William Travers Coe Collection of Record Books

Name/Title

William Travers Coe Collection of Record Books

Entry/Object ID

ARC807

Scope and Content

Nineteen yearbooks for 1937 through 1954 and 1958 in which William Travers Coe recorded, almost-daily, personal, social, business, and/or weather information. Coe (1880-1962) lived at 513 South George Street, Charles Town, for many years. Brown 6" x 9" manila-clasp envelope containing sheets of handwritten weather observations for most days of the month from February 1937 through November 1948. On outside of envelope is handwritten "Daily Weather from Black Book Feb '37 - Nov 48." The observations were recorded on 5" x 7 11/16" three-hole-punched graph paper with one month's observation on a sheet. Presumably observations were made by William Travers Coe (handwriting similar to that in yearbooks) at his home on 513 South George Street, Charles Town. --1937: February-December --1938-1947: January-December --1948: January-November

Acquisition

Accession

666

Source or Donor

Clifford, Shelia

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1937 - 1958

Archive Size/Extent

19 yearbooks and one brown 6" x 9" manila-clasp envelope with sheets of weather observations

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1937-1958