Peterson Merrill receipts and property records

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Peterson Merrill receipts and property records

Entry/Object ID

2013.24.07

Scope and Content

Receipts, maps and other archives relating to the building of the Peterson Merrill home at 2420 Lakeshore Drive Fennville, MI. Every receipt was saved when the house was being built. Also included are photographs of Mr. Merrilll in his WWI uniform. Collections of newspapers from 1880 as well as 1968 present. Folder of typed and handwritten notes and humorous stories. Red leather portfolio also part of collection.

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2013.24

Source or Donor

Shea, Patrick D.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Search Terms

Archival materials, Architecture, Recreation, Receipts, Furnishings, Newspaper, Building records, Saugatuck, Michigan, Fennville, Michigan

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1930 - 1960

Archive Notes

Date(s): ca. 1940s

Location

123 P.D. Merrill
054 Carl and Christiana Hoerman

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Papers stacked together inside of leather portfolio. Collection in need of proper storage and cataloging to protect receipts, paper, drawings.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Merrill, Peterson D.

Person or Organization

Hoerman, Carl 1885-1955

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Eric Gollannek Status Date: 2018-08-06

Create Date

June 16, 2014

Update Date

November 7, 2022