MS 45 - Dorothy Ringle Collection

Title	MS 45 - Dorothy Ringle Collection
Subject	Agriculture
Subject	Civil War
Introduction	The materials comprising the Dorothy Ringle papers date from 1862 to 1961. Included in the papers are the proceedings, membership records and correspondence of the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association and the United Farmers of America. Also included are the personal papers of Rolla M. Myers which contain legal correspondence, contracts, affidavits, patent papers and related materials, speeches, transcripts, photographs and other information depicting Myers' life from childhood to his death in 1961. The Dorothy Ringle papers were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections starting in 1977 continuing to the present. Jennifer Barner and Susan Hughes completed the processing and drafted the register in January of 1988. The collection comprises three and one half linear feet and accessibility to the collection is unrestricted.
Biographical Sketch	Rolla M. Myers, road contractor and inventor, was born in Venice township, Seneca County, on November 14, 1889 to John Edward and Emma Lepard Myers. After graduation from high school in 1908, Myers received his teaching certificate. From 1914 to 1915, he was employed by the Highway Department, State of Ohio. Rolla Myers has had several inventions credited to him, including a stone spreader distributed in Canada and the United States. In 1917, he was granted a patent for his ground leveler or road building machine. Myers was active in the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association since its establishment in 1941, becoming Secretary - Treasurer in 1943. He was also active in the United Farmers of America and was a member of the Masons. On October 5, 1913, at the age of twenty-four, Myers was married to Nina Eckert and remained so until his death on June 13, 1961 at the age of seventy-one.
Scope and Content	The core of the Dorothy Ringle Papers is the information they contain on the political activities of several farmer's groups from 1941 through 1959. The minutes, correspondence, membership lists, reports and other materials focus on Rolla M. Myers' activities in the United Farmers of America and the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association. The materials show the Association's concern over farm production quotas, tax laws and price regulations. Correspondence, reports and speeches are included from various fellow activists such as Congressman William Lemke, Henry Fackler, Arthur Booth, Tom Linder and C.C. Hanson. Correspondence, patent specifications and a blueprint for Myers' Stone Spreading Machine and Road Building Machine are included in the collection. Materials from Myers' early years, approximately 1891 to 1918, appear. School reports, assignments and a teaching certificate give some background information on Myers' life. Of particular note is a group of Civil War correspondence, dated 1862 through 1864, written by Leander Coe, of Co.D 123rd O.V.I., to his sister, as well as his diary. The letters describe moves, skirmishes and daily life in camp. A large number of photographs are of Rolla and his wife Nina Myers as well as family members, scenery and road construction using the Stone Spreader and Road Building Machine. Of interest to those researching farmers' associations is the collection's material on the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association and the United Farmers of America. These groups were especially active during World War II.
Series Description	PROCEEDINGS MINUTES Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association Minutes 1941-1949, Proceedings 1941-1942, Business, Constitution and Resolutions 1943. Arranged chronologically Contains minutes from regular, special and executive meetings. One set of minutes are handwritten. Also included is an address on the Wheat Quota Referendum. Petitions and resolutions of protest against the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. Bylaws and constitution of the Ohio Marketing Quota Association. MEMBERSHIP RECORDS Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association Arranged chronologically Book, listing names, addresses and quota acres, n.d. Membership applications from 1946 and membership cards from 1948. Lists of names and addresses, some with membership dues between 1943 and 1947. MEMBERSHIP RECORDS United Farmers of America Arranged chronologically Lists of names, addresses (and one including dues) from 1949, 1950 and several undated. Resolutions and recommendations concerning tax laws and price regulations. Programs for Dec., 1947 meeting. Minutes from annual convention, 1951. MINUTES Farming Associations Arranged chronologically Associated Farmers of Ohio minutes, announcements, and some handwritten notes, 1950-1956. United Farmers of Illinois Convention Address, 1948, and list of members. National Farmers Committee Convention minutes, 1947. Farmers Protective League minutes and membership information, 1941-1949, handwritten in notebook. National Association of Wheat Growers minutes from annual meeting, Feb. 2, 1951. MINUTES The Pioneer Rubber Company Arranged chronologically Minutes of the 47th and 48th annual meetings, Oct. 5, 1965 and Oct. 4, 1966. CORRESPONDENCE GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Rolla M. Myers Correspondence Jan. 30, 1914-Oct. 16, 1936 Arranged alphabetically Letters to and from Rolla Myers. Includes letters between Myers and both Munn and Company, patent solicitors; and Lacey Law Firm, patent lawyers, concerning patents for Myers' Road Building Machine and Stone Spreader. Letters between Myers and Burch Plow Corporation concerning their marketing and distribution of his inventions. