955
4	5		Behre, Frances Downes, 1956
4	6		Behre, Frances Downes, 1957
4	7		Behre, Frances Downes, 1958
4	8		Behre, Frances Downes, 1959 - 1960
4	9		Behre, Frances Downes, 1961 - 1962
4	10		Behre, Frances Downes, Undated
4	11		Behre, Frances Downes - RE:
4	12		Behre, Gail
4	13		Behre, Theodore S.
4	14		Behre, Winifred
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35	17		Connell, Louise (Krotozyner), 1934-1955
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4	15		Cutler, Dorothy Downes, 1909 - 1938
4	16		Cutler, Dorothy Downes, 1940 - 1942
4	17		Cutler, Dorothy Downes, 1944 - 1945
4	18		Cutler, Dorothy Downes, 1946 - 1947
4	19		Cutler, Dorothy Downes, 1950 - 1956
4	20		Cutler, Dorothy Downes, Undated
4	21		Cutler, Charles
4	22		Cutler, James
4	23		Cutler Miscellaneous - RE:
4	24		Downes, Edward, 1923 - 1927
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35	5		Downes, Edward , 1931-1940
35	6		Downes, Edward , 1941-1942
35	7		Downes, Edward (and re: Edward), 1944-1949
35	8		Downes, Edward , 1950-1955
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4	25		Downes, Dorothy, 1930's - 1945
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35	1		Downes, Dorothy (Williams), 1946-1949
35	2		Downes, Dorothy (Williams), 1950-1959
35	3		Downes, Dorothy (Williams), undated
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5	1		Downes, Louise Courson, 1908 - 1910
5	2		Downes, Louise Courson, 1911 - 1920
5	3		Downes, Louise Courson, 1921 - 1927
5	4		Downes, Louise Courson, 1928
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5	5		Downes, Louise Courson, 1929
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5	6		Downes, Louise Courson, 1930
5	7		Downes, Louise Courson, 1931
5	8		Downes, Louise Courson, 1932
5	9		Downes, Louise Courson, 1933 Jan. - Aug.
5	10		Downes, Louise Courson, 1933 Nov. - Dec.
5	11		Downes, Louise Courson, 1934 Jan. - Mar.
5	12		Downes, Louise Courson, 1934 Apr. - Sept.
5	13		Downes, Louise Courson, 1935 Jan. - Feb.
5	14		Downes, Louise Courson, 1935 Mar. - Dec.
5	15		Downes, Louise Courson, 1936 Feb. - Apr.
5	16		Downes, Louise Courson, 1936 May - Oct.
5	17		Downes, Louise Courson, 1937
5	18		Downes, Louise Courson, 1938 - 1940
5	19		Downes, Louise Courson, Undated
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6	1 - 19		Downes, Louise Courson, Undated
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7	1 - 2		Downes, Louise Courson, Undated
7	3		Downes, Louise Courson RE:
7	4 - 6		Downes, Louise Courson - Condolence Letters, RE:, 1940
7	7		Downes, Louise Courson - Manuscripts, 1920 - 1935
7	8		Downes, Louise Courson - Manuscripts, 1938 - Undated
7	9		Downes, Louise Courson - Manuscripts
7	10		Downes, Louise Courson - Manuscripts Flag of The Brave; Sistine Madonna
7	11		Downes, Marion, 1908 - 1927
7	12		Downes, Marion, 1936 - 1939
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35	10		Downes, Marion, 1929-1939
35	11		Downes, Marion, 1943-1954
35	12		Downes, Marion, undated
35	13		Downes, Marion (regarding), undated
35	9		Downes, Mildred (Mrs. Edward Downes), 1945-1951
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7	13		Downes, Nancy, 1922 - Jan 1924
7	14		Downes, Nancy, Feb 1924 - Nov 1924
7	15		Downes, Nancy, 1925 - 1936
7	16		Downes, Nancy (Smith), 1936 - 1955, Undated
7	17		Downes, Nancy - RE:
7	18		Downes-Quigley, Edwin, 1904 - 1929
7	19		Downes-Quigley, Edwin, 1943 - 1944
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8	1		Downes, Olin, 1939
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36	1		Downes, Olin correspondence with Irene Miles, 1933-1936
36	2		Downes, Olin correspondence with Irene Miles Downes, 1937-1938
36	3		Downes, Olin correspondence with Irene Miles, 1939
36	4-9		Downes, Olin correspondence with Irene Miles Downes, 1940-1956 and undated
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8	2		Downes, Olin - Reports, Medical
8	3		Downes, Olin - Personal Correspondence - RE: Italian Property, 1927 - 1929
8	4		Downes, Olin - Personal Correspondence - RE: Italian Property, 1930 - 1931
8	5		Downes, Olin - Miscellaneous - Personal Correspondence, No Date
