Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory

Introduction

The materials comprising the Dorothy Ringle papers date from 1862 to 1961. Included in the papers are the proceedings, membership records and correspondence of the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association and the United Farmers of America. Also included are the personal papers of Rolla M. Myers which contain legal correspondence, contracts, affidavits, patent papers and related materials, speeches, transcripts, photographs and other information depicting Myers' life from childhood to his death in 1961.

The Dorothy Ringle papers were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections starting in 1977 continuing to the present. Jennifer Barner and Susan Hughes completed the processing and drafted the register in January of 1988. The collection comprises three and one half linear feet and accessibility to the collection is unrestricted.

Biographical Sketch

Rolla M. Myers, road contractor and inventor, was born in Venice township, Seneca County, on November 14, 1889 to John Edward and Emma Lepard Myers. After graduation from high school in 1908, Myers received his teaching certificate. From 1914 to 1915, he was employed by the Highway Department, State of Ohio. Rolla Myers has had several inventions credited to him, including a stone spreader distributed in Canada and the United States. In 1917, he was granted a patent for his ground leveler or road building machine.

Myers was active in the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association since its establishment in 1941, becoming Secretary - Treasurer in 1943. He was also active in the United Farmers of America and was a member of the Masons.

On October 5, 1913, at the age of twenty-four, Myers was married to Nina Eckert and remained so until his death on June 13, 1961 at the age of seventy-one.

Scope and Content

The core of the Dorothy Ringle Papers is the information they contain on the political activities of several farmer's groups from 1941 through 1959. The minutes, correspondence, membership lists, reports and other materials focus on Rolla M. Myers' activities in the United Farmers of America and the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association. The materials show the Association's concern over farm production quotas, tax laws and price regulations. Correspondence, reports and speeches are included from various fellow activists such as Congressman William Lemke, Henry Fackler, Arthur Booth, Tom Linder and C.C. Hanson.

Correspondence, patent specifications and a blueprint for Myers' Stone Spreading Machine and Road Building Machine are included in the collection. Materials from Myers' early years, approximately 1891 to 1918, appear. School reports, assignments and a teaching certificate give some background information on Myers' life.

Of particular note is a group of Civil War correspondence, dated 1862 through 1864, written by Leander Coe, of Co.D 123rd O.V.I., to his sister, as well as his diary. The letters describe moves, skirmishes and daily life in camp.

A large number of photographs are of Rolla and his wife Nina Myers as well as family members, scenery and road construction using the Stone Spreader and Road Building Machine.

Of interest to those researching farmers' associations is the collection's material on the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association and the United Farmers of America. These groups were especially active during World War II.

Series Description

PROCEEDINGS

MINUTES
Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association Minutes 1941-1949, Proceedings 1941-1942, Business, Constitution and Resolutions 1943.
Arranged chronologically
Contains minutes from regular, special and executive meetings. One set of minutes are handwritten. Also included is an address on the Wheat Quota Referendum. Petitions and resolutions of protest against the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. Bylaws and constitution of the Ohio Marketing Quota Association.

MEMBERSHIP RECORDS
Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association
Arranged chronologically
Book, listing names, addresses and quota acres, n.d. Membership applications from 1946 and membership cards from 1948. Lists of names and addresses, some with membership dues between 1943 and 1947.

MEMBERSHIP RECORDS
United Farmers of America
Arranged chronologically
Lists of names, addresses (and one including dues) from 1949, 1950 and several undated. Resolutions and recommendations concerning tax laws and price regulations. Programs for Dec., 1947 meeting. Minutes from annual convention, 1951.

MINUTES
Farming Associations
Arranged chronologically
Associated Farmers of Ohio minutes, announcements, and some handwritten notes, 1950-1956. United Farmers of Illinois Convention Address, 1948, and list of members. National Farmers Committee Convention minutes, 1947. Farmers Protective League minutes and membership information, 1941-1949, handwritten in notebook. National Association of Wheat Growers minutes from annual meeting, Feb. 2, 1951.

MINUTES
The Pioneer Rubber Company
Arranged chronologically
Minutes of the 47th and 48th annual meetings, Oct. 5, 1965 and Oct. 4, 1966.

