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STAUFFER FAMILY COLLECTION
Correpondence to Abner K. Stauffer
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Folder 1
Correspondent
Date
subject
De B.K. Ludwig
Sister I.
Wm. Wirt Mills
George W. Jones
Brother
John 0. Keim
John 0 . Keim
John 0. Keim
Mrs. Wm. Taylor
Shannon Brothers
Mary V. Stauffer
D.F.Greth
John K. Stauffer
F.A. North
? Mooer
George E. Butler
Natfl Park Seminary
J.A.I. Cassedy
J.A.I. Cassedy
Wm. Wirt Mills. '
Wm. Wirt Mills
J.H. Boyer
John K. Stauffer
Anna K. Stauffer
Robert Walter, M.D.
Jos. L. Lemberger
Jos. L. Lemberger
John K. Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
H.K. Taylor
Wm. Wirt Mills
H.K. Taylor
April 18, 1887
Oct. 17, 1887
July 3, 1891
July 11, 1891
Sept. 21, 1891
Dec. 3, 1891
Dec. 7, 1891
Dec. 7, 1891
Jan. 16, 1892
March 29, 1892
April 4, 1892
Sept. 24, 1892
March 26, 1893
July 23, 1893
August 14, 1893
August, 26 1893
June 24, 1897
July 10, 1897
Sept. 16, 1897
Dec. 15, 1897
Dec. 15, 1897
Dec. 21, 1897
Dec. 30, 1897
Family
Family
Family
Thank you ,
Family
Legal
Legal
Illness
Reservations
Bill dispute
Family
Receipt
Career plans
Travel
Thank you
School
School bill
School bill
School
Family
Baggage ~ i a i m
Business
Family
Family
Catalogue
Death Notice
Funeral Details
Family
Family
Illness
Family
Friend
1897
Feb. 1, 1898
Feb. 8, 1898
Feb. 9, 1898
April 19, 1898
April 21, 1898
Aug. 30, 1898
Sept. 6, 1898
Oct. 18, 1898
Correspondence to Abner R. Stauffer
Folder 2
Correspondent
Date
Subject
Bailey & Banks
Wm. S. McCallum
John K. Stauffer
F.A. North
F.A. North
F.A. North
F.A. North
Randolph Stauffer
Mary V. Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
Mary V. Stauffer
J.H. Boyer
Randolph Stauffer
Wm. Wirt Mills
John K. Stauffer
Deering Hatvester
Company
Deering Harvester
Company
F.K. Flood
Randolph StauQfer
Deering Harvester
Company
Deering Harvester
Company
Deering Harvester
Company
Deering Harvester
Company
Deering Harvester
Company
Frederick W. Nicollis
Randolph Stauffer
Deering Harvester
Company
J.B. Martidale
Randolph Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
L & Greth
A.M. Cochran
Randolph Stauffer
James B. Ferree
Wm. Wirt Mills
Feb. 6, 1899
Feb. 18, 1899
April 5, 1899
June 15, 1899
June 26, 1899
July 10, 1899
July 11, 1899
July 16, 1899
July 17, 1899
July 18, 1899
July 21, 1899
July 24, 1899
Aug. 4, 1899
Nov. 3, 1899
Nov. 3, 1899
Dec. 24, 1899
March 9, 1901
Receipt
Receipt
Family
Friend
Friend
Friend
Friend
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Friend
Family
Family
Family
March 30, 1901
Bill
April 1, 1901
June 29, 1901
July 17, 1901
Bill
Legal
Family
Aug. 8, 1901
Receipt
Nov. 12, 1901
Receipt
Nov. 12, 1901
Contract
Nov. 17, 1901
Contract
Nov. 17, 1901
Dec. 2, 1901
Feb. 1, 1902
Return Contract
Concert tickets
Family
Feb. 7, 1902
Feb. 12, 1902
Feb. 22, 19.02
March 15, 1902
March 27, 1902
April 1, 1902
April 12, 1902
May 8, 1902
Sept. 17, 1902
Business
Receipt
Family
Family
Receipt
Friend
Family
Business
Family
Correspondence to Abner K, Stauffer
Correspondent
Date
Subject
Sale
Feb. 18, 1903
John Wanamaker
Deering Harvester
Business
March 27, 1903
Company
Family
April 3, 1903
John K. Stauffer
~amily
April 5, 1903
John K. Stauffer
Family
April 9, 1903
W.L. Stauffer
Family
May 12, 1903
Sister I.