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Rolla M. Myers Correspondence Dec. 31, 1942-Nov. 18, 1959 Arranged alphabetically Letters to and from Rolla Myers relating to his position as Secretary-Treasurer of the Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association and United Farmers of America. Other correspondents are officers and board members from the following organizations: United Farmers of Illinois, National Association of Wheat Growers, United Farmers of America and the National Farmers Committee as well as the House Agricultural Committee, the House of Representatives and from the Congress of the United States; William Lemke, North Dakota and Jackson Betts, 8th District Ohio. There are three folders of letters from miscellaneous persons and one folder of letters to miscellaneous persons all dealing with the activities of the various farm groups. There is also a file of material relating to Rolla Myers' drive to impeach President Truman. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Dec. 8, 1941-Oct. 6, 1946 Arranged chronologically Letters to O.M.Q.P.A. from members of Congress, lawyers and others responding to issues presented by the farmers. Outgoing letters of the O.M.Q.P.A. directed at informing and involving people in the farmers issues. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Oct. 10, 1941-Dec. 7. 1947 Henry Fackler Correspondence Arranged chronologically Letters from William Lemke notifying Fackler of meetings and discussing regulations of the Organization of Price Administration. Letters from J. Harry McGregor, 17th District Ohio U.S. Congress, responding to Fackler's queries on rationing and other issues. Letters from Truman Denham, Ohio cattle and dog breeder, wanting information and to give support. Letter from AAA warning Fackler of penalty because of an amount of wheat over the quota. The majority of correspondence here is to Henry Fackler, Chairman of the O.M.Q.P.A., from members of Congress, businesses and local farmers sharing information, conducting business and expressing approval or criticism of the stands of the O.M.Q.P.A. One file of letters from Fackler of the same nature. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE July 26, 1941-September 18, 1959 Farm Leaders Correspondence Arranged chronologically Letters between various members of the O.M.Q.P.A. and the U.F. of A. as well as William Lemke about matters of business and issues which the farming organizations stand for such as the removal of price limitations imposed in the New Deal. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Oct. 18, 1862-April 20, 1864 Leander Coe to Cassie Coe Arranged chronologically A small collection of Civil War correspondence from a man to his sister describing his moves, skirmishes, and daily life at camp, as a corporal with Co.D 123rd O.V.I.. SUBJECT/CASE FILES SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE Aug. 3, 1946-Dec. 8, 1950 Arranged chronologically Correspondence between Tom Linder and C.C. Hanson of the Southern Commission of Agriculture and Rolla Myers and Arthur Booth concerning matters of business and common goals. Letters to Linder and Hanson discussing their proposals and programs from others. Various memos and outline of Plaw Materials National Council. O.M.Q.P.A. CONGRESSIONAL RELATED MATERIAL July 4, 1942-March 10, 1949 Arranged chronologically Correspondence relating to state business meeting. Press releases about agriculture quotas. Resolutions dealing with the A.A.A. Letter discussing Supreme Court case Filburn v. Wickard which involves the Department of Agriculture. Printed material includes a copy of the Congressional Record; a flyer for Ray D. Walter, democratic candidate for State Representative in Oklahoma and a pamphlet treating the subject of the wheat penalty. UNITED FARMERS OF AMERICA STATEMENT TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBCOMMITTEE July 15, 1941-March 2, 1949 Arranged chronologically Correspondence, statements, resolutions and petitions by Edward E. Kennedy, Arthur Booth, Ray Iberg, Legislative Committee of the U.F. of A. and a joint statement involving the United Dairy Farmers and United Mine Workers concerning tax laws, price regulations, wheat production, trade treaties and the threat of communism during and after World War II. WILLIAM LEMKE FILE May 9, 1946-June 14, 1950 Arranged chronologically Literature about the Agricultural Adjustment Act and wheat penalty including a speech printed in the Congressional Record. Bill proposing Agricultural Equality Act, 1947. Tribute to Lemke by his secretary. Acknowledgment of sympathy from Lemke family. REPORTS REPORT Report to the United Farmers of America Dec. 9, (c. 1954) Describes proceedings at meeting of National Board of Directors for U.F. of A. FACT SHEETS Ohio Marketing Protest Quota Association Number of farms and the average size in acres in the states of the United States and the total wheat production of each state for 1953. File also contains two fact sheets, one dated 1943, which emphasize the threat of communism and foreign influence in America. Also a report on long-range agricultural policy. REPORT CARDS Rolla Myers' School Report Cards Oct. 17, 1895-ca.1908 Report cards for grades through twelve inclusive. LITERARY PRODUCTIONS PRESS RELEASES AND RADIO ADDRESSES 1941-1946 Series of press releases titled "Doings In Congress" written by William Lemke. Press release entitled, "Ohio Wheat Production Penalty Protestors File First of Test Suits in Union County, Ohio," Radio addresses by E.H. Everson, KGFX, Pierre, South Dakota, on price control, agricultural policies, economies and government. "NATIONAL COOPERATIVE MARKET ASSOCIATION CONTROLLED BY FARMERS" Booklet by John Porrell: containing group of notes. Letter from Porrell: to H.H. Fackler presenting ideas in booklet. Letter dated July 8, 1946. ROLLA MYERS' SECRETARIES COLUMN FROM THE FARMERS VOICE (U.F. OF A. NEWSPAPER) Two from 