8	6		Downes, Olin - Miscellaneous - Personal Correspondence, 1906 - 1923
8	7		Downes, Olin - Miscellaneous - Personal Correspondence, 1927 - 1940
8	8		Downes, Olin - Miscellaneous - Personal Correspondence, 1941 - 1955
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37	1-7	8	9		Downes, Olin - Miscellaneous, undated
8	10		Downes, Olin - Wills
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35	14		Duble, Lee , 1928-1929
35	15		Duble, Lee , 1930-1934
35	16		Duble, Lee, undated
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8	11		Miles, Irene - Biographical - Birth Certificate
8	12		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Biographical, Marriage and Letters of Congratulation, 1940
8	13		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence, 1936 - 1945
8	14		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence, 1946, Undated
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9	1		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence (Evelyn Jahncke)
9	2		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence, 1944
9	3		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence (Elizabeth Eyre De Lanux)
9	4		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence, 1945 - 1947
9	5		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Personal Correspondence, Unidentified
9	6		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Education - Packer Institute, 1893 - 1906
9	7		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Education - Vassar
9	8 - 10		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Employment - Brooklyn Institute, 1939
9	11		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Employment - Town Hall, 1942 - 1943
9	12		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Medical Reports
9	13		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Wills
9	14 - 15		Miles, Irene - (Downes) - Miscellaneous
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10	1		Bigelow, Mrs. Mason H.
10	2		Miles - McCulloch, Lenore Miles, 1944 - 1957
10	3		Miles - Mann, Helen Miles, 1917 - 1961
10	4		Miles - Mann, Mary Inez
10	5		Miles, Mrs. Laura M. - Antiques - (Aaron Willard Clock)
10	6 - 9		Miles, Mrs. Laura M. - Antiques - Correspondence RE:
10	10 - 12		Miles, Mrs. Laura M. - Antiques - RE:
10	13		Miles, Mrs. Laura M. - Correspondence
10	14		Miles, Mrs. Laura M. - RE:
10	15		Miles, Mrs. Laura M. - Miscellaneous
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11	1		Miles, Mark Robert, 1905 - 1919
11	2		Miles, Mark Robert, 1935 - 1952
11	3		Miles, Mark Robert, 1953 - 1954, Undated
11	4		Miles, Mark Robert, Jr.
11	5		Miles, Mildred, 1936
11	6		Miles, Mildred, 1941 - 1951
11	7		Miles, Mildred, 1952
11	8		Miles, Mildred, 1953 - 1954
11	9		Miles, Mildred, 1955 - 1957
11	10		Miles, Mildred, 1958 - 1962, Undated
11	11		Miles, Mildred - Miscellaneous - Personal Correspondence
11	12		Miles, Mildred - RE:
11	13		Miles, Mildred - Writings
11	14		Miles, Raymond Barnard to 1914, 1914
11	15		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Phillips Academy, 1915 - June 1917
11	16		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Yale, July 1917 - 1919
11	17		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Yale, 1920 - June 1921
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12	1		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Med. School, etc., 1921 - 1939
12	2		Miles, Raymond Barnard, 1941 - 1942
12	3		Miles, Raymond Barnard, Jan 1943 - Aug 1943
12	4		Miles, Raymond Barnard, Sep 1943 - Jan 1944
12	5		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Letters of Condolence, 1944
12	6		Miles, Raymond Barnard - RE:, 1898 - 1918
12	7		Miles, Raymond Barnard - RE:, 1944
12	8		Miles, Raymond Barnard - RE:, 1945 - 1961
12	9		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Mrs. (Kay), 1933 - 1944
12	10		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Mrs. (Kay), 1945 - 1946
12	11		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Mrs. (Kay), 1947 - 1948
12	12		Miles, Raymond Barnard - Mrs. (Kay), 1949 - 1960
12	13		Miles, Raymond Barnard B., Jr.
