Guide to the Charles J. Baldridge Papers,
1889-1946

Collection Number: 3463

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
C. Rate, B. Huth, N. Dean
Date completed:
June 1989
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, May 2003

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Charles J. Baldridge papers, 1889-1946.
Collection Number:
3463
Creator:
Charles J. Baldridge
Quantity:
11.1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, bills, receipts, inventories, and record books.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Papers of Charles J. Baldridge, a farmer and beekeeper in Kendaia, Seneca County, New York. Correspondence, bills and receipts, 1889-1899, 1902-1946; daybook, 1890-1946; and farm inventories, 1902, 1903 of Charles J. Baldridge for honey and fruit production. Also, Treasurer's Book, Women's Mission Circle; Kendaia Baptist Church, Record Book, 1902-1910, 1936; Sunday School Superintendent Record Book, 1932-1940.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Charles J. Baldridge was a farmer and beekeeper in Kendaia, Seneca County, New York.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, bills and receipts, 1889-1899, 1902-1946; daybook, 1890-1946; and farm inventories, 1902, 1903 of Charles J. Baldridge for honey and fruit production. Also, Treasurer's Book, Women's Mission Circle; Kendaia Baptist Church, Record Book, 1902-1910, 1936; Sunday School Superintendent Record Book, 1932-1940.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Baldridge, Charles J.
Kendaia Baptist Church (Kendaia, N.Y.)
Women's Mission Circle (Kendaia, N.Y.)

Subjects:
Bee culture--New York (State)--Kendaia.
Agriculture--New York (State)--Seneca County.
Beekeepers.

Places:
Seneca County (N.Y.)--Religious life and customs.
Kendaia (N.Y.)--Religious life and customs.

Form and Genre Terms:
Accounts.
Daybooks.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Charles J. Baldridge papers, #3463. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1889
Correspondence
 Box 1
1890
Correspondence
 Box 1
1891
Correspondence
 Box 1
1892
Correspondence
 Box 1
1893
Correspondence
 Box 1
1894
Correspondence
 Box 1
1895
Correspondence
 Box 1
1896
Correspondence
 Box 1
1897
Correspondence
 Box 1
1898
Correspondence
 Box 1
1899
Correspondence
 Box 1
1889-1899
Correspondence, not in alphabetical order, contains some personal letters, later years only business correspondence
 Box 1
Oct. 1918-Apr. 1919
Correspondence
 Box 1
Apr.-Oct. 1919
Correspondence
 Box 1
Nov. 1919-July 1920
Correspondence
 Box 1
Aug.-Dec. 1920
Correspondence
 Box 2
1920
Bills and receipts
 Box 2
1921
Correspondence
 Box 2
1921
Bills and receipts
 Box 2
1922
Correspondence
 Box 2
1922
Bills and receipts
 Box 2
1923
Correspondence
 Box 3
1923
Bills and receipts
 Box 3
1924
Correspondence
 Box 3
1924
Bills and receipts
 Box 3
1925
Correspondence
 Box 3
1925
Bills and receipts
 Box 3
1926
Correspondence
 Box 4
1926
Bills and receipts
 Box 4
1927
Correspondence
 Box 4
1927
Bills and receipts
 Box 4
1928
Correspondence, not alphabetized
 Box 4
1929
Correspondence, not alphabetized
 Box 4
1929
Bills and receipts
 Box 5
1930
Correspondence
 Box 5
1930
Bills and receipts
 Box 5
1931
Correspondence
 Box 5
1931
Bills and receipts
 Box 5
1932
Correspondence
 Box 5
1932
Bills and receipts
 Box 6
1933
Bills and receipts
 Box 6
1934
Correspondence
 Box 6
1934
Bills and receipts
 Box 6
1935
Correspondence
 Box 6
1935
Bills and receipts
 Box 6
1936
Correspondence, not alphabetized
 Box 7
1937
Correspondence
 Box 7
1937
Bills and receipts, not alphabetized
 Box 7
1938
Correspondence, not alphabetized
 Box 8
1938
Bills and receipts
 Box 8
1939
Correspondence
 Box 8
1939
Bills and receipts, not alphabetized
 Box 8
1940
Correspondence
 Box 8
1940
Bills and receipts
 Box 9
1941
Correspondence
 Box 9
1941
Bills and receipts
 Box 9
1942
Correspondence, not alphabetized
 Box 9
1942
Bills and receipts, not alphabetized
 Box 9
1943
Correspondence
 Box 10
1943
Bills and receipts
 Box 10
1944
Correspondence
 Box 10
1944
Bills and receipts
 Box 10
1945
Correspondence
 Box 10
1945
Bills and receipts
 Box 10
1946
Correspondence
 Box 11
1946
Bills and receipts
 Box 11
1918-1933 and n.d.
Taxes
 Box 11
1902-1910, 1936
Treasurer's Book, Women's Mission Circle, Kendaia Baptist Church
 Box 11
1932-1940
Sunday School Superintendence Record Book
 Box 11
Apr. 1890-Sept. 27, 1891
Financial Journal
 Box 11
Sept. 28, 1891-Apr. 1, 1893
Financial Journal
 Box 11
Apr. 3, 1893-Apr. 30, 1894
Financial Journal
 Box 11
May 1, 1894-Aug. 28, 1896
Financial Journal
 Box 11
Aug. 29, 1896-July 2, 1898
Financial Journal
 Box 11
July 3-Nov. 24, 1898
Financial Journal
 Box 11
Nov. 25, 1898-Aug. 31, 1901
Financial Journal
 Box 11
Sept. 1, 1901-Aug. 14, 1905
Financial Journal
 Volume
Apr. 1, 1908-Oct. 10, 1910
Financial Journal
 Volume
Oct. 10, 1914-May 26, 1916
Financial Journal
 Volume
May 27, 1916-Oct. 27, 1917
Financial Journal
 Volume
Oct. 29, 1917-July 29, 1919
Financial Journal
 Volume
Aug. 1, 1919-Aug. 19, 1921
Financial Journal
 Volume
Aug. 21, 1921-May 12, 1924
Financial Journal
 Volume
May 13, 1924-Nov. 22, 1926
Financial Journal
 Volume
Nov. 24, 1926-Aug. 24, 1928
Financial Journal
 Volume
Aug. 25, 1928-Aug. 31, 1928
Financial Journal
 Volume
Sept. 2, 1929-Sept. 30, 1931
Financial Journal
 Volume
Oct. 1, 1931-Sept. 15, 1933
Financial Journal
 Volume
Oct. 24, 1934-June 20, 1936
Financial Journal
 Volume
June 21, 1936-Sept. 24, 1937
Financial Journal
 Volume
Sept. 25, 1937-Apr. 30, 1939
Financial Journal
 Volume
May 1, 1939-Dec. 31, 1940
Financial Journal
 Volume
Jan. 1, 1941-Dec. 31, 1942
Financial Journal
 Volume
Jan. 1, 1943-Dec. 31, 1946
Financial Journal
 Volume
Ledger book made up from entries in the Financial Journals listed above
 Volume
1902-1917
Correspondence
 Box 12
1902-1903
Farm inventories
 Box 12