1950s, most undated Myers writes about wheat production, the effect of World War II on the farmers, the policies of the Department of Agriculture, government's interference with farmers and Truman's dismissal of MacArthur. DIARIES AND DAILY JOURNALS Jan. 1-Jan, 23, 1864, 1912; March, 1913-June 5, 1913 Arranged chronologically Three daily journals containing scattered entries which recount farm chores and possibly weather. Some accounts also listed, Civil War Diary of Leander Coe who discusses movements, skirmishes, becoming wounded and other activities of camp life. Teachers notebook which contains quotes, notes on foreign languages, literature and history. SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS ca.190(?) High school papers on geometry, government and drama as well as an oration and part of a debate. POEM n.d. Amusing verse complaining of prevalence of taxation. SPEECHES Rolla Myers Speeches ca. May 1907-Dec. 23, 1947 Speeches range over time from Myers' high school days to the years he was active in the United Farmers of America. Earlier speeches include witty and romantic writing, a report on George Washington, Myers' first raccoon hunt and graduation speeches. Also included are Myers' portion of a debate over the question of who was more wronged by the white man, the black slave or the American Indian; and a speech entitled "Family Portraits" in which Myers warns of the dangers of vanity and intemperance. Later speeches are addressed to the Rotary, the Department of Agriculture and the United Farmers of America about such issues as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Board of Education, the Reciprocal Trade Agreement and rationing. SPEECHES Speeches on Issues of Concern to Farming Organizations Oct. 28, 1943-May 1, 1959 Speeches by the Presidents of the National Association of Manufacturers, Frances Bolton; Arthur Hellman, President of the United Farmers of America; William Lemke, N. Dakota, Congress of the United States; Harry McGregor, 17th District Ohio, Congress of the United States; and Carl Mote, President of the National Farmers Guild about the governments activities in the realm of agriculture. LEGAL DOCUMENTS CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS 1914, 1915 State of Ohio Highway Department Specifications for road improvements by Rolla Myers. Specification booklet of County Surveyor, Fulton County, Ohio. PATENT MATERIAL Nov. 21, 1905-Aug. 5, 1925 Correspondence from the United States and Canadian Patent Offices. Patent specifications for the Road Building Machine. Printed specifications and blueprints for William Murray's Oil Spreader, William H. Worswick's Machine for Manufacturing Paving Compounds and William Charles Southgate's Machine That Tars and Sands the Surface of Streets. BURCH PLOW COMPANY MATERIAL March 16, 1917-April 2, 1934 Arranged chronologically Contracts between Rolla Myers and Burch Plow Company turning over the rights to the Stone Spreader. Signed affidavits from Burch Plow Company concerning number of Stone Spreaders sold, with lists of sales. COURT CASES AND BILLS 1942-1955 Arranged chronologically Case before Court of Common Pleas, Seneca County, Ohio between Rolla Myers and Grove Miller, chairman of the Seneca County State of Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee over the wheat quota. Cases before the Supreme Court of the United States (Kenneth Bender, et al vs. Claude R. Wickard, Roscoe Filburn vs. Claude R. Wickard) concerning farmers who planted wheat before the A.A.A. Bills to amend the A.A.A., regulate commerce, alter the election and authority of the President and pull out of the United Nations. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS LEDGERS May 22, 1917-1954 Arranged by type of ledger Contains the account books of the United Farmers of Iowa, 1950-1954; United Farmers of America, 1949; and two individual farmers, May 22, 1917-1929. Also includes various statements such as Department of Agriculture crop allotment taxes and printing bills from 1944. Ashland County membership of O.M.Q.P.A. and other ledger are oversized and located at the end of the collection. ROLLA MYERS' PAYROLL BOOKS June 10, 1910-1918 Arranged chronologically Series of time books which list workman's hours, rate of pay and wage. Also contains two receipts of payment from Rolla Myers to the Odd Fellows Lodge. J.E. MYERS' PAYROLL BOOKS April 17, 1909-January 1924 Arranged chronologically Series of time books listing workman's names, hours and wages. OHIO MARKETING QUOTA PROTEST ASSOCIATION August 13, 1941-October 31, 1952 Series of financial statements and reports. Also contains ledger with lists of members and dues. STATEMENTS SIGNED BY NOTARY PUBLIC March 21, 1944 Statements made by Clarence Bly, small businessman from Richland County, Ohio, attesting to the difficulty in getting gasoline rations under O.P.A. rules. SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS October 19, 1942-August 1, 1955, n.d. News stories and editorials, half dated and half undated relating events and opinions about the A.A.A. and its implications, strikes and other forms of protest, and various issues affecting farmers. COMPLIMENT AND CONGRATULATION CARDS June 11, 1908, undated Group of small cards, signed and with brief messages of congratulations and best wishes. Most probably date from high school graduation or Christmas. MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, etc. BLUEPRINT April 14, 1916 Located in oversize manuscript drawer Rolla Myers' Stone Spreading Machine MAPS ON MILK PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES n.d. Two maps: "Milk; A Nationwide Industry" and "Milk Monopoly; Spiderweb of National Control." LISTS OF NAMES n.d. Tablets and separate sheets with lists of names and addresses. One list contains wheat quotas. POLL OF VOTERS IN ATTICA, OHIO 1946 Sheets contain