Ethel Pearl Storing Papers, 1877-1942

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Correspondence

The most prolific correspondent was Ethel Pearl Storing. Her incoming and outgoing letters appear first and are interfiled in chronological order. Storing Family Correspondence appears next and includes the letters of Storing's father, Charles Edward, her mother, Mary Catharine, her brother, Chester Charles and her sister-in-law, Ada. The letters are chronologically arranged within each folder.

Box 1

Folder 1: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1893 - 1899.

Folder 2: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1898.

Folder 3: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1901.

Folder 4: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1902.

Folder 5: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1903

Folder 6: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1904

Folder 7: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1905 - 1908.

Folder 8: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1909 - 1911.

Folder 9: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1912.

Folder 10: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1913.

Folder 11: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1914 - 1916.

Folder 12: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1919 - 1930

Folder 13: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1931 - 1933.

Folder 14: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1934 - 1938.

Folder 15: Correspondence of Ethel Pearl Storing, 1939 - 1942.

Folder 16: Storing Family Correspondence, 1887 - 1896.

Folder 17: Storing Family Correspondence, 1897 - 1899.

Folder 18: Storing Family Correspondence, 1900 - 1903.

Folder 19: Storing Family Correspondence, 1904.

Folder 20: Storing Family Correspondence, 1905 - 1908.

Folder 21: Storing Family Correspondence, 1910 - 1913.

Folder 22: Storing Family Correspondence, 1914 - 1917.

Folder 23: Storing Family Correspondence, 1919 - 1928.

Folder 24: Storing Family Correspondence, 1931 - 1934.

Series 2: Educational Materials

This series contains miscellaneous materials relating to Storing's teaching career. The items are arranged chronologically within each folder.

Box 1

Folder 25: Storing E.P., Education Related Material (Recommendations & Misc.)

Folder 26: Storing E.P., Education Related Material (Teacher testing)

Folder 27: Storing E.P., Education Related Material (Applications)

Series 3: Family Materials

A series of miscellaneous memorabilia arranged chronologically by family member.

Box 1

Folder 28: Storing, Ethel Pearl, Personal and Family Genealogy Information and Miscellaneous.

Folder 29: Storing, Mary Catharine (Keller), Miscellaneous

Folder 30: Storing, Charles Edward, Miscellaneous

Folder 31: Storing, Charles Chester and Ada (wife), Miscellaneous

Box 2

Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings - Sadie Pinkham's mothers death, June, 1894

Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings - Syllabus prepared for The Chicago Institute of Education

Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings - Poems, 1892 - 1894

Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings - "Live and Let Live", 1895

Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings - Sermon's preached, 1887-1894

Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings - Political Cartoons

Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous, 1891 - 1894

Series 4: Financial Records

This series contains land contracts, and mortgages, taxes, household finances and crop and farm maintenance records, arranged chronologically.

Box 1

Folder 32: Storing Finances,(Crops and Farm Maintenance)

Folder 33: Storing Finances, (Household)

Folder 34: Storing Finances, (Taxes)

Folder 35: Storing Finances, (Land Contracts, Mortgages) 1899 - 1918

Folder 36: Storing Finances, (Land Contracts, Mortgages) 1922 - 1927

Folder 37: Storing Finances, (Land Contracts, Mortgages) 1930 - 1938

Series 5: Diaries

A series of diaries kept by Ethel Storing from 1893 to 1943.

Box 1

Folder 38: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) 1893

Folder 39: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) circa 1904

Folder 40: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) 1906

Folder 41: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) 1907 - 1908

Folder 42: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) 1937 - 1941

Folder 43: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) 1941 - 1943

Folder 44: Storing Family Diaries, (Ethel Pearl Storing) 1943

Folder 45: Storing Family Diaries (Mary Catharine (Keller) Storing) circa 1919

Folder 46: Storing Family Miscellaneous (Ethel Pearl Storing)

Folder 47: Storing Family Miscellaneous (Charles Edward Storing)

Folder 48: Storing Family Miscellaneous

Box 2

Folder 1: Album one (Ethel Pearl Storing - Art book)

Folder 2: Album two (Ethel Pearl Storing - Scrapbook)

Folder 3: Compositions written by Ethel Storing, 1892-1898

Series 6: Photographs

These photographs were separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Folder 1: Unidentified Daguerreotypes

Folder 2: Unidentified Daguerreotypes

Folder 3: Ethel Pearl Storing

Folder 4: Ethel Pearl Storing

Folder 5: Mary Catherine Keller Storing

Folder 6: Charles Edward Storing

Folder 7: Chester Charles Storing

Folder 8: Various Relatives

Folder 9: Storing Home

Folder 10: Ethel Pearl Storing's High School Class, 1896

Folder 11: Identified Photographs

Folder 12: Identified - Spokane, WA (Pease family)

Folder 13: Identified Places

Folder 14: Unidentified - Kenrick, ID

Folder 15: Unidentified - Iowa

Folder 16: Unidentified - Kasson, MN

Folder 17: Unidentified - Minneapolis, MN

799-127: Barbara Van Allen (sister of Mary Storing)

Folder 18: Unidentified - Minneapolis, MN

799-133: Henry & Margaret Keller family (Henry was a brother to Mary Catherine Keller Storing), ca. 1880s

Folder 19: Unidentified - Minneapolis, MN

Folder 20: Unidentified - Sleepy Eye, MN

Folder 21: Unidentified - Deadwood, SD

Folder 22: Unidentified - Ritzville, WI

Folder 23: Unidentified - Washington

Folder 24: Unidentified - Wisconsin

Folder 25: Unidentified - Illinois and New York

Folder 26: Unidentified - South Dakota

Folder 27: Unidentified

Folder 28: Unidentified Places

Folder 29: Unidentified Places

799-238: Wilson cemetery monument

Folder 30: Unidentified Group Photographs

799-247: Matthew & Catharine Keller family photograph, possibly from their 50th wedding anniversary in 1882. Standing from left: unknown son, Barbara Anne Keller Van Allen, unknown son, Betsey Elizabeth Keller Wilson. Seated from left: unknown granddaughter, Matthew, Catharine, John B. Wilson. Unknown grandson kneeling in front.

Folder 31: Unidentified Postcards

Folder 32: Unidentified Mourning Photographs

Folder 33: Miscellaneous Photographic Memorabilia

Folder 34: Photograph Album A (Belonged to Mary Catherine Keller Storing)

Folder 35: Photograph Album B