Countryman, Levi
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1832 - 1924
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Gratia Alta Countryman Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0038
Description of Contents
Ten boxes of materials from 1836-2006, pertaining to the life and work of Gratia Alta Countryman. Included in the collection are four boxes of personal and professional correspondence from 1876-1997. Two boxes of speeches and other writings related to the library profession and the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904-1948, as well as clippings from 1888-2006. One box of photographs, a drawing book, an autograph book, and a Countryman family photograph album. Also in the collection is a...
Dates:
1836 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1886 - 1925
Levi Countryman
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
There are many letters written by Gratia Countryman, living in Hastings, MN to her father working in Reeds Landing, MN. Gratia writes of homework and mentions that her mother encourages her to write letters to her father. One of the letters is accompanied with an encouraging poem. Some envelopes accompany letters bearing postmarks.
The location changes from Reeds Landing to Fargo, SD at the Pitts Agricultural Works. There is mention of weather, catching colds and household visitors. ...
Dates:
1836 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1886 - 1925
Levi Countryman, 1913
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Description of Contents
From the Collection:
Ten boxes of materials from 1836-2006, pertaining to the life and work of Gratia Alta Countryman. Included in the collection are four boxes of personal and professional correspondence from 1876-1997. Two boxes of speeches and other writings related to the library profession and the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904-1948, as well as clippings from 1888-2006. One box of photographs, a drawing book, an autograph book, and a Countryman family photograph album. Also in the collection is a...
Dates:
1913