names, addresses, telephone numbers, Armed Service as a residency status, and vote. BLUEPRINTS: WILLIAM MURRAY'S OIL SPREADER April 14, 1908 Five pages of diagrams. SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS 1908 Exam questions in Physiology, English, Geometry, Government, History and Arithmetic. PRINTED MATERIAL BOOKLET 1899 Constitution of State Council of Ohio, Junior Order of United American Mechanics. BULLETIN February 1906 "Condition and Cost of Country Roads in Ohio" by Ohio State Highway Department. PATENT COMPANY MATERIAL 1912-1928 Advertisements from various patent companies. Patent handbooks from several companies including Munn & Co. and Lacey and Lacey. MASON MATERIAL 1922-1947 Arranged chronologically Booklet, Standard Monitor, contains club philosophy and procedures to rituals. Booklets, Introduction to Freemasonry, Vol. II and III which discuss history, rules and procedures. Booklet, The Lodge System of Masonic Information for the Masons of Ohio. Masonic Directories and Masonic Bylaws of Attica Lodge 367. BOOKLETS 1947 Constitution and Bylaws, United Farmers of America and United Farmers of Illinois. BOOKLET 1896 "How to Celebrate..." Book for teachers which gives suggestions of programs and projects for holidays. BOOKLET December 1944 Farmers in the War by the Office of Price Administration. Uses information from World War I to argue necessity of price control. PAMPHLETS 1934-1957, n.d. Arranged chronologically "Here I Stand," by Robert Taft; series of farming tips from Agricultural Extension Service; "The Wheat Situation" by the Department of Agriculture; "The Anvil" by Robert Alexander; pamphlets on various farm issues; pamphlets on educational system, amendment of office of President and others. PRINTED MATTER - U.S.D.A. Dec. 31, 1943-August 18, 1945 Arranged chronologically Announcements from the Department of Agriculture on administration. Diagram of Department of Agriculture showing hierarchy and relation of all offices and branches and listing main duties. Letter to farmer warning of wheat penalty with Farm Operators Report - 1941 Wheat Crop. FARMING NEWSPAPERS September 1942-August-September 1954 Arranged chronologically Various issues of The Farmers Voice, Randalia, Iowa; The Liberator, Topeka, Kansas; the Dayton Independent; The Summit Sun, Summit, Miss; The Rural Vigilante, Edgar, Nebraska and Farmers Guild News. WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION MATERIALS 1943 Includes War Food Administration Orders and a digest of important points covered by it. Also list of names of the alphabetical agencies created in the New Deal. BOOKLET June 1, 1911 Information book about Columbia Multiple Battery by National Carbon Company, Cleveland, Ohio. BROADSIDES 1955, undated "Will Communism Take Over the United States in 1955?" by Farmers Liberty League, and announcement of debate over marketing quotas from Farmers' Protective Association. CERTIFICATES 1897-1952 Arranged chronologically Certificates of promotion to the second through the eighth grade for Rolla Myers. Rolla Myers' Teachers' Certificate in 1908 and 1909 and membership in Ohio Teachers Reading Circle, with letter of application from Myers to Board to Education, Venice township. Myers membership in Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Certificate of Election as member of the Republican County Central Committee. SCHOOL PROGRAMS 1908-1911, undated Commencement programs from 1908 and 1911. Programs from two dances. ATTICA HIGH SCHOOL ROSTER & CLASS SONG 1880-1941 Booklet containing names of all graduates and executive heads. Song, "Onward High School Convicts". INVITATIONS 1891, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1909 Invitations to parties, dances, etc. TEST FOR TEACHERS CERTIFICATE Oct. 1907-March 1909 Arranged chronologically Uniform exam questions for county teachers' exam for Teachers' Elementary School Certificate in Ohio. SOUVENIRS 1909, 1910 Children's souvenir programs containing illustrated poem as well as list of pupils, teacher and school board from classes of Rolla Myers, Katie Marts, Grace M. Schaeffer and Ethel Barnett. Small photos on two programs of Myers and Barnett. DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS FOR ROLLA MYERS 1916-1918 Five cards for registration and other items MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT July 17, 1959 Report of accident between Nina Myers and H.C. Gockenback in Carrothers, Ohio. DEATH NOTICE: ROLLA MYERS June 16, 1961 Announcement from Attica Masonic Lodge which includes brief information on history with Masons, birth, marriage, death and funeral services. TELEGRAM April 1, 1946 Telegram from Maine Canned Vegetables Growers Association protesting coal strike. BUSINESS AND CALLING CARDS n.d. Cards from various people, including Delbert Hitchcock, Purebred Brown Swiss Cattle. ADMISSION TICKETS n.d. Admission tickets to the Crosley WLW Corporation events in Cincinnati. ISSUES OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Dec.7, 1945-July 31, 1946 Arranged chronologically Contain remarks of Clare Booth Luce on foreign and domestic issues. MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIAL September 12, 1942-August 7, 1955 Arranged chronologically Various printed pieces on political issues and on farming issues. PHOTOGRAPHS c. 1890's-1960's Majority of photos are of Rolla Myers and Nina Eckert Myers. Several of them, both as children and as a young couple. Some show them working and especially Rolla with his stone spreader and road building machines. Also many of them in the 1950's and 1960's. Some farm and lake scenes. Various other people including relatives and friends. One folder labeled "Tax Payers Association" includes shots of interior reconstruction. Group of unidentified photos show Rolla Myers at older age with politician and in group photo with other men.