12	14		Miles, Sherman (Major General)
12	15		Miles, Vivian
12	16		Miles, William David
12	17		Miles, William Orris
12	18		Miles Family - General Information - (Genealogy)
12	19 - 20		Miles Family - Miscellaneous
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35	4		Williams, Richard (husband of Dorothy Downes), 1949-1951

 

		Financial papers (14 boxes)
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13	1		Bills, Undated
13	2		Housing, Undated
13	3		Income Tax, Undated
13	4		Insurance, Undated
13	5		Medical Expenses, Undated
13	6		Miscellany, Undated
13	7		Insurance, 1916
13	8		Bills, 1917
13	9		Insurance, 1917
13	10		Bills, 1919
13	11		Income Tax, 1919
13	12		Income Tax, 1921
13	13		Income Tax, 1922
13	14		Income Tax, 1923
13	15		Income Tax, 1924
13	16		Income Tax, 1925
13	17		Income Tax, 1926
13	18		Banks - The Bank of The United States, 1927
13	19		Bills, 1927
13	20		Income Tax, 1927
13	21		Banks - The Bank of the United States, 1928
13	22		Income Tax, 1928
13	23		Medical Expenses, 1928
13	24		Banks - The Bank of the United States, 1929
13	25		Banks - City Safe Deposit Company of New York, 1929
13	26		Income Tax, 1929
13	27		Banks - The Bank of the United States, 1930
13	28		Income Tax, 1930
13	29		Banks - The Bank of the United States, 1931
13	30		Banks - The National City Bank of New York, 1931
13	31		Income Tax, 1931
13	32		Income Tax, 1932
13	33		Bills, 1933
13	34		Income Tax, 1933
13	35		Insurance, 1933
13	36		Bills, 1934
13	37		Income Tax, 1934
13	38		Insurance, 1934
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14	1		Banks - The Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1935
14	2		Bills, 1935
14	3		Income Tax, 1935
14	4		Insurance, 1935
14	5		Banks - The Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1936
14	6		Bills, 1936
14	7		Income Tax, 1936
14	8		Insurance, 1936
14	9		Bills, 1937
14	10		Housing, 1937
14	11		Income Tax, 1937
14	12		Insurance, 1937
14	13		Medical Expenses, 1937
14	14		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1938
14	15		Bills, 1938
14	16		Housing, 1938
14	17		Income Tax, 1938
14	18		Insurance, 1938
14	19		Miscellany, 1938
14	20		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1939
14	21		Bills, 1939
14	22		Housing, 1939
14	23 - 24		Income Tax, 1939
14	25		Insurance, 1939
14	26		Miscellany
14	27		Banks - Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1940
14	28		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1940
14	29		Bills, 1940
14	30		Financial Report, 1940
14	31 - 32		Income Tax, 1940
14	33		Insurance, 1940
14	34		Medical Expenses, 1940
14	35		Banks - Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1941
14	36		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1941
14	37		Bills, 1941
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15	1 - 2		Income Tax, 1941
15	3		Insurance, 1941
15	4		Medical Expenses, 1941
15	5		Banks - Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1942
15	6		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1942
15	7		Bills, 1942
15	8		Financial Report, 1942
15	9		Housing, 1942
15	10 - 12		Income Tax, 1942
15	13		Insurance, 1942
15	14		Medical Expenses, 1942
15	15		Bank - Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1943
15	16		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1943
15	17		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1943
15	18		Bills, 1943
15	19		Financial Reports, 1943
15	20		Housing, 1943
15	21		Income Tax, 1943
15	22		Insurance, 1943
15	23		Medical Expenses, 1943
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16	1		Banks - Chemical Bank and Trust Company, 1944
16	2		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1944
16	3		Banks - National City Bank, 1944
16	4		Bills, 1944
16	5		Financial Report, 1944
16	6		Income Tax, 1944
16	7		Insurance, 1944
16	8		Medical Expenses, 1944
16	9		Banks - The Chase National Bank, 1945
16	10		Banks - Colonial Trust Co., 1945
16	11		Bills, 1945
16	12		Financial Report, 1945
16	13		Income Tax, 1945
16	14		Insurance, 1945
16	15		Medical Expenses, 1945
16	16		Banks - Chemical Safe Deposit Company, 1946
16	17		Banks -Colonial Trust Company, 1946
16	18		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1946
16	19		Bills, 1946
16	20		Financial Reports, 1946
16	21		Housing, 1946
16	22		Income Tax, 1946
16	23		Insurance, 1946
16	24		Medical Expenses, 1946
