Giles Family Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MC 1768

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence from a father (likely Robert S. Giles), writing from Ulm, Prairie County, Arkansas, to his son, R. Porter Giles, in New London, Ohio. Correspondence is written in between the lines of promotional postcards for the Arkansas Investment Land Co. (Ulm, Ark.). Topics include family, weather, and agriculture. The collection also includes transcriptions of the letters.

Dates

1890

Creator

Giles family (Family)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

R. Porter Giles, the subject of the collection's correspondence, is likely Robert Porter Giles (1877-1956). His parents were Robert Smith and Minnie Louise Porter Giles.

Robert Smith Giles was born February 26, 1851, in Geauga, Ohio. He married Minnie Louise Porter July 10, 1876, in Cuyahoga, Ohio. In addition to Robert Porter Giles, the couple's children included Caroyline Louise Giles (1887-1928), likely the "Baby Louise" he refers to in his letters. Robert Smith Giles passed away October 3, 1928, in New London, Ohio.