Inventory	Box 1: Proceedings, Correspondence Folder Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association Minutes, 1941-1942 OMQPA Minutes, 1943-1949 OMQPA Minutes (Handwritten), 1945-1947 OMQPA Proceedings, 1941-1942 OMQPA Business, n.d. OMQPA Constitution and Resolutions, 1943 OMQPA Membership Book, n.d. OMQPA Membership Cards, 1946-1948 OMQPA Membership Lists, 1943-1947 United Farmers of America Membership List, 1949, 1950 UFA Conventions, 1947-1952 Associated Farmers of Ohio Minutes, 1950-1956 United Farmers of Illinois Address, 1948, UF of I Membership List National Farmers Committee Convention, 1947 Farmers Protective League Proceedings, 1941-1949 National Association of Wheat Growers Annual Minutes, 1951 The Pioneer Rubber Company 47th and 48th Annual Meetings, Stockholders Minutes, 1965-1966 Correspondence (and below) Burch Plow Co. to Rolla Myers, March 8, 1917-July 11, 1924 Burch Plow Co. to Rolla Myers, November 29, 1924-October 16, 1936 Rolla Myers to Burch Plow Works, August 4, 1917-December 12, 1927 Rolla Myers to Frye Printing Co., February 3, 1950-May 29, 1950 Lacey Law Firm to Rolla Myers, April 15, 1916-November 28, 1928 Munn and Co. to Rolla Myers, April 15, 1916-August 17, 1925 Rolla Myers to Munn and Co., January 30, 1914-June 29, 1925 Jackson Betts to Rolla Myers, November 24, 1954-November 18, 1959 Arthur Booth to Rolla Myers, April 13, 1947-June 11, 1949 Rolla Myers to Arthur Booth, May 14, 1947-April 17, 1950 Rolla Myers to Porter Brand, June 3, 1950-January 3, 1952 Herbert Clutter to Rolla Myers, January 1951 Rolla Myers to L.P. DeWolf, November 15, 1950-January 4, 1952 Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, July 10, 1947-December 11, 1947 Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, January 12, 1948-December 22, 1948 Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, January 10, 1949-October 4, 1950 Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, January 10, 1951-April 13, 1952 Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, May 25, 1953-December 19, 1955 Rolla Myers to Marion Donat, October 22, 1947-September 26, 1954 Box 2: Correspondence Folders D.D. Dallenbach to Rolla Myers, November 18, 1948 Rolla Myers to D.D. Dallenbach, August 30, 1949-November 13, 1951 Rolla Myers to Adolph Haller, June 7, 1950; May 6, 1951 Arthur Hellerman to Rolla Myers, December 9, 1948-December 14, 1949 Arthur Hellerman to Rolla Myers, January, 12, 1950-January 27, 1954 Rolla Myers to Arthur Hellerman, December 12, 1948-January 4, 1952 S.H. Hemphill to Rolla Myers, July 18, 1950-May 22, 1951 Rolla Myers to S.H. Hemphill, July 6, 1950-April 14, 1951 Ray Iberg to Rolla Myers, May 19, 1947-June 6, 1950 Rolla Myers to Ray Iberg, May 14, 1947-May 26, 1949 Farris Johnson to Rolla Myers, August 21, 1949-November 5, 1951 Rolla Myers to Farris Johnson, June 3, 1950-January 4, 1952 Hubert Johnson to Rolla Myers, December 20, 1948-December 6, 1950 Rolla Myers to Hubert Johnson, August 26, 1947-November 30, 1950 Rolla Myers to Clarence Knebel, June 7, 1950; January 3, 1952 William Lemke to Rolla Myers, February 12, 1943-April 13, 1949 Rolla Myers to William Lemke, February 17, 1943-June 18, 1949 Harold Libby to Rolla Myers, January 21, 1950-December 2, 1950 Rolla Myers to Harold Libby, January 17, 1950-November 29, 1951 Rolla Myers to Henry Strobel, July 21, 1947-November 29, 1950 Martin Tongen to Rolla Myers, November 17, 1948-December 22, 1950 Rolla Myers to Martin Tongen, January 28, 1950-November 29, 1951 Emma Wacker to Rolla Myers, September 24, 1951-October 29, 1952 Rolla Myers to Emma Wacker, January 4, 1952; November 13, 1952 Rolla Myers to Erwen Wein, December 19, 1949; April 2, 1951 John Zellerman to Rolla Myers, March 31, 1948-November 6, 1951 Rolla Myers to John Zellerman, December 19, 1949-November 10, 1950 House of Representatives to Rolla Myers, 1948 Various to Rolla Myers, May 5, 1947-December 8, 1950 Various to Rolla Myers, January 9, 1951-April 5, 1955 Various to Rolla Myers (About Truman Impeachment Petition), 1951 Rolla Myers to Various, December 31, 1942-May 1, 1959 Rolla Myers to House Agricultural Committee, 1948 O.M.Q.P.A. to Various, December 8, 1941-October 6, 1946 Various to O.M.Q.P.A., June 26, 1943-April 9, 1946 Department of Agriculture to Henry Fackler, December 31, 1943 To Henry Fackler as head of O.M.Q.P.A., 1941-1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, n.d.; August 12, 1955 Incoming to Henry Fackler, April 24, 1942-December 8, 1942 J. Harry McGregor to Henry