CORRESPONDENCE

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Rolla M. Myers Correspondence
Jan. 30, 1914-Oct. 16, 1936
Arranged alphabetically
Letters to and from Rolla Myers. Includes letters between Myers and both Munn and Company, patent solicitors; and Lacey Law Firm, patent lawyers, concerning patents for Myers' Road Building Machine and Stone Spreader. Letters between Myers and Burch Plow Corporation concerning their marketing and distribution of his inventions.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Rolla M. Myers Correspondence
Dec. 31, 1942-Nov. 18, 1959
Arranged alphabetically
Letters to and from Rolla Myers relating to his position as Secretary-Treasurer of the Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association and United Farmers of America. Other correspondents are officers and board members from the following organizations: United Farmers of Illinois, National Association of Wheat Growers, United Farmers of America and the National Farmers Committee as well as the House Agricultural Committee, the House of Representatives and from the Congress of the United States; William Lemke, North Dakota and Jackson Betts, 8th District Ohio. There are three folders of letters from miscellaneous persons and one folder of letters to miscellaneous persons all dealing with the activities of the various farm groups. There is also a file of material relating to Rolla Myers' drive to impeach President Truman.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Dec. 8, 1941-Oct. 6, 1946
Arranged chronologically
Letters to O.M.Q.P.A. from members of Congress, lawyers and others responding to issues presented by the farmers. Outgoing letters of the O.M.Q.P.A. directed at informing and involving people in the farmers issues.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Oct. 10, 1941-Dec. 7. 1947
Henry Fackler Correspondence
Arranged chronologically
Letters from William Lemke notifying Fackler of meetings and discussing regulations of the Organization of Price Administration. Letters from J. Harry McGregor, 17th District Ohio U.S. Congress, responding to Fackler's queries on rationing and other issues. Letters from Truman Denham, Ohio cattle and dog breeder, wanting information and to give support. Letter from AAA warning Fackler of penalty because of an amount of wheat over the quota. The majority of correspondence here is to Henry Fackler, Chairman of the O.M.Q.P.A., from members of Congress, businesses and local farmers sharing information, conducting business and expressing approval or criticism of the stands of the O.M.Q.P.A. One file of letters from Fackler of the same nature.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
July 26, 1941-September 18, 1959
Farm Leaders Correspondence
Arranged chronologically
Letters between various members of the O.M.Q.P.A. and the U.F. of A. as well as William Lemke about matters of business and issues which the farming organizations stand for such as the removal of price limitations imposed in the New Deal.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Oct. 18, 1862-April 20, 1864
Leander Coe to Cassie Coe
Arranged chronologically
A small collection of Civil War correspondence from a man to his sister describing his moves, skirmishes, and daily life at camp, as a corporal with Co.D 123rd O.V.I..

SUBJECT/CASE FILES

SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE
Aug. 3, 1946-Dec. 8, 1950
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence between Tom Linder and C.C. Hanson of the Southern Commission of Agriculture and Rolla Myers and Arthur Booth concerning matters of business and common goals. Letters to Linder and Hanson discussing their proposals and programs from others. Various memos and outline of Plaw Materials National Council.

O.M.Q.P.A. CONGRESSIONAL RELATED MATERIAL
July 4, 1942-March 10, 1949
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence relating to state business meeting. Press releases about agriculture quotas. Resolutions dealing with the A.A.A. Letter discussing Supreme Court case Filburn v. Wickard which involves the Department of Agriculture. Printed material includes a copy of the Congressional Record; a flyer for Ray D. Walter, democratic candidate for State Representative in Oklahoma and a pamphlet treating the subject of the wheat penalty.

UNITED FARMERS OF AMERICA STATEMENT TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBCOMMITTEE
July 15, 1941-March 2, 1949
Arranged chronologically
Correspondence, statements, resolutions and petitions by Edward E. Kennedy, Arthur Booth, Ray Iberg, Legislative Committee of the U.F. of A. and a joint statement involving the United Dairy Farmers and United Mine Workers concerning tax laws, price regulations, wheat production, trade treaties and the threat of communism during and after World War II.

WILLIAM LEMKE FILE
May 9, 1946-June 14, 1950
Arranged chronologically
Literature about the Agricultural Adjustment Act and wheat penalty including a speech printed in the Congressional Record. Bill proposing Agricultural Equality Act, 1947. Tribute to Lemke by his secretary. Acknowledgment of sympathy from Lemke family.

REPORTS

REPORT
Report to the United Farmers of America
Dec. 9, (c. 1954)
Describes proceedings at meeting of National Board of Directors for U.F. of A.

FACT SHEETS
Ohio Marketing Protest Quota Association
Number of farms and the average size in acres in the states of the United States and the total wheat production of each state for 1953. File also contains two fact sheets, one dated 1943, which emphasize the threat of communism and foreign influence in America. Also a report on long-range agricultural policy.