16	25		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1947
16	26		Banks - Nantucket Institution for Savings, 1947
16	27		Bills, 1947
16	28		Financial Report, 1947
16	29		Housing, 1947
16	30		Income Tax, 1947
16	31		Insurance, 1947
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17	1		Banks- Colonial Trust Company, 1948
17	2		Banks - The Merchants Bank of New York, 1948
17	3		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1948
17	4		Banks - Nantucket Institution for Savings, 1948
17	5		Banks - National City Bank of New York, 1948
17	6		Bills, 1948
17	7		Financial Report, 1948
17	8		Housing, 1948
17	9 - 10		Income Tax, 1948
17	11		Insurance, 1948
17	12		Medical Expenses, 1948
17	13		Banks - Brockton Savings Banks, 1949
17	14		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1949
17	15		Banks - Franklin Society [Federal Savings & Loan Association], 1949
17	16		Banks - Household Finance, 1949
17	17		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1949
17	18		Banks - Nantucket Institute for Savings, 1949
17	19		Banks - National City Bank of New York, 1949
17	20		Bills, 1949
17	21		Housing, 1949
17	22 - 23		Income Tax, 1949
17	24		Insurance, 1949
17	25		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1950
17	26		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1950
17	27		Banks - Household Finance, 1950
17	28		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1950
17	29		Bills, 1950
17	30		Financial Report, 1950
17	31		Housing, 1950
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18	1 - 3		Income, 1950
18	4		Insurance, 1950
18	5		Medical Expense, 1950
18	6		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1951
18	7		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1951
18	8		Banks - Household Finance, 1951
18	9		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1951
18	10		Bills, 1951
18	11		Housing, 1951
18	12 - 14		Income Tax, 1951
18	15		Insurance, 1951
18	16		Medical Expenses, 1951
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19	1		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1952
19	2		Banks - The Chase National Bank, 1952
19	3		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1952
19	4		Banks - Household Finance, 1952
19	5		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1952
19	6 - 7		Bills, 1952
19	8 - 9		European Trip, 1952
19	10		Housing, 1952
19	11 - 14		Income Tax, 1952
19	15		Insurance, 1952
19	16		Medical Expenses, 1952
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20	1		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1953
20	2		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1953
20	3		Banks - Commercial State Bank, 1953
20	4		Banks - Household Finance, 1953
20	5		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1953
20	6 - 11		Bills, 1953
20	12 - 13		Housing, 1953
20	14 - 16		Income Tax, 1953
20	17		Insurance, 1953
20	18		Medical Expenses, 1953
20	19		Scandinavian Trip, 1953
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21	1		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1954
21	2		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1954
21	3		Banks - Commercial State Bank, 1954
21	4		Banks - Franklin Society [Federal Savings & Loans Association], 1954
21	5		Banks - Guaranty Trust Company of New York, 1954
21	6		Banks - Household Finance, 1954
21	7		Banks - Modern Industrial Bank, 1954
21	8 - 10		Bills, 1954
21	11		Housing, 1954
21	12 - 15		Income Tax, 1954
21	16		Insurance, 1954
21	17		Medical Expenses, 1954
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22	1		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1955
22	2		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1955
22	3		Banks - Commercial State Bank, 1955
22	4		Banks - Franklin Society, 1955
22	5		Banks - Household Finance, 1955
22	6 - 10		Bills, 1955
22	11		Housing, 1955
22	12 - 13		Income Tax, 1955
22	14		Insurance, 1955
22	15		Medical Expenses, 1955
22	16		Society Security, 1955
22	17		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1956
22	18		Banks - Chase Manhattan Bank, 1956
22	19		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1956
22	20		Banks - Commercial State Bank, 1956
22	21		Banks - Franklin Society, 1956
22	22		Banks - Household Finance, 1956
22	23		Bills, 1956
22	24		Housing, 1956
22	25		Income Tax, 1956
