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Taylor Farm Records (Franklin Grove), 1944-1977

The Taylor Farm Records document the agricultural and household activities of the Lawrence Taylor family in Franklin Grove, Illinois from 1944 to 1977. Materials include personal and business correspondence, property sales records, legal documents, insurance records, estate documents, and livestock commodity invoices. Journals and ledgers record the family’s household and farm expenses and Mrs. Taylor’s diary relates information on her daily activities in 1964. The collection lends itself well to the study of agricultural economics.

More information can be found in the collection's finding aid.