Fackler, October 23, 1942-September 27, 1945 Incoming to Henry Fackler, January 21, 1943-October 14, 1943 Incoming to Henry Fackler, August 5, 1943-November 16, 1943 Truman Denham to Henry Fackler, June 26, 1942-December 19, 1945 Henry Fackler to Various, November 8, 1943-July 23, 1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, October 7, 1943-August 30, 1946 William Lemke to Henry Fackler, February 26, 1943-February 25, 1948 Box 3: Correspondence/Subject Files Folders Incoming to Henry Fackler, 1944 Incoming to Henry Fackler, 1945 Incoming to Henry Fackler, April 9, 1946-June 25, 1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, July 2, 1946-August 8, 1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, August 9, 1946-August 28, 1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, September 3, 1946-October 12, 1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, January 31, 1946-March 25, 1946 Robert Taft to Henry Fackler, August 22, 1946 Critics of O.M.Q.P.A. to Henry Fackler, 1946 Incoming to Henry Fackler, 1947 Russel Kiko to Various, 1941 Various to Gilbert Myer, October 6, 1941-July 28, 1946 Coshocton Straw Co. to Office of Price Administration, February 22, 1946 Various to Arthur Booth, May 14, 1947-December 16, 1948 Arthur Booth to Various, January 7, 1947-December 24, 1948 Various to Arthur Helleman, June 24, 1950-May 29, 1951 Arthur Helleman to Various, March 23, 1950 Arthur Helleman to Herbert Clutter, January 19, 1951 Erwin Wein to R.C. Blake, April 24, 1947 Harold Libby to Martin Tongen, November 29, 1949 Martin Tongen to Marian Donat, June 16, 1950 L.P. Dewolf to Various, February 25, 1951-September 3, 1951 Marian Donat to Various, June 18, 1951-February 12, 1953 Various to Emma Wacker, August 4, 1951-June 23, 1952 Various to Jackson Betts, September 18, 1959 Various to William Lemke, December 24, 1942-August 27, 1947 Miscellaneous Correspondence, November 18, 1942-August 18, 1959 Leander Coe to Cassie Coe, October 18, 1862-August 5, 1863 Leander Coe to Cassie Coe, August 15, 1863-April 20, 1864 Memoranda and Correspondence, Southern Commissioners of Agriculture, August 3, 1946-December 8, 1950 Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Congressional Related Material, July 4, 1942-March 10, 1949 United Farmers of America Statement to House or Representatives Subcommittee, July 15, 1941-March 2, 1949 William Lemke, Proposed Legislation, Speech and Eulogy, May 9, 1946-June 14, 1950 Report: To the United Farmers of America about Board of Directors Meetings, c. 1954 Report: O.M.P.Q.A. Fact Sheets, 1943 and 1953 Report: School Report Cards, Rolla Myers, 1895-c.1908 Press Releases, William Lemke, 1943-1946 O.M.P.Q.A. Press Release, November 15, 1941 Transcripts of Radio Address - E.H. Everson, 1941-1942 John Porrelli - Correspondence and Booklet outlining a "National Cooperative Market Association Controlled by Farmers," 1946 Rolla Myers' Secretaries Column, United Farmers of America Newspaper, The Farmers Voice, ca. 1950-1952 Box 4 Folders Civil War Diary of Leander Coe, January 1-May 23, 1864 Diary Memoranda, 1912 Diary, May 26, 1913-June 5, 1913 Diary, A.R. Reinheart, March 1, 1913-May 25, 1913 Teachers Notebook, n.d. School Assignments, ca.190(?) Poem "Taxes", n.d. Speech, Rolla Myers to Congressional Committee, ca.1944 Speech, Rolla Myers to United Farmers of America Convention, December 23, 1947 Speech, Rolla Myers, George's Trip, n.d. Speech to School Class, Rolla Myers, 1908 Speech, Rolla Myers portion of debate, February 13, 1908 Speech, Rolla Myers, Family Portraits, n.d. Graduation Speech, 1908 Speech, Rolla Myers to Congressional Committee, ca.1951 Speech, My First Racoon Hunt, n.d. Rolla Myers Speech to the Rotary Club, ca.1948 Speech, Rolla Myers, 1907 Speech, Rolla Myers, n.d. Speech, Rolla Myers, n.d. Speech, Rolla Myers, 1945 Speeches, Miscellaneous, n.d. Speech, President of National Association of Manufacturers, 1946 Speech, Representative Frances Bolton, n.d. Speeches, Arthur Helleman, President, United Farmers of America, 1949-1951 Speech, William Lemke, ca.1944 Speech, Representative Harry McGregor, 1943-1947 Speech, Carl Mote, President of National Farmers Guild, May 30, 1945 Box 5: Legal Documents Folders Highway Department Contract Specifications, 1914, 1915 County Surveyor Contract Specifications, 1915 Patents, 1916-1917, 1919-1920, 1925 Patent Specifications, 1916 Patent for William Murray's oil spreader, April 4, 1908 Patent and Blueprints for William H. Worswick's Machine for Manufacturing