Family
June 17, 1903
Randolph Stauffer
Dives, Pomeroy &
Bill
Oct. 1, 1903
Stewart
Family
Oct. 3, 1903
John K. Stauffer
Friend
Oct. 8, 1903
Mrs. Howard Leopold
Family
Oct. 12, 1903
Wm. Wirt Mills
Family
Oct. 24, 1903
John K. Stauffer
Family
Oct. 26, 1903
John K. Stauffer
Family
Oct. 27, 1903
John K. Stauffer
Business
Oct. 28, 1903
Mrs. Howard Leopold
Business
Nov. 11, 1903
Oliver ?
Friend
Nov. 27, 1903
John 0. Kiem
Friend
Jan. 21, 1904
Kathcheu
Business
March 31, 1904
Edward Thompson CO.
Sale
May 11, 1904
Baker & CO.
Receipt
June 28, 1904
Walter Roland f '
Business
Aug. 30, 1904
Edward Thompson CO.
Family
Sept. 7, 1904
John K. Stauffer
Bill
Oct. 1, 1904
PA Telephone CO.
Bill
Oct. 1, 1904
PA Telephone CO.
Family
Oct. 9, 1904
Newphew B.
Family
Oct. 11, 1904
Wm. Wirt Mills
Friend
Oct. 19, 1904
F.A. North
Business
Nov. 23, 1904
Baqqott & Ryall
~nternationalHarvester
Business
Company of America
Nov. 26, 1904
Family
Wm. Wirt Mills
Dec. 3, 1904
Business
Baggott & Ryall
Dec. 12, 1904
(This letter is on the back of the Nov. 23 letter)
Business
T. Leidz
Dec. 12, 1904
Business
Wilber Mercant. Agency
Dec. 13, 1904
Friend
E.D. Miller
Dec. 14, 1904
Business
Wm. W. Chase
Dec. 17, 1904
Family
Wm. Wirt Miller
Dec. 17, 1904
Sale
Magic Foot Drafts CO.
Dec. 19, 1904
International Harvester
Business
Company of America
Dec. 22, 1904
Business
Wilber Mercant. Agency
Dec. 24, 1904
International Harvester
Business
Company of America
Dec. 31, 1904
Correspondence to Abner K. Stauffer
Folder 4
Correspondent
International Harvester
Company of America
A.B. Farquhar
The Peck Williamson CO.
Jerry Blouch
The Liquozone CO.
Wilber Mercant. Agency
R.D. Gunn
International Harvester
Company of America
The Guardian
Mercantile CO.
Rees Welsh & CO.
International Harvester
Company of America
Joseph Haupt
A. B . Farquahar
Rawlings Implement CO.
The Oxy-Neu-Ra
Medicine & Pub. CO.
International Harvester
Company of America
The Martindalg '
Mercantile Agency
The Martindale
Mercantile Agency
The Oxy-Neu-Ra
Medicine & Pub. CO.
The Martindale System
Wilber Mercant. Agency
~nternationalHarvester
Company of America
Paul G, Mehlin & Sons
The Martindale
Mercantile Agency
The Peck Williamson
H & V Company
Edward Thompson CO.
The Martindale
Mercantile Agency
The Oxy-Neu-Ra
Medicine & Pub. CO.
John K. Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
The Martindale
~ercantileCO.
Press Bureau of Phil.
J.O. Koller & Son
John S. Gring
The Breslin Hotel CO.
Wilbur Stock Food CO.
Subject
Date
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
7, 1905
11, 1905
12, 1905
14, 1905
18, 1905
19, 1905
30, 1905
Business
Business
Business
Employment
Sale
Payment
Business
Jan. 31, 1905
Business
Feb. 1, 1905
Feb. 2, 1905
Business
Business
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Business
Business
Business
Business
4, 1905
6, 1905
9, 1905
13, 1905
Feb. 13, 1905
Leasing
Feb. 14, 1905
Business
Feb. 16, 1905
Membership
Feb. 17, 1905
Memebership
Feb. 17, 1905
Feb. 18, 1905
Feb. 20, 1905
Leasing
Collection
Collection
Feb. 21, 1905
Feb. 28, 1905
Business
Business
March 1, 1905
Contract
March 2, 1905
March 3, 1905
Business
Collection
March 4, 1905
Membership
March 23, 1905
March 29, 1905
April 8, 1905
Leasing
Family
Family
May 27, 1905
Sept. 8, 1905
Sept. 15, 1905
Sept. 28, 1905
Aug. 6, 1906
Oct. 26, 1906
Business
Receipt
Bill
Collection
Advertisment
Bill
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correspondence to Mrs. A.K.
