AGI-007-04 Clara Hays Letters 3A-4-4
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collection contains many cards and letters sent to Clara
Hays or members of her family. This correspondence is
dated from 1898 to 1984. On many of the envelopes Miss
Hays noted when she received the letter and when she
responded. |
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Letter dated
April 26, 1898 to Miss Ida Trimble from Josie Frieze |
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1900-1918
Correspondence
- Letter dated May 1st 1908 to
Cousin (Andy Hays) from Addie Downing
- Letters (2) dated Sept. 5, 1917 to
Little Niece (Clara) and Ida Hays from Bell and
Albert (Trimble)
- Letter dated Jan 23, 1918 to Ida
from Aunt Leona (Helm)
- Letter dated Mar 19, 1918 to Mrs.
Andy Hays from Mary J. Hunt
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1920s and
1930s Correspondence
- Red Tea Rose and a fern sprig
given to Eugene Hays, May 15 1925 by Freshman,
sophomores and Juniors pressed May 20, 1925
- 1925 Graduation of Fair Play High
School Senior Class invitation May 15, 1925
- Christmas card postmarked Dec. 21,
1937 to Sabra Hays from Mr. And Mrs. R. S. Fox
- Letter postmarked Oct 22, 1937
addressed to Mrs. A. A. Hays from Clara
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1940s
Correspondence
- Birthday card postmarked Feb 6,
1940 to Sabra Hays from Mother
- Christmas card postmarked Dec 23,
1940 to Sabra Hays from Thelma, Verlin and Leona
Beal
- Letter dated Dec 30 1940 to Clara
from Fay Morgan
- Letter dated Feb. 13, 1941 to
Sabra from Aunt Mary and Pearl
- Letter postmarked May 12, 1941 to
Clara from Anna
- Letter dated Feb. 11, 1942 to
Cousin (addressed to Mrs. A. A. Hays) from Elsie
Trimble
- Christmas card postmarked Dec. 18,
1942 to Clara from Paul
- Birthday card and letter dated Feb
6, 1943 to The Griffins from the Hopkins Four
- Valentine card postmarked Feb 9,
1943 to Clara from --- (no signature)
- Christmas card postmarked Dec 20,
1943 to Clara from Harry M C
- Letter dated Dec 20, 1943 to Niece
(Sabra Griffin) from Aunt Mary (Hunt)
- Valentine card postmarked Feb 12,
1943 to Clara from Walter Cheek
- Handwritten copy of obituary of
George Washington McPherson copied from the June
20, 1944 copy of the Cedar County Republican and
Stockton Journal
- Handwritten copy of obituary of
PFC Kermit Elton Cox copied from the June 15,
1944 Cedar County Republican and Stockton Journal
- Sympathy thank you postmarked Dec
5, 1944 to Mrs. A. A. Hays and Clara from S. J.
Walters and Paul M, Harold Cathey and Family
- Two letters dated Jan 19, 1945 to
Clara and Aunt Ida from Wanda Jo
- Birthday card and letter
postmarked June 29, `945 to Clara from Sabra
- Christmas card postmarked Dec 26,
1945 to Clara from Arlon Holt
- Birthday card and letter dated
June 28, 1949 to Clara from Alfred and Sabra
- Birthday card postmarked July 1,
1949 to Clara from Evelyn, Phyllis and Veda Hays
- Birthday card dated 1948 to Clara
from Mattie Hogan
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1950s
Correspondence
- Sympathy thank you postmarked June
22, 1951 to Clara from family of John Vermillion
- Thank you postmarked June 20, 1951
to Clara from Clyde and Polly
- Birthday card and two letters
dated Feb 2, 1952 to Sabra Griffin from Mother
and Clara also included is an article
"Jaycee Joke Backfires" clipped from
unidentified newspaper
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1960s
Correspondence
- Christmas card and letter dated
Dec. 14, 1960 to Clara from Ruth and Chester Sale
- Letter dated Dec. 18, 1960 to
Friend (Clara) from Rev. L. E. McReynolds
- Birthday card and letter dated
June 5, 1961 to Children from Mother (addressed
to Mr. And Mrs. Alfred ----- San Diego, CA)
- Picture of Ida Knudsen with July
2, 1902 and 1967 written on back
- Birthday card and letter dated
June 15, 1967 to Twin Clara from Ruth Brush
- Letter dated Feb. 22, 1969 to
Clara from Meda Miller
- Sympathy thank you postmarked May
26, 1969 from Family of W. T. Flint
- Letter postmarked July 17, 1969 to
Clara from 999 (unsigned)
- Note card dated Aug 18, 1969 to
Twin Clara from Dorothea Johnson
- Letter dated Sept 28, 1969 to
Clara from Mable Alberti
- Letter dated Oct 4, 1969 to Clara
from Ida Knudsen
- Letter dated Oct 26, 1969 to Clara
from Ruth and Gene Hays
- Letter dated Nov. 2, 1969 to Aunt
Clara from Veda
- Christmas card postmarked Nov. 22,
1969 to Clara from Veda
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1970s
Correspondence