REPORT CARDS
Rolla Myers' School Report Cards
Oct. 17, 1895-ca.1908
Report cards for grades through twelve inclusive.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

PRESS RELEASES AND RADIO ADDRESSES
1941-1946
Series of press releases titled "Doings In Congress" written by William Lemke. Press release entitled, "Ohio Wheat Production Penalty Protestors File First of Test Suits in Union County, Ohio," Radio addresses by E.H. Everson, KGFX, Pierre, South Dakota, on price control, agricultural policies, economies and government.

"NATIONAL COOPERATIVE MARKET ASSOCIATION CONTROLLED BY FARMERS"
Booklet by John Porrell: containing group of notes. Letter from Porrell: to H.H. Fackler presenting ideas in booklet. Letter dated July 8, 1946.

ROLLA MYERS' SECRETARIES COLUMN FROM THE FARMERS VOICE (U.F. OF A. NEWSPAPER)
Two from 1950s, most undated
Myers writes about wheat production, the effect of World War II on the farmers, the policies of the Department of Agriculture, government's interference with farmers and Truman's dismissal of MacArthur.

DIARIES AND DAILY JOURNALS
Jan. 1-Jan, 23, 1864, 1912; March, 1913-June 5, 1913
Arranged chronologically
Three daily journals containing scattered entries which recount farm chores and possibly weather. Some accounts also listed, Civil War Diary of Leander Coe who discusses movements, skirmishes, becoming wounded and other activities of camp life. Teachers notebook which contains quotes, notes on foreign languages, literature and history.

SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS
ca.190(?)
High school papers on geometry, government and drama as well as an oration and part of a debate.

POEM
n.d.
Amusing verse complaining of prevalence of taxation.

SPEECHES
Rolla Myers Speeches
ca. May 1907-Dec. 23, 1947
Speeches range over time from Myers' high school days to the years he was active in the United Farmers of America. Earlier speeches include witty and romantic writing, a report on George Washington, Myers' first raccoon hunt and graduation speeches. Also included are Myers' portion of a debate over the question of who was more wronged by the white man, the black slave or the American Indian; and a speech entitled "Family Portraits" in which Myers warns of the dangers of vanity and intemperance. Later speeches are addressed to the Rotary, the Department of Agriculture and the United Farmers of America about such issues as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Board of Education, the Reciprocal Trade Agreement and rationing.

SPEECHES
Speeches on Issues of Concern to Farming Organizations
Oct. 28, 1943-May 1, 1959
Speeches by the Presidents of the National Association of Manufacturers, Frances Bolton; Arthur Hellman, President of the United Farmers of America; William Lemke, N. Dakota, Congress of the United States; Harry McGregor, 17th District Ohio, Congress of the United States; and Carl Mote, President of the National Farmers Guild about the governments activities in the realm of agriculture.

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
1914, 1915
State of Ohio Highway Department Specifications for road improvements by Rolla Myers. Specification booklet of County Surveyor, Fulton County, Ohio.

PATENT MATERIAL
Nov. 21, 1905-Aug. 5, 1925
Correspondence from the United States and Canadian Patent Offices. Patent specifications for the Road Building Machine. Printed specifications and blueprints for William Murray's Oil Spreader, William H. Worswick's Machine for Manufacturing Paving Compounds and William Charles Southgate's Machine That Tars and Sands the Surface of Streets.

BURCH PLOW COMPANY MATERIAL
March 16, 1917-April 2, 1934
Arranged chronologically
Contracts between Rolla Myers and Burch Plow Company turning over the rights to the Stone Spreader. Signed affidavits from Burch Plow Company concerning number of Stone Spreaders sold, with lists of sales.

COURT CASES AND BILLS
1942-1955
Arranged chronologically
Case before Court of Common Pleas, Seneca County, Ohio between Rolla Myers and Grove Miller, chairman of the Seneca County State of Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee over the wheat quota. Cases before the Supreme Court of the United States (Kenneth Bender, et al vs. Claude R. Wickard, Roscoe Filburn vs. Claude R. Wickard) concerning farmers who planted wheat before the A.A.A. Bills to amend the A.A.A., regulate commerce, alter the election and authority of the President and pull out of the United Nations.

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

LEDGERS
May 22, 1917-1954
Arranged by type of ledger
Contains the account books of the United Farmers of Iowa, 1950-1954; United Farmers of America, 1949; and two individual farmers, May 22, 1917-1929. Also includes various statements such as Department of Agriculture crop allotment taxes and printing bills from 1944. Ashland County membership of O.M.Q.P.A. and other ledger are oversized and located at the end of the collection.

ROLLA MYERS' PAYROLL BOOKS
June 10, 1910-1918
Arranged chronologically
Series of time books which list workman's hours, rate of pay and wage. Also contains two receipts of payment from Rolla Myers to the Odd Fellows Lodge.

