Letter and envelope dated April 6, 1995 from General Federation of Women's Clubs, Cynthia N. Swanson, Director of Women's History and Resource Center, Washington, D.C. to Monday Study Club president, Carol Rutledge regarding the sending of an oral history audiotape to the National archives of GFWC; 3 pressure-sensitive GFWC seals with "Unity in Diversity" on them; also small GFWC pamphlet, "General Federation of Women's Clubs of Minnesota" (no date). Number of sheets: 2

Clerk's Record Book of Alton Township-School District 87. Number of sheets: 1

Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. Day Proclamation. Number of sheets: 1

Hail Policy from State Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance to E. M. Rutledge, Blooming Grove Township 17 January 1929. Number of sheets: 1

Waseca Mutual Insurance Co. Letterhead. Number of sheets: 1

State Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. Application and policy for Rutledge. Number of sheets: 2

Correspondence to Lydia (Lydian) Hand (Mrs. James Hand) addressed to her in Waterville and Morristown, Minnesota and Bay Centre, North Dakota. Letters are from Lydia's nephew, Thomas Benman in Spokane, Washington; niece, Mary Hines in St. Mary's (includes calling card); empty envelope mailed from Montevideo, Minnesota; cousin, Pruda Peck from Faulkton, Dakota; and an empty envelope from F.J. Steidl, Attorney at Law in Browns Valley, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 12

Letter to George Hand in Waterville, Minnesota from his cousin, Thomas Benman in Spokane Falls, Washington. Number of sheets: 2

Letters to Nellie Hand in Waseca and Waterville, Minnesota in care of Thomas Chambers from Pastor Jos. E. Billman in Minneapolis, Minnesota; her friend, Rachel in Cordova, Le Sueur Center, Minnesota; and her cousin, Laura Melstrom of Morristown, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 8

Letters to Nellie Hand in Waterville, Minnesota in care of grandfather, Thomas Chambers and Rural Route, Waseca, Minnesota from her cousin, Walter Hand in Been, Montana; friend, Lawrence McMillen of Le Sueur Center, Minnesota and Red Stone, Montana; Laura Melstrom of Morristown, Minnesota; and Rachel Hand of Cordova, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 24

Letters to Nellie Hand (also known as "Fuggy") in Waterville, Minnesota in care of grandfather, Thomas Chambers, Art Chambers, and Rural Route, in care of Emma Hand, Waseca, Minnesota, from Rachel Hand of Le Sueur Center, Minnesota; Ruth C. Hanson, New Richland, Minnesota; Rusty of Waterville, Minnesota; and Laura Melstrom of Morristown, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 26

Letter to Miss Lois Sheldon of Waterville, Minnesota from Doretha Orr of Wadena, Minnesota. Salutation is to "Dear cousin Lois". Number of sheets: 4

Letter to Mr. Fred Rutherford, in care of Vern Hand, Route 3, Waseca, Minnesota, from Meyon of Waterville, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 4

Letters to John McMillen and his wife, Ella, in care of George Hand, addressed to him at Waterville, Minnesota, from sister, Mary Onn and her husband, Oliver Onn., of Tacoma, Washington; Puyallup, Washington; and from brother, W. McMillen of Tacoma, Washington. Describes their move from Minnesota to Washington and their lives during the first few years in Washington after the move. Number of sheets: 25

Letter to Albert Hand from his niece, Ella McMillen (Mrs. John McMillen) inviting him to visit the family in Waterville, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota, to visit with Stephen Norris. "Come if you can as it will probably be the last time that we will ever see him again." Number of sheets: 1

Letters to Ella (Mrs. John) McMillen in Waterville, Minnesota from Lillie and Jack in Bay Centre, (Hyde Park postmark) Dakota; from cousin, Susan and niece, Daisy in Marietta; from cousins, Stephen and Francis Norris in Montevideo, Minnesota (enclosures: two pieces of shirting material that Francis is sewing for her husband, Stephen and her sons, Charley and Willie; from her mother, Mrs. Hand of Bay Centre, North Dakota (enclosure: a dried leaf); from her brother, William McMillen in Tacoma, Was ... more

Letters to Vern Hand in Waseca, Minnesota from Joseph E. Billman of Minneapolis, Minnesota; from "Ann" a letter that appears to be a prank with the inside address of New York, New York and dated March 9, 1893, but in an envelope postmarked Sept. 17, 1913 and mailed from Waterville, Minnesota; from L.S. (Lois Sheldon) of Waterville who is "going with" Vern Hand; and a note from Bessie of Waterville. Number of sheets: 30

Letters to Vern Hand in Waseca, Minnesota from Lois Sheldon of Waterville, Minnesota during their courting days; news consisting mostly of what she is doing in her high school classes and family happenings; and one from Ethel McP., mailed from Mankato. Number of sheets: 24

Letters to Vern Hand of Waseca, Minnesota from William McFadden, Secretary of the American Polar China Record, Chicago, Illinois requesting signed pedigrees for each of the pigs in his herd that he wants to record; documents "Rules of the 1916 Futurity", "Herd Nomination Blank", and a form "It Is Time To Nominate"; a letter from Lois Sheldon of Waterville, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 7

Letters to Vern Hand in Waseca, Minnesota from Lois Sheldon of Waterville, Minnesota and Chicago, Illinois (where Lois attended Joe's graduation from the Chicago University); receipt signed by Vera Sheldon for a book she ordered entitled "The People's Home Library"; an invitation to a basket sociable from Josephine in Waterville; a letter from a friend, B.C.J. mailed from Buffalo, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 14

Letters to Vern Hand from a person in Minneapolis concerning a speaker who will be coming to the Waseca area, \"N. G. Costtich\"; letter of condolence on the occasion of Vern Hand\'s sister Nellie\'s death from the same person mailed from Columbus, Ohio; from Bess at Horse Shoe Lake, postmarked Waterville and one postmarked from Cloverton, Minnesota; from Ellen attending Mankato Commercial College telling about sliding down the hill and crossing Front Street on a bob holding 8 people; an invit ... more

Letters to Vern Hand from Lois Sheldon in Janesville, Minnesota, one in which she rejects their spring wedding plans; an anti-Kaiser Wilhelm piece of doggerel verse along with a card of membership certifying that Vern Hand is a member of "Brick School Houses" of the American Society of Equity and signed by secretary Chris Melstrom of Waterville, Minnesota; also contains leaflets "The Farmer Man and The Wise Men" and "Do You Know?" supporting the idea of farmers organizing for higher profits; a l ... more

Letters to Vern Hand from Antoinette Stanek of Waseca, Minnesota; from Lois Sheldon in Janesville, Minnesota where she was teaching school and boarding with the Clarence Priem family; letters from Olive J. C. teaching in Youngstown, North Dakota and from Waterville when she was home during summer vacation, and then from Northwood, Iowa at her next teaching job; a letter from Vern's friend Frank Boyce who was employed in Dubuque, Iowa; from Bess; and from Lucile Sherrott in St. Paul, Minnesota ... more

Letters to Vern Hand of Waseca, Minnesota from: Olive C. in Northwood, Iowa where she was teaching school and staying with the Norwegian Harmon family; a flier from "Successful Farming" magazine; and a letter from friend, Roy Bahneman living in St. Paul, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 44

Correspondence to Vern Hand from the Dave C. Cook Publishing Company in Elgin, Illinois; and from the First National Bank of Waterville, Minnesota. Number of sheets: 5