- Letter dated Jan 17, 1970 to Clara
from Ida Knudsen
- Letter dated Jan 18, 1970 to Clara
from Dorothea Johnson
- Note card dated Jan 21, 1970 to
Clara from Lucille Smith
- Letter dated Feb 11, 1970 to Twin
Clara from Dorothea Johnson, also includes photo
of Dorothea and George taken on their 46th
wedding anniversary
- Note card dated Feb 16, 1970 to
Clara from Ida Knudsen
- Letter dated Feb. 17, 1970 to
Clara from Lucille Smith
- Letter dated Feb 23, 1970 to Clara
from Twin Lillian Moudy
- Letter dated Mar. 5, 1970 to Clara
from Twin Grace Jones
- Letter dated May 30, 1970 to Clara
from Lucille Smith
- Letter and birthday card
postmarked June 28, 1970 to Clara from Grace
Jones
- Birthday card postmarked June 29,
1970 to Clara from Ida Knudsen
- Letter dated Feb 21, 1971 to Clara
from Ruth Hays
- Letter dated May 14, 1971 to Clara
from Lucille Smith
- Letter dated June 23, 1971 to
Clara from Veda Hays also includes cartoon
clipped from unidentified newspaper or magazine
- Birthday card and letter dated
June 24, 1971 to Clara from Lucille Smith
- Birthday card postmarked June 26,
1971 to Clara from Ruth Brush
- Birthday card and letter
postmarked June 27, 1971 to Clara from Ida
Knudsen
- Birthday card postmarked June 29,
1971 to Clara from Dorothea
- Birthday card postmarked June 29,
1971 to Clara from "Your Pal Clara"
- Birthday card postmarked June 29,
1971 to Clara from Helen Roberts
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1970s
Correspondence continued
- Birthday card and letter dated
June 28, 1971 to Clara from Sabra Griffin
- Letter dated Nov 2, 1971 to Clara
from Dorothea Johnson
- Letter dated Nov 14, 1971 to Clara
from Clara K. Kurr
- Letter dated Nov. 22, 1971 to
Clara from Lucille Smith
- Letter dated Nov. 24, 1971 to Aunt
Clara from Veda Hays
- Letter dated Nov. 25, 1971 to
Clara from Ruth Hays
- Letter dated Dec. 2, 1971 to Clara
from Ruth Hays
- Letter dated Jan. 2, 1972 to Clara
from Ruth and Gene Hays
- Letter dated Jan 23, 1972 to Clara
from Ruth and Gene Hays
- Birthday card with note written
inside card postmarked June 29, 1974 from Ida
Knudsen
- Latter dated July 8, 1974 to Clara
from Charley and Marie Swartwood
- Letter dated Aug 6, 1974 to Clara
from Mable Alberti
- Letter dated July 19, 1977 to
Clara from Twin Lillian Moudy
- Letter dated Oct 9, 1977 to Twin
Clara from Grace Jones
- Letter dated Oct 15 1977 to Clara
from Lucille Smith
- Letter dated Oct 15, 1979 to Clara
from Dorothea Johnson
- Letter dated Nov.v27, 1979 to Twin
Clara from Grace Jones
- Christmas card received Dec. 5,
1979 to Clara from Letha and Arley
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Additional
Correspondence
- Birthday card postmarked June 25,
1984 to Clara from Dorothea Johnson
- Sympathy thank you (no date) to
Clara from family of N. G. Brown
- Christmas card (no date) to Clara
from Paul M. Walters
- Blank birthday card
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- Royal Note Book used by Clara Hays
includes study notes and other information such
as words to songs, crochet patterns, a list of
songs heard over the radio during 1931 (557
titles)
- Daily diary from Jan 1966 to Sept.
27, 1967
- Obituary for Mollie Davis and
newspaper "thank you" from Family of
Alta E. Hays
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Miscellaneous
Items
- Envelope dated June 18, 1940
containing two Greyhound Lines Identification
checks to Santa Paula and San Diegono
dates, and seven F. W. Woolworth Co. Stores
"fortune and weight tickets" some with
dates in 1940s
- Envelope with American Bus Lines
Identification check to Jamesport, MO and
Identification Meal Coupon stamped Mar 5, 1945
- Travelers Insurance Policy taken
out by Clara Hays Mar. 12, 1945
- Three American Bus Lines
Schedulestwo effective Dec. 10, 1944, one
effective June 15, 1044. These schedules contain
some handwritten times.
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AGI-002-07
(donated by Rena Smith) |
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1938 Farm and
Live Stock Record Book used for expenditures and other
notes dating 1939-1944 |
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1940 Farm and
Live Stock Record Book used for expenditures and other
notes dating from 1940-1944 |
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Continental
1942 Farm and Livestock Record Book 1942-43 |
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Diary
beginning January 1, 1944-December 31, 1944 gives daily
account of weather, visitors, trips taken etc. |