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Almost exclusively correspondence of the Edmunds and Willis families of Barren County, Kentucky. The Willis family correspondence (the bulk of the collection) is almost exclusively amongst females, so housekeeping, sewing, fashion, family matters are discussed frequently. Frank Willis, the family patriarch, does discuss farming with his daughters. Many of the letters are addressed to his wife, Laura (Edmunds) Willis, and a majority of those are from her daughters.
Collection
Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Object Name
Correspondence
Date
1832
Year Range From
1832
Year Range To
1968
Other Number
MSS 549
Subjects
Accidents Automobiles Bees Birthday cards Boats Christmas Divorce Easter cards Farming Farms Funeral rites and ceremonies Influenza Invitations Marriage Medical care Medical care, Cost of --United States. Musicians Patriotic music. Poetry Prices Receipts Report cards Revivals Robberies Sewing Strawberries Surgery Teachers Teaching Weather
