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Correspondence, property management, 1947 - 1968

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence related to farm land sales and purchases (including the 1947 mortgage deed), maintenance and upkeep of structures, insurance policies, mail and telephone service, employee agendas and notes (including a workmen's compensation booklet), harvest records, and other general property issues (including the purchase of surplus airplane tires for wagons carting chop). Paul Powers, a lawyer for the Smiths, is one of the correspondents.

Dates: 1947 - 1968

Correspondence, farm, 1959 - 1961

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Letters, most related to farm equipment. Evidence of water damage; some records adhered.

Dates: 1959 - 1961

Correspondence, farm, 1961 - 1964

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Letters, most related to farm equipment. Evidence of water damage; some records adhered.

Dates: 1961 - 1964

Correspondence, agricultural conservation program, 1962 - 1963

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Program applications and correspondence, as well as correspondence regarding purchase of lime.

Dates: 1962 - 1963

Correspondence, farm, miscellaneous, 1968 - 1973

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Includes letters related to shrimp and meat sales; job applications (including related to Charlie DeGrandpre, farm general manager); paintings purchased by LMCS; organic farming research and resources; land maintenance; and tax information, among other topics.

Dates: 1968 - 1973

Correspondence, farm, miscellaneous, 1968 - 1975

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memos, and news clippings on a variety of topics, including: Maine's economic development, livestock, farm management, town development, conferences, meat sales, Recompence campsites, weather, crops, site plans, land conservation, and local non-profits (including the Maine Civil Liberties Union, referred to the Smiths by artists and farmers Adolph and Dahlov Ipcar).

Dates: 1968 - 1975

Correspondence, farm, miscellaneous, 1978 - 1979

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: Sub-Series 1.1
Scope and Contents

Includes letters related to employee contracts, land use, meat prices, farm equipment, annual meeting dates, news clippings, and community affairs.

Dates: 1978 - 1979