Folder 5
Stauffer
Correspondent
Date
Subject
Wm.
Wm.
Wm.
Wm.
Wm.
Wm.
Wm.
March 23, 1888
April 2, 1888
July 2, 1891
July 4, 1891
July '10, 1891
July 11, 1891
July
1891
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Wirt
Wirt
Wirt
Wirt
Wirt
Wirt
Wirt
Mills
Mills
Mills
Mills
MiJls
Mills
Mills
Correspondence to Anna K. Stauffer
Folder 6
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Correspondent
Date
Suject
John K. Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
Leslie Helman
Randolph Stauffer
Wm. C. Thayer
Mary V. Martin
Mary V. Martin
Beverly Martin (nephew)
Feb. 16, 1893
March 31, 1893
April 4, 1893
Dec. 22, 1902
Feb. 22, 1910
Jan.
1924
Oct. 13, 1924
Oct. 26, 1924
Oct.
Family
Family
Family
Friend
Family
Friend
Family
Family
Family
Correspondence to John Keim Stauffer
Folder 7
Correspondent
Date
Subject
W.S. North
C.F.P. Bancroft
A. Caldwell
Wm. Wirt Mills
Edward Pawing
Henry Green
F. von A. Cabeen
H.K. Taylor
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
F. von A. Cabeen
Wm. Wirt Mills
E.A. Wearh
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
Yale Alumni Weekly
Frances Bailey '
Sept. 22, 1893
June 13, 1894
A u ~ . 25, 1895
Jan. 19, 1898
May 25, 1898
May 26, 1898
June 8, 1898
June 14, 1898
June 28, 1898
July 1, 1898
July 6, 1898
July 16, 1898
July 18, 1898
July 19, 1898
July 26, 1898
July 27, 1898
Aug. 9, 1898
Aug. 18, 1898
Sept. 21, 1898
Sept. 22, 1898
Sept. 23, 1898
Oct. 25, 1898
Nov. 14, 1898
Friend
School
Friend
Family
Friend
Business
Business
Friend
Family
Family
Family
Business
Family
Business
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Subscription
Friend
Correspondence to John Keim Stauffer
Folder 8
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Correspondent
Date
Subject
Fred Mayer
Miss Cleaver
Guy McLane
Guy McLane
A.K. Stauffer
Hal K. Taylor
Mary Stauffer
Charleston Rich
J.B. Townsend
J.B. Townsend
Gifford Pinchot
A.K. Stauffer
J.B. Townsend
Gifford Pichot
Anna Keim Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
M.W. McAlarney
C. Dawson
Oswald Villard
Hal K. Taylor
A.K. Stauffer
W.W. Ludwig
A.K. Staufferf'
A.K. Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
W. Wieson
J. Luebkent
J. Luebkent
Joseph Righters
Charles Rich
John Cassedy
Mary McCaffery
Batcheller & Adee
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
Jan. 6, 1899
Jan. 20, 1899
Jan. 21, 1899
Jan. 23, 1899
Jan. 26, 1899
Feb. 2, 1899
March 4, 1899
March 4, 1899
March 18, 1899
March 20, 1899
March 31, 1899
April 13, 1899
April 17, 1899
April 18, 1899
April 19, 1899
April 22, 1899
May 4, 1899
May 6, 1899
May 10, 1899
May 13, 1899
May 22, 1899
May 22, 1899
June 6, 1899
June 13, 1899
June 14, 1899
June 22, 1899
June 23, 1899
July 10, 1899
July 17, 1899
July 29, 1899
Aug. 3, 1899
Aug. 8, 1899
Aug. 10, 1899
Sept. 7, 1899
Segt. 8, 1899
Odt. 23, 1899
Oct, 26, 1899
Nov? 15, 1499
Friend
Friend
Yale Fund
Receipt
Family
Friend
Family
Friend
Job Oportunity
Job Oportunity
Job Oportunity
Family
Congratulations
Business
Family
Family
Business
Thank You
Congratulations
Friend
Family
Friend
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Business
Business
Business
Friend
Friend
Friend
Friend
Announcement
Favily
Fam4-l;~
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Correspondence to John K. Stauffer
Folder 9
Correspondent
Date
Subject
J.A. Porter
Gilbert Grosvenor
A.K. Stauffer
Herman Collins
A.K. Stauffer
B.S. Schindle