J.E. MYERS' PAYROLL BOOKS
April 17, 1909-January 1924
Arranged chronologically
Series of time books listing workman's names, hours and wages.

OHIO MARKETING QUOTA PROTEST ASSOCIATION
August 13, 1941-October 31, 1952
Series of financial statements and reports. Also contains ledger with lists of members and dues.

STATEMENTS SIGNED BY NOTARY PUBLIC
March 21, 1944
Statements made by Clarence Bly, small businessman from Richland County, Ohio, attesting to the difficulty in getting gasoline rations under O.P.A. rules.

SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIAL

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
October 19, 1942-August 1, 1955, n.d.
News stories and editorials, half dated and half undated relating events and opinions about the A.A.A. and its implications, strikes and other forms of protest, and various issues affecting farmers.

COMPLIMENT AND CONGRATULATION CARDS
June 11, 1908, undated
Group of small cards, signed and with brief messages of congratulations and best wishes. Most probably date from high school graduation or Christmas.

MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, etc.

BLUEPRINT
April 14, 1916
Located in oversize manuscript drawer
Rolla Myers' Stone Spreading Machine

MAPS ON MILK PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES
n.d.
Two maps: "Milk; A Nationwide Industry" and "Milk Monopoly; Spiderweb of National Control."

LISTS OF NAMES
n.d.
Tablets and separate sheets with lists of names and addresses. One list contains wheat quotas.

POLL OF VOTERS IN ATTICA, OHIO
1946
Sheets contain names, addresses, telephone numbers, Armed Service as a residency status, and vote.

BLUEPRINTS: WILLIAM MURRAY'S OIL SPREADER
April 14, 1908
Five pages of diagrams.

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
1908
Exam questions in Physiology, English, Geometry, Government, History and Arithmetic.

PRINTED MATERIAL

BOOKLET
1899
Constitution of State Council of Ohio, Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

BULLETIN
February 1906
"Condition and Cost of Country Roads in Ohio" by Ohio State Highway Department.

PATENT COMPANY MATERIAL
1912-1928
Advertisements from various patent companies. Patent handbooks from several companies including Munn & Co. and Lacey and Lacey.

MASON MATERIAL
1922-1947
Arranged chronologically
Booklet, Standard Monitor, contains club philosophy and procedures to rituals. Booklets, Introduction to Freemasonry, Vol. II and III which discuss history, rules and procedures. Booklet, The Lodge System of Masonic Information for the Masons of Ohio. Masonic Directories and Masonic Bylaws of Attica Lodge 367.

BOOKLETS
1947
Constitution and Bylaws, United Farmers of America and United Farmers of Illinois.

BOOKLET
1896
"How to Celebrate..." Book for teachers which gives suggestions of programs and projects for holidays.

BOOKLET
December 1944
Farmers in the War by the Office of Price Administration. Uses information from World War I to argue necessity of price control.

PAMPHLETS
1934-1957, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
"Here I Stand," by Robert Taft; series of farming tips from Agricultural Extension Service; "The Wheat Situation" by the Department of Agriculture; "The Anvil" by Robert Alexander; pamphlets on various farm issues; pamphlets on educational system, amendment of office of President and others.

PRINTED MATTER - U.S.D.A.
Dec. 31, 1943-August 18, 1945
Arranged chronologically
Announcements from the Department of Agriculture on administration. Diagram of Department of Agriculture showing hierarchy and relation of all offices and branches and listing main duties. Letter to farmer warning of wheat penalty with Farm Operators Report - 1941 Wheat Crop.

FARMING NEWSPAPERS
September 1942-August-September 1954
Arranged chronologically
Various issues of The Farmers Voice, Randalia, Iowa; The Liberator, Topeka, Kansas; the Dayton Independent; The Summit Sun, Summit, Miss; The Rural Vigilante, Edgar, Nebraska and Farmers Guild News.

WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION MATERIALS
1943
Includes War Food Administration Orders and a digest of important points covered by it. Also list of names of the alphabetical agencies created in the New Deal.

BOOKLET
June 1, 1911
Information book about Columbia Multiple Battery by National Carbon Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

BROADSIDES
1955, undated
"Will Communism Take Over the United States in 1955?" by Farmers Liberty League, and announcement of debate over marketing quotas from Farmers' Protective Association.

