Finding Aid for Beal-Casey Family Papers, 1886-1940 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Beal-Casey Family Papers, 1886-1940

Collection identifier: 459

Primary Creator: Beal-Casey Family

Extent: 0.5 cubic feet

Subjects: Beal, Alvin Casey, 1872-1929, Columbia University, Cornell University, Daughters of the American Revolution, Iowa State College, Iowa State University, New York--Ithaca, Pi Alpha Xi, Piatt County (Ill.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Forms of Material: Family papers

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Beal-Casey papers contain diaries of Elizabeth and Ervilla Beal, correspondence and notes on the genealogies of the Beal and Casey families, and other family documents. The collection also includes a Civil War certification of citizenship, various legal documents, and several diplomas. One notable item is a letter of reprimand from the Piatt County School Board to Ervilla Lefever for neglecting attendance at summer institutes.

Collection Historical Note

Alvin Casey Beal was a professor of Agriculture at Cornell University and a noted expert on horticulture. Born in Mt. Vernon, Ill., in 1897, Beal earned his master's and doctoral degrees at Cornell. In 1899, he married Ervilla B. Lefever, a school teacher from Milmine, Ill. The Beals had one child, Elizabeth Beal, a librarian, who also graduated from Cornell and received advanced degrees at Columbia University and Iowa State College.

Subject/Index Terms

Beal, Alvin Casey, 1872-1929
Columbia University
Cornell University
Daughters of the American Revolution
Iowa State College
Iowa State University
New York--Ithaca
Pi Alpha Xi
Piatt County (Ill.)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Administrative Information

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Acquisition Source: Elizabeth Beal owned the items in the collection until her death in 1973. The papers passed through the Lefever family to Ann L. Skagenberg of Monticello, Ill., Ervilla Beals' great-grandniece. Mrs. Skagenberg donated the papers to the Library in 1989 and 1990.

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/beal-casey-family.pdf

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