Hotel Normandie
Albert Shaw
J.H. Boyer
Jan. 15, 1900
Jan. 18, 1900
Jan. 23, 1900
March 6, 1900
April 18, 1900
April 25, 1900
June 27, 1900
June 29, 1900
Aug. 5, 1900
Dec. 23, 1904
May 23, 1906
July, 21, 1906
May 27, 1907
July 27, 1907
June 29, 1910
July 9, 1910
July 22, 1910
Sept. 2, 1910
Nov. 29, 1910
Dec. 1, 1910
Request an invite
Thank You
Family
Friend
Family
Business
Vacation
Business
Friend
Friend
Family
Family
Family
Friend
Thank You
Business
Friend
Complaint
Business
Friend
Randolph Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
Randolph Stauffer
Charles L. Howard
Ms. Reynolds
Walter H. Allen
C. Bushnell
Herbert Green
Katharine Jennings
Correspondence to John K. Stauffer
Folder 10
Correspondent
Date
Subject
Katharine Jennings
Randolph Stauffer
A. Keith Parris
Randolph Stauffer
Wm. Wirt Mills
Wm. Wirt Mills
T.E. Niles
Wm. Wirt Mills
T.E. Niles
T.E. Niles
T.E. Niles
Wm. Wirt Mills
Wm. Wirt Mills
Mary Stauffer
The Eagle
John Rauch
John Rauch
John Rauch
The Eagle
John Mishler
Davis Leaman
Harold Helm
Jan. 5, 2911
Feb. 14, 1911
Feb. 15, 1911
Feb. 18, 1911
Feb. 27, 1911
May 6, 1911
May 24, 1911
May 29, 1911
June 27, 1911
July 7, 1911
July 12, 1911
~ u l y24, 1911
Aug. 29, 1911
May 17, 1912
June 11, 1912
July 24, 1912
July 27, 1912
Aug. 1, 1912
Aug. 13, 1912
Aug. 14, 1912
Jan. 1913
Nov. 6, 1913
Friend
Family
Invitation
Family
Family
Family
Business
Family
Business
Business
Business
Family
Business
Family
Business
Business
Business
Thank You
Business
Business
Friend
Business
r'
Box 2
Correspondence to John Keim Stauffer
Folder 11
Correspondent
Date
Subject
Gifford Pinchot
Arthur Folwell
Randolph Stauffer
Frank Hard
G. Arthur Bell
H.S. Hinnershitz
George Ford
George Ford
A. Millar
Robert Patchin
J. Barr
Berk~hireCountry Club
Maurice E. Roeder
Flavel Shurtleff
H.G. Landis' Sons
F. Roland Jr.
J. Horace McFarland
E.M.Eraus
r'
Roscoe Sawistowsky
Ge~rgeH. Wirt
W.W. Ferrin
Harry P. Shomo
M. Ball
Flavel Shurtleff
M, Ball
Goerge Wirt
Flavel Shurtleff
Walter Johnson
E.M. Eraus
Lieut. John Hintz Camp
Flavel Shurtleff
Reading Eagle
Rotary Club of Reading
Jan. 1, 1914
Jan. 17, 1914
Jan. 17, 1914
March 30, 1914
Aug. 6, 1914
Aug. 14, 1915
Aug. 21, 1916
Aug. 29, 1916
Sept. 6, 1916
Segt. 20, 1916
Sept. 22, 1916
Oct. 1, 1916
Oct. 4, 1916
Oct. 5, 1916
Oct. 6, 1916
Oct. 13, 1916
Nov. 15, 1916
Feb. 16, 1917
March 14, 1917
March 15, 1917
March 28, 1917
April 3, 1917
April 4, 1917
May 1, 1917
May 10, 1917
May 11, 1917
May 17, 1917
May 28, 1917
May 28, 1917
May 29, 1917
June 8, 1917
July 24, 1917
Sept. 26, 1916
Business
Business
Family
Business
Business
Bill.
Order
Business
Business
Business
Donation
Bill
Receipt
National Conference
Bill
Receipt (2 Copies)
Convention
Business
Order
Business
Business
Politics
Politics
Request
Politics
Business
Business
Convention
Business
Thank You
Information
Business
buncheon
Correspondence to John ~ e i mStauffer
Folder 12
Correspondent
Reading Chamber of
Commerce
Reading Lodge
Rotarty Club
Franklin Coe
Welfare Federation
Richmond Weed
Edward Beidleman
William Moody
Frederick Muhlenberg
Allen M. Hawman
Berkshire Country Club
Dr. A.E. Baker
House of Representatives
Reading School District
The Orchestra World
Franklin Coe
Reading Lodge
Reading Fair Boosters
H ~ u s e& Garden
House & Garden
Mary Stauffer - Martin
Rotarty Club of Reading
~obertChase
Peter Glick
Dept. of Parks &
public Property
Sidney
~eadingLodge
R.M. Quimby
City plapning $knnra.
