Letsch Family Materials
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Scope and Content Note
This collection contains materials pertaining to a potato-digger patent, correspondence, magazine, and government documents.
Dates
- 1885-1931
Creator
- Letsch family (Family)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Frederick W. Letsch was born in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1856. Scant information exists on Letsch’s early life. What is known is that Letsch became a farmer, moved to Illinois and was active in his local farm mutual. In Illinois, Letsch married a woman two years younger than him, Helena Ehriech on April 30, 1877. Together they had ten children: Walter, Clara, Milo, Lillie, Fredrick, Raymond, Sidney, Dempsey, June, and Alice. Both Sidney and Dempsey were sent overseas to fight in World War I. After moving the family to Webster County, Missouri and organizing the Webster County Farmers Mutual, Letsch and his family moved to Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. While there, he helped to establish the Washington County Farmers Mutual, the Northwest Arkansas Tornado Insurance Company, and the Arkansas State Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, which he served as president until his death on April 8, 1929.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials are arranged by topic.
Acquisition Information
The Letsch Family Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on June 3, 2008, by Professor William F. Myers of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Processing Information
Processed by Nicholas Candido; completed in May 2009
Creator
- Letsch family (Family)
- Title
- Letsch Family Materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicholas Candido
- Date
- 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu