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Title |
Woods Family Papers |
Scope & Content |
Woods Family Papers, parent record. This collection is primarily composed of notes, scrap papers, and greeting cards from the first half of the 20th century and provides a peek into the life of a working class family. The arrangement of the collection reflects the natural groupings found within the Collection: Pastimes, Childhood, Correspondence, Religion, Holidays and Celebrations, Households and Homekeeping, Commercial, and Oral Histories. The items in this collection were discovered during the 2002 restoration of the Fosterfields Farmhouse. When workers removed the mantle from the wall to make repairs, numerous papers from the 1910s and later were discovered behind it. These papers were salvaged by curator Nancy Strathearn and stored in a binder at some later date. They were not inventoried or accessioned into the Collection until their processing in 2014 and 2015. |
Object Name |
Papers, Personal |
Catalog Number |
2014.001 |
Collection |
Fosterfields Collection |
Other Creators |
multiple creators, see individual records. |
Biographical History |
The Woods family emigrated to the United States from England. Edward Woods served as Farm Foreman for the Fosterfields from 1918 to 1927. He, his wife Agnes, and their four daughters Edna, Agnes, Elizabeth, and Dorothy, lived in the rebuilt Farmhouse. Agnes Woods was also employed by the Fosters to feed the farmhands and produce butter. |
System of arrangement |
The Woods Family Papers are organized into 5 series relating to various aspects of the Woods Family: Series 1: Pastimes & Childhood Material relating to popular pastimes and hobbies enjoyed by the Woods Family. Material relating to the lives of the Wood's children, including education and hobbies. Series 2: Correspondence Material relating to the correspondences of the Woods family including various postcards and photographs. Series 3: Religion, Holidays, and Celebrations Material relating to the religious life of the Woods family and religious presence in everyday life. Material relating to the holidays and celebrations of the Woods family. Series 4: Household & Homekeeping Materials relating to the general running of the Woods household and farm. Materials relating to advertising and commercial business during the early 20th century. Series 5: Oral Histories Oral history transcripts relating to the Woods Family. |
Subjects |
Home economics Childhood & youth Correspondence Religion Holidays Celebrations Oral history |
Copyright Statement |
For obtaining use permission refer to the MCPC Copyright Policy. |
Copyrights |
Records may be copied for use in individual scholarly or personal research; however, as with all materials in the Morris County Park Commission, researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright permission to use material from the collection. |
Level of description |
Fonds |
Child Records |
Woods Family Papers Series 1: Pastimes & Childhood Woods Family Papers Series 2 Correspondence Woods Family Papers Series 3: Religion, Holidays, and Celebrations Woods Family Papers Series 4: Household & Homekeeping Woods Family Papers Series 5: Oral Histories |