Box 1

Scope and Contents

This series is broken down into four subseries: 1. Cashbooks, 2. Financial Ledgers, 3. Tax Records, and 4. Miscellaneous Papers. Records include the ledgers kept by John and Louise Olmstead documenting their use of family funds. Documentation also exists of John’s purchase of Louise’s engagement ring and of the funeral expenses incurred by Louis’ death. Each subseries is arranged chronologically.

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1894-1895, 1902

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6 volumes.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series is broken down into four subseries: 1. Cashbooks, 2. Financial Ledgers, 3. Tax Records, and 4. Miscellaneous Papers. Records include the ledgers kept by John and Louise Olmstead documenting their use of family funds. Documentation also exists of John’s purchase of Louise’s engagement ring and of the funeral expenses incurred by Louis’ death. Each subseries is arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series is broken down into four subseries: 1. Cashbooks, 2. Financial Ledgers, 3. Tax Records, and 4. Miscellaneous Papers. Records include the ledgers kept by John and Louise Olmstead documenting their use of family funds. Documentation also exists of John’s purchase of Louise’s engagement ring and of the funeral expenses incurred by Louis’ death. Each subseries is arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

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Clippings in this series cover Olmstead family news and business. The scrapbook covers John Olmstead’s association with the Lorain County Emergency Schools (1934-1936). Other collected clippings detail John’s work with the YMCA, the death of family members, work of the American Alumni Council, events of the First World War, and other miscellaneous topics. This series is arranged chronologically.