Clarence B. Beardslee Family papers, 1884-1951, and undated

Summary

Creator:

Beardslee, Clarence B.

Abstract:

Family papers include correspondence, account books, autograph albums, records of Dean Creek Threshing Company, state tax land deeds, and miscellaneous.

Extent:

.5 cubic foot (in 1 box)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by E. Brilinski, M. Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection includes the correspondence between Clarence and Lucy before they married, 1890-1896, and later correspondence with friends and relatives. Also included are Autograph Albums, Clarence’s Account Books, and records of the Dean Creek Threshing Company. The deeds in the collection do not name a Beardslee as a seller or owner. Miscellaneous materials include a program for a Detroit Provisional Imperial Klanvocational, June 30-July 9, 1923, with handwritten notes on speakers and officers, and the words to a Klan song based on the melody of “Michigan, My Michigan,” on the inside back cover.

Biographical / Historical:

Biography:

Clarence B. Beardslee was a farmer in Sheridan, Michigan. He married Lucy Luscombe of Greenville, Michigan, after 1896. In 1921, Clarence served as the secretary-treasurer for the Dean Creek Threshing Company of Sheridan. (This information is from the collection.)

Acquisition Information:

Acc# 1030, 2303

Arrangement:

Arrangement is alphabetical, and then chronological.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Threshing--Michigan--History.
Farmers--Michigan--History.
Farmers--Michigan--Sheridan.
Farmers--Michigan--Montcalm County.
Farmers--Michigan--Greenville.

Names:

Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--Michigan.
Dean Creek Threshing Company (Sheridan, Mich.)
Beardslee, Clarence B.
Beardslee, Lucy Luscombe.

Places:

Greenville (Mich.)--History.
Greenville (Mich.)--Genealogy.
Sheridan (Mich.)--History.
Sheridan (Mich.)--Genealogy.
Montcalm County (Mich.)--History.
Montcalm County (Mich.)--Genealogy.