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23	1 - 2		Income Tax, 1956
23	3		Insurance, 1956
23	4		Medical Expenses, 1956
23	5		Papers, April 15, 1957
23	6		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1957
23	7		Banks - Chase Manhattan Bank, 1957
23	8		Banks - Franklin Society, 1957
23	9 - 10		Bills, 1957
23	11		Housing, 1957
23	12 - 14		Income Tax, 1957
23	15		Insurance, 1957
23	16		Medical Expenses, 1957
23	17		Social Security, 1957
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24	1		Banks - Brockton Savings Bank, 1958
24	2		Banks - Chase Manhattan Bank, 1958
24	3		Banks - Colonial Trust Company, 1958
24	4		Banks - Franklin Society, 1958
24	5 - 7		Bills, 1958
24	8		Housing, 1958
24	9		Income Tax, 1958
24	10		Insurance, 1958
24	11		Medical Expenses, 1958
24	12		Banks - Franklin Society, 1959
24	13		Bills, 1959
24	14		Housing, 1959
24	15		Income Tax, 1959
24	16		Medical Expenses, 1959
24	17		Bills, 1960
24	18		Housing, 1960
24	19		Income Tax, 1960
24	20		Insurance, 1960
24	21		Medical Expenses, 1960
24	22		Banks - Franklin Society, 1961
24	23		Bills, 1961
24	24		Housing, 1961
24	25		Insurance, 1961
24	26		Income Tax, 1962
24	27		Ledger
24	28		Miscellaneous
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25	1		Financial papers - Mrs. Laura Miles, 1910 - 1919
25	2		Financial papers - Mrs. Laura Miles, 1920 - 1929
25	3		Financial papers - Mrs. Laura Miles, 1930 - 1939
25	4		Financial papers - Mrs. Laura Miles, 1940 - 1953
25	5		Financial papers - Miss Irene Miles, 1920 - 1940
25	6		Mrs. Irene Downes - Checkbooks (9), Aug 1955 - Jul 1961
25	7		Mrs. Irene Downes - Canceled Checks, Aug 1955 - Dec 1957
25	8		Miscellany - Check Stubs
25	9		Miscellany - Cancelled Checks - Mrs. Irene Downes, Apr 1961
25	10		Miscellany - Checkbook Practically Unused of Mr. Downes
25	11		Miscellany - Record Book of Finances for Miscellaneous Years
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26	1		Checkbook, August 29, 1955 - November 23, 1955
26	2		Checkbook, October 5, 1955 - March 10, 1956
26	3		Checkbook, March 12, 1956 - January 11, 1957
26	4		Checkbook, January 14 - March 11, 1941
26	5		Checkbook, April 27, 1959 - May 13, 1960
26	6		Checkbook, January 11, 1957 - May 10, 1957
26	7		Checkbook, May 1 - November 11, 1957
26	8		Checkbook, November 12, 1957 - May 3, 1958
26	9		Checkbook, May 5, 1958 - April 27, 1959
26	10		Checkbook, May 14, 1960 - July 27, 1961

 

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			Clippings
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27	1-7		Miscellaneous Clippings and Printed Material
27	8-11		Columns - Olin Downes
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28	1-6		Miscellaneous Clippings and Printed Material
28	7-10		Columns - Olin Downes
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29	1-5		Miscellaneous Clippings and Printed Material
29	6-7		Speaking of Peace: A Report
29	8		Columns - Olin Downes
29	9		Olin Downes Columns from the New York Times
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30	1		Poem - "He's Our Boy"
30	2		Income Tax, 1944
30	3		Blank Stationary
30	5		Miscellaneous Clippings and Printed Material
			Christmas Cards
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31	1-15		Christmas Cards, 1938-1955
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32	1-9		Christmas Cards, 1956-1962
32	10-14		Christmas Cards, No Date
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33	1-5		Christmas Cards, No Date
33	6		Doctor Hood's - Cincinnati Conservatory - University of Cincinnati
33	7		Memorabilia
			Personal effects and textiles
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34	1		Ladies' long opera gloves, white
34	2		Men's driving gloves, black
34	3		Turquoise fabric (music book cover?)
34	4-5		2 patterned handkerchiefs
34	6		Women's stockings, silk nude color, circa 1930s
34	7		Patterned scarf, green and blue, thin material
34	8		Patterned scarf, ivory stripe, probably silk
34	9		Women's earrings, gold
34	10		Women's earrings, button style
34	11		Bar pin, silver or pewter and turquoise
34	12		Baby bracelet, snake design
34	13		Ornament or book mark, ceramic blue
34	14		Beaded leather coin purse with intricate pastoral scene
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2	1		Certificate- Stratoliner Club , 1941
2	2		Certificate- Royal Philharmonic Society of London, 1927