Paving Compounds, November 21, 1905 Patent and Blueprints for William Charles Southgate, Machine that Tars and Sands the Surface of Streets, August 4, 1908 Contract between Rolla Myers and Burch Plow Co., 1917-1925 Affidavits, October 1, 1922-November 20, 1928 Sworn statements as to number of Spreader Burch Co. sold, February 5, 1920-April 2, 1934 Plaintiff Petition, Rolla Myers v. Grove Miller, n.d. Appellants brief, Kenneth Bender v. Claude Wickard, 1942 and Roscoe Filburn v. Claude Wickard, 1942 Proposed Legislation, March 5, 1943-March 15, 1955 Financial Statement 1943 and Bill 1944 Ledger Book, May 22, 1917-December 16, 1927 F.D.A. Crop Allotment Taxes United Farmers of Iowa Ledger, 1950-1954 Box 6: Literary/Legal /Financial/Scrapbooks/Maps/Printed Material Folders Farmer's Ledger, 1928, 1929 United Farmers of America Inc. Ledger, 1949 Receipts as Member of Odd Fellows 1916-1918 Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, June 10, 1910-August 22, 1911 Ledger Book, Rolla Myers, June 18, 1910-September 11, 1911 Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, October 8, 1911-November 4, 1911 Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, May 29, 1914-October 23, 1914 Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, May 1, 1915-December 1915 Payroll Book, J.E. Myers, April 17, 1909-August 1909 Box 7 Folders Payroll Book, J.E. Myers, September 16, 1915-December 1, 1923 Payroll Book, J.E. Myers, January 1924 O.M.Q.P.A. Financial Statements, 1946-1947 O.M.Q.P.A. Financial Statements, 1947-1952 O.M.Q.P.A. Financial Statement, Account sheets, 1941-1942 O.M.Q.P.A. Ledger, 1943-1947 Statement Signed by Notary Public, March 21, 1944 Newspaper Clippings, October 19, 1942-August 1, 1955 Newspaper Clippings, n.d. Compliments and Congratulation Cards, 1908, undated Maps: Milk Production in U.S., n.d. Lists of Names, n.d. Poll of Voters in Attica, Ohio, 1946 Blueprints, William Murray's Oil Spreader, April 14, 1908 Sample Test Questions, 1908 Constitution of the State Council of Ohio, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, 1899 Ohio Department of Highways Bulletin, February 1906 Advertisements for Patent Companies, July 23, 1917-1928 Patent handbooks - Jiggers, Wilson & Co., 1912,1917 Patent handbooks - Munn Co., Lacy and Lacy, 1913-1926 Manuscript, Standard Monitor, 1922 Introduction to Freemasonry Book II - Fellowcraft Introduction to Freemasonry Book III - Master Mason, 1931 Manuscript, The Lodge System of Masonic Information, 1932 Masonic Directory and Masonic Bylaws of Attica Lodge 367, 1939, 1947 Box 8 Folders Constitution and Bylaws, United Farmers of America, 1947 Ways to Celebrate (Book for Teachers), 1896 Pamphlet, Farmers in the War by the O.P.A., December 1944 Pamphlet, Robert Taft, Here I Stand, 1950 Pamphlets from Agricultural Extension Service, 1953 U.S.D.A. Publication - Pamphlet, The Wheat Situation, 1954 Robert Alexander's pamphlet, The Anvil, n.d. Various pamphlets, 1934-1957 Various pamphlets, n.d. Printed Matter, U.S.D.A., 1943-1949 Farming Newspapers, September 1942-August, September 1954 War Food Administration Orders, 1943 National Carbon Company, Informational Booklet, 1911 Farmers Liberty League Broadside, Will Communism Take Over the U.S. in 1955? Broadside, Farmer's Protective Association, n.d. School Promotion Certificate, 1897-1903 Teacher's Certificates, Rolla Myers, 1908, 1909 Certificate, Membership into Junior Order of United Order of American Mechanics for Rolla Myers, January 1913 Election Certificate, 1952 School Programs, January 1, 1908-1911, undated Attica High School Roster and Class Song, 1880-1941 Invitations, 1891, 1902, 1906, 1908-1909 Test for Certification as Teacher in Ohio, 1907-1909 Souvenirs, 1909, 1910 Draft Registration Cards for Rolla Myers, 1916-1918 Motor Vehicle Accident Report, July 17, 1959 Death Notice, Rolla Myers, June 16, 1961 Telegram and Application for Membership, April 1, 1946, August 23, 1946 Business and Calling Cards, n.d. Issues of Congressional Record, December 7, 1945-July 31, 1946 Miscellaneous Printed Material, September 12, 1942-August 7, 1955 Oversize Ledger, Combined Cash-Journal and Financial Statement, September 1941-May 1956 Membership Ledger by County, 1946-1950 Blueprint for Rolla Myers Stone Spreader, April 14, 1946 Box 9: Photographs Folders Emma Myers (mother), n.d., Seneca County, Attica Dirt Road, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Truck unloading, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Myers family