Reed-Glynn papers
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth A. Logan
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Title: Reed-Glynn papers
Inclusive Dates: 1881-2003
Collection Number: mssReed-Glyn papers
Extent:
119 items in two boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2203
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The collection chiefly contains material related to the Reed and Glyn families of Kansas.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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[Identification of item], Reed-Glynn papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Gift of Merry Ovnick, August 12, 2008.
Carlos L. Reed was born on October 15, 1875 in Zanesville, Ohio and married Laura Alice Glyn Reed (born August 29, 1880
in Trego County, Kansas) on August 1, 1900 in Topeka, Kansas. Carlos and Laura had four daughters, Gladys Leona Reed Dickson
(1901-1946), Mabel Louise Reed Tanner (1903-1950), Dorothy Mildred Reed (1909-1934) and Kathleen Bernice Reed Wickham (1917
- ). Per the family history, Carlos helped his mother raise his seven siblings by selling papers and "blacking boots" after
his father abandoned them in 1887. In 1910, Carlos and Laura moved to Garden City, Kansas. He was a farmer whose mortgage
was foreclosed on during the Great Depression, after which time he worked for the WPA. Carlos died on June 23, 1953 in Colton,
California. Laura died on December 8, 1959.
Laura was the daughter of Henry Glyn and Sarah Samantha Shelby Glyn, one of seven children. Her father, Henry, was born
on January 29, 1841 in Indiana and married Sarah in 1866. They owned a 40 acre farm in Pike County, Illinois which they sold
to homestead in Trego County, Kansas. After suffering from poor crop yields, they sold the 160 acres for $50 and relocated
to a 20 acre farm near Grantville, Kansas. Per the family history, Henry experimented with potato crops and was "one of the
pioneers of the huge Kaw Valley potato industry." Henry's date of death is unknown.
The Manuscript series is arranged chronologically and contains nine journals written by Henry Glyn from 1881 to 1909 regarding
his farming and life in Kansas. They include daily entries regarding growing and selling his produce, details regarding family
matters, and calculations related to his finances and business income and expenses. The Correspondence series is arranged
chronologically and predominantly contains letters amongst various family members, including Merry Ovnick, from the 1980s
to 2003 as they worked on genealogical projects. Also included in the series are letters by and for the Round Robin Reeders,
a set of circulating letters written by members of the Reed family from the 1950s through the 1960s. The Ephemera series is
arranged alphabetically and contains genealogical trees and histories, government and legal documents, newspaper clippings,
miscellaneous personal papers (including a graduation announcement and report card) and forty-one photographs. The genealogical
trees and histories include the Reed-Glyns' efforts to trace their ancestors. The photographs of the Reed-Glyn families are
divided into two folders, ranging from 1884 to 1949. Included is one tintype from circa 1884. There is also a copy of a printed
book: "History of Grantville Kansas: 1954-1976."
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Manuscripts; 2. Correspondence; and 3. Ephemera.
Glyn, Henry
Ovnick, Merry
Reed, Carlos
Reed, Laura
Agriculture -- Kansas
Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas
Kansas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Genealogical tables -- United States -- 20th century
Journals (accounts) -- Kansas-- 19th century
Journals (accounts) -- Kansas-- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 21st century
Photographs -- United States -- 19th century
Photographs -- United States -- 20th century
Tintypes (prints) -- United States
Box 1
Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1919-1964
Folder 14
Box 2
Correspondence, 1976-2003 and Ephemera
Folder 3
Folder 14
Folder 15