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  1. FMH-A0005a - Audio, Digital

    First part of an interview (audio) dated 1998. Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews life-long friends Helene Beiser Hunter and Evalyn Berglin Porter for background research for her books "Meet Me at the Butterfly Tree" and "Fair Hope of Heaven." Approximately 48 minutes. Part 2 is FMH-A0005b. Helene Hunter and Evalyn Porter describe in detail their experiences in early to mid-twentieth century Fairhope. Included are memories of playing in the g...

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    FMH-A0005a
  2. i.4.13 - Letter

    Letter dated 7/28/1890 to E. B. Gaston from R. M. Lucas of Birmingham, Texas requesting information about a colony proposed by the Investigating Club of Des Moines..

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    i.4.13
  3. i.4.14-15 - Letter

    Letter dated 8/27/1890 to E. B. Gaston from John M. Leod from Dakotah, Iowa requesting information about a proposed colony based on the Bellamy Plan.

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    i.4.14-15
  4. i.4.21 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/27/1890 to E. B. Gaston from Charles W. Moore of Kansas requesting information about Gaston's scheme. He also asks Gaston if he is aware of the Credit Foncier movement in Sinaloa, Mexico. Moore says he prefers to stay within the United States to participate in the movement.

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    i.4.21
  5. i.4.25 - Letter

    Letter dated 7/30/1890 to E. B. Gaston from W. W. Myers of Marshall County Iowa requesting information about the proposed colony based on the "principles of cooperation instead of competition."

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    i.4.25
  6. i.4.28 - Letter

    Letter dated 8/24/1890 to Ernest B. Gaston from A. M. Newman from Caldwell, Kansas dated August 24, 1890. Requesting information about new Colony and wishes to join. Mr. Newman is a tailor by trade.

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    i.4.28
  7. i.4.36 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston from A. E. LaRue, Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa date August 18, 1890. Requesting information from Socialistic Cooperative Company, regarding Colony.

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    i.4.36
  8. i.4.75 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston from Alex McGregor, Denver, Colorado dated July 21, 1890. Requesting information regarding new proposed Colony.

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    i.4.75
  9. i.5.13-14 - Postcard

    Postcard dated 8/10/1890 from Mr. Alonzo O. Parsons to E. B. Gaston. Mentioned seeing information on Kaweah Colony in Iowa State Register on August 10, 1890 and expressed his interest in colonies in California, Minnesota and Colorado. Front and back of a postcard.

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    i.5.13-14
  10. i.5.39 - Letter

    Letter dated 10/19/1890 to E. B. Gaston from John B. Raper of Grand Island, Nebraska who is interested in the proposed colony in Louisiana, and wants to know the cost of the investigative trip Gaston is planning south. If it is possible, Raper says, he and his wife want to go on the trip.

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    i.5.39
  11. i.5.48 - Letter

    Letter dated 7/24/1890 to E. B. Gaston from W. V. Rogers of Belton, Texas supporting the plan for a proposed colony as the "correct way for civilized people to live." He requests additional information on the particulars of the plan.

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    i.5.48
  12. i.5.55 - Postcard

    Postcard sRWS 9/26/1890 sent to E. B. Gaston from H. N. & J. E. Scott, a Real Estate, Loans, Abstracts and Insurance company in Mapleton, Iowa, requesting information.

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    I.5.55
  13. i.7.12-13 - Letter

    Letter dated 7/9/1893 to E. B. Gaston from S. H. Harris of Mount Etna, Iowa. Harris is trying to organize a club in his area for people interested Gaston's movement, and is working to find the money to pay the membership fee.

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    i.7.12-13
  14. ii.2.100 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston , Des Moines, Iowa, from L. G. Bostedo, date February 3, 1894. Request for information for a co-operative colony.

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    ii.2.100
  15. ii.3.58-59 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston, Des Moines, Iowa, from Chas. W. Corbett, Pierce City, MO., date 1894/07/16. He is inquiring about present condition of Fairhope Industrial Associsation. How many members, how much stock taken, and where do you expect to locate? He is 25 years old, married with three children and poor but not afraid to work. Has spent 9 years in the hardware business. He has read the constitution and would like to join.

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    iii.3.58-59
  16. ii.4.46 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 06/07/1894 from Judge A. H. Dunlavy of Oskaloosa, Iowa requesting information about the Fairhope Colony.

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    ii.4.46
  17. iii.7.7-8 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on November 27, 1894 from F. D. Nichols, Fort Smith, Ark. He is requesting information about the proposed colony. He saw in "Southern States" about the venture. He is looking for a good country home further South and one worth 5 to 6 thousand dollars. He has a general business education and has always kept a small place, raising a garden, fruits, etc. He keeps cows for the milk and butter. He encloses a letter...

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    iii.7.7-8

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