group photo, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Rolla and Nina (Eckert) Myers, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Nina Myers standing inside large, furnished tent, n.d. Seneca County, Attica Bob and horse, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Nina, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Rolla and others water binding, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Nina with horses, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Unidentified woman, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Group at Wilhelms house, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Angola Milcreek Road, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Three teams of horses plowing oats, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Angola Milcreek Road, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Angola Milcreek Road, n.d. Seneca County, Attica Albert Myers and Team, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Edwin and Nina before large tent, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Nina, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Two girls stand in Clear Lake, n.d., Seneca County, Attica John Crawford's house, n.d., Seneca County, Attica Stone Spreaders, n.d. Myers Stone elevator, n.d., Caroline Stone elevator, n.d., Calion Two teams of horses carrying carts of stones alongside stone elevator, n.d., Calion Horses pulling elaborate cart with three men, n.d. Kimberly Apartments, n.d., Stuart, Fla. Kimberly Apartments, n.d., Stuart, Fla. Chicken Coop Poultry Farm, n.d. Poultry farm, n.d. Poultry farm, n.d. Poultry farm, n.d. Rolla with pump, n.d. Rolla, n.d. Rolla's father's house, n.d. Crusher Plant of Ohio and Western Lime Co., n.d., Marion Nina with palm trees, 1960 Rolla and Nina in costume, n.d. Rolla and Nina in costume, n.d. Rolla and Nina in costume, n.d. Rolla and Nina underneath large neon sign which reads "Rolla", n.d. Boy photographing Rolla and Nina, n.d. Nina, age four, Tiffin Nina, age four, Tiffin Isabel Pease, February 1960, Honolulu Group photo which includes Rolla and Nina, 1953 Rolla and unidentified person, 1953 Rolla with palm tree, February 1960, Honolulu Nina as a girl, n.d. Three ladies including Nina and two men, n.d. St. Joe R. Dredging, 1908, near Waldron, Michigan Stone spreader, n.d. Canline Road west of Rolla's house, n.d. Class of 1912 Tornado damage, n.d. Rolla on Road Grader, n.d. Emma Myers, n.d. Rolla and Nina, ca.1950's, n.d. Edwin and Emma Lepard Myers, n.d. Rolla and Nina as a young man and woman, n.d. Edwin Myers, n.d. Three men seated near Christmas tree, December 25, 1960 Unidentified dirt road, n.d. Unidentified dirt road, n.d. Four men in dirt road, n.d. Negatives Merry-Go-Round, n.d. Nina, n.d. Dinner at reunion, n.d. Dinner at reunion, n.d. Road under construction, n.d. Hired girl, n.d. Tedrow, team of horses, n.d. Grader teams, n.d., Edon-Cooney Rd. Grading on Edon-Cooney Rd., n.d. View of thrown up ferm, n.d., Edon Rd. Sow and batch of piglets, n.d. Truck unloading, n.d. Railroad bridge and new bridges, n.d. General View of Stone Quarry, n.d. Clear Lake, n.d. Cloudy scene at Clear Lake, n.d. Grandmother, n.d. Mother going to town in horse and sled, n.d. Truck at elevator, n.d. Albert's team (horses), n.d. Rolla as young man, n.d. North end of Edon Cooney Rd., n.d. Rolla with dog, n.d. Truck over railroad tracks, n.d. Trucking roller, n.d. Two men pose before stone quarry, n.d. Wilhelm's House, n.d. Edon-Cooney Road, n.d. Two people stand near twin calves, n.d. Men work on road, n.d., Tedrow Wayne, n.d. Tom Page's daughter, n.d. Toledo Bay, n.d. Blasting on Edon-Cooney Road., n.d. Group at Eckerts, n.d. Eckerts barn, n.d. South end of Edon-Cooney Road., n.d. Nina outdoors, n.d. Cow, "Old Spot", near hay pile, n.d. Hamilton Lake, n.d. Group at Eckert, n.d. Three people pose on porch of home, n.d., Toledo, Ohio Clear Lake, n.d. Bechtal House, n.d. Nina in sitting room, n.d. Cows in barnyard, n.d. Bess (horse), n.d. Albert's furs, n.d. Moonlight on Hamilton Lake, n.d. Road under construction, n.d., Tedrow Several negatives and post card all of same house, n.d. Albert Myers, Rosie Myers, Ed Myers (two others), 1890's, Seneca County, Attica Unidentified negatives, n.d. Taxpayers Association, n.d. Photographs, unidentified, n.d. Photographs, unidentified, n.d. Rolla Myers as child and young man, n.d. Rolla Myers with class, n.d. Rev. D.H. Butturf and wife, n.d. Class of 1906 Transcript - Leander Coe Diary