Date
Subject
May 21, 1918
May 23, 1918
April 15, 1919
Dec. 1, 1925
Feb. 12, 1926
Feb. 20, 1926
April 7, 1926
April 27, 1926
May 4, 1926
June 9, 1926
Aug. 1, 1926
Dec. 10, 1926
Dee. 22, 1926
Jan. 6, 1927
April 26, 1928
June 9, 1928
June 14, 1928
June 3, 1928
Juse 19, 1928
July 29, 1929
Sept. 5, 1929
Oct. 8, 1932
Ock. 28, 1932
Parade
Election
Luncheon
Subscription
Donation
Class Dinner
AssistancetoGovenpr
Donation
Army Reunion
Speaker
Bill
Canditios of Anna
Christmas Card
School Tax Bill
Advertising
Subscription
Donation
Sale of Tickets
subscription
Subscription
Family
Invitation
Invitation
Presentation
Aug. 8, 1933
Aug. 18, 1933
Aug. 19, 1933
Aug. 29, 1933
Sept. 6, 1934
Invitation
Friend/Family
Xnvitation
Business
Meeting
1926
Correspondence to John Keim Stauffer as Forestry ~ d i t o r
Folder 13
Correspondent
Date
Randolph Keim
June 5, 1899
John Gifford
June 18, 1899
The Syracuse Herald
June 22, 1899
F.R. Meirer
June 22, 1899
July 5, 1899
Joseph Thoburn
Aug. 9, 1899
Library of Congress
Oct. 12, 1899
Herbert Gibbons
Oct. 21, 1899
New York Tribune
The New Era Printing Co Nov. 6, 1899
M.T. Richardson CO.
Dec. 22, 1899
M.T. Richardson CO.
Jan. 12, 1900
Herman Collins
May 15, 1900
The New Era Printing Co May 16, 1900
Forest & Stream
May 23, 1900
Publishing Co.
Subject
Family
Businegs
Business
Advertisment
Friend
Copyright
Friend
Subscription
Business
Busiqess
Business
Friend
Bill
Friend
Correspondence to Mary V. Stauffer
Folder 14
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Correspondent
Date
Subject
Louise Stauffer
BaiZey, Banks & Biddle
J.E. Caldwell & co.
March 13, 1911
Oct. 5, 1911
Oct. 12, 1911
Family
Receipt
Receipt
Correspondence to Pansy Stauffer(?)
Folder 15
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Correspondent
Date
Subject
Wm. Wirt Mills
John K, Stauffer
Nov. 17, 1904
Nov. 23, 1905
Family
Family
Correspondence to F. Randolph Stauffer
Folder 16
Stephen Lane F~lger
Stephen Lane Folger
A.K. Stauffer
Alice M. Tpang
John K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
John K. Stauffer
A.K. Stauffer
John k. Stauffer
Pach Bros., Dr.
John K. Stauffer
Berkshire Country Club
Berkshire Couqtry Club
Wm. Wirt Mills '
The Reading WoodPulley CO.
The Reading WoodPulley CO.
Berkshire Country Club
Newton Powers Tomkipson
Reading Eagle CO., Dr.
G.A. Endlich
Monyer Brothers
Lilian
Allen
Ray
Berkshire Country Club
Date
Subject
Jan. 8, 1897
Jan. 13, 1897
Sept. 1, 1897
April 24, 1898
July 15, 1898
Feb. 11, 1899
May 31, 1899
June 23, 1899
June 30, 1899
July 5, 1899
May 5, 1900
Dec. 4, 1900
July 13, 1902
July 14, 1902
June 29, 1904
April 3, 1905
Nay 23, 1905
June 3, 1905
Aug. 29, 1905
Jewelry
Jewelry
Family
Friend
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
~amily
Family
Family
Family
Bill
Family
Bill
Receipt
Family
Sept. 28, 1905
Business
Sept. 28, 1905
Oct. 1, 1905
Oct. 24, 1905
Nov. 2, 1905
Feb. 13, 1911
Dec. 8, 1925
Receipt
Receipt
Legal
Receipt
Job Offer
estimate
Friend
Friend