CERTIFICATES
1897-1952
Arranged chronologically
Certificates of promotion to the second through the eighth grade for Rolla Myers. Rolla Myers' Teachers' Certificate in 1908 and 1909 and membership in Ohio Teachers Reading Circle, with letter of application from Myers to Board to Education, Venice township. Myers membership in Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Certificate of Election as member of the Republican County Central Committee.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS
1908-1911, undated
Commencement programs from 1908 and 1911. Programs from two dances.

ATTICA HIGH SCHOOL ROSTER & CLASS SONG
1880-1941
Booklet containing names of all graduates and executive heads. Song, "Onward High School Convicts".

INVITATIONS
1891, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1909
Invitations to parties, dances, etc.

TEST FOR TEACHERS CERTIFICATE
Oct. 1907-March 1909
Arranged chronologically
Uniform exam questions for county teachers' exam for Teachers' Elementary School Certificate in Ohio.

SOUVENIRS
1909, 1910
Children's souvenir programs containing illustrated poem as well as list of pupils, teacher and school board from classes of Rolla Myers, Katie Marts, Grace M. Schaeffer and Ethel Barnett. Small photos on two programs of Myers and Barnett.

DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS FOR ROLLA MYERS
1916-1918
Five cards for registration and other items

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT
July 17, 1959
Report of accident between Nina Myers and H.C. Gockenback in Carrothers, Ohio.

DEATH NOTICE: ROLLA MYERS
June 16, 1961
Announcement from Attica Masonic Lodge which includes brief information on history with Masons, birth, marriage, death and funeral services.

TELEGRAM
April 1, 1946
Telegram from Maine Canned Vegetables Growers Association protesting coal strike.

BUSINESS AND CALLING CARDS
n.d.
Cards from various people, including Delbert Hitchcock, Purebred Brown Swiss Cattle.

ADMISSION TICKETS
n.d.
Admission tickets to the Crosley WLW Corporation events in Cincinnati.

ISSUES OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Dec.7, 1945-July 31, 1946
Arranged chronologically
Contain remarks of Clare Booth Luce on foreign and domestic issues.

MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIAL
September 12, 1942-August 7, 1955
Arranged chronologically
Various printed pieces on political issues and on farming issues.

PHOTOGRAPHS
c. 1890's-1960's
Majority of photos are of Rolla Myers and Nina Eckert Myers. Several of them, both as children and as a young couple. Some show them working and especially Rolla with his stone spreader and road building machines. Also many of them in the 1950's and 1960's. Some farm and lake scenes. Various other people including relatives and friends. One folder labeled "Tax Payers Association" includes shots of interior reconstruction. Group of unidentified photos show Rolla Myers at older age with politician and in group photo with other men.

Inventory

Box 1: Proceedings, Correspondence

1. Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association Minutes, 1941-1942
2. OMQPA Minutes, 1943-1949
3. OMQPA Minutes (Handwritten), 1945-1947
4. OMQPA Proceedings, 1941-1942
5. OMQPA Business, n.d.
6. OMQPA Constitution and Resolutions, 1943
7. OMQPA Membership Book, n.d.
8. OMQPA Membership Cards, 1946-1948
9. OMQPA Membership Lists, 1943-1947
10. United Farmers of America Membership List, 1949, 1950
11. UFA Conventions, 1947-1952
12. Associated Farmers of Ohio Minutes, 1950-1956
13. United Farmers of Illinois Address, 1948, UF of I Membership List
14. National Farmers Committee Convention, 1947
15. Farmers Protective League Proceedings, 1941-1949
16. National Association of Wheat Growers Annual Minutes, 1951
17. The Pioneer Rubber Company 47th and 48th Annual Meetings, Stockholders Minutes, 1965-1966
18. Correspondence (and below) Burch Plow Co. to Rolla Myers, March 8, 1917-July 11, 1924
19. Burch Plow Co. to Rolla Myers, November 29, 1924-October 16, 1936
20. Rolla Myers to Burch Plow Works, August 4, 1917-December 12, 1927
21. Rolla Myers to Frye Printing Co., February 3, 1950-May 29, 1950
22. Lacey Law Firm to Rolla Myers, April 15, 1916-November 28, 1928
23. Munn and Co. to Rolla Myers, April 15, 1916-August 17, 1925
24. Rolla Myers to Munn and Co., January 30, 1914-June 29, 1925
25. Jackson Betts to Rolla Myers, November 24, 1954-November 18, 1959
26. Arthur Booth to Rolla Myers, April 13, 1947-June 11, 1949
27. Rolla Myers to Arthur Booth, May 14, 1947-April 17, 1950
28. Rolla Myers to Porter Brand, June 3, 1950-January 3, 1952
29. Herbert Clutter to Rolla Myers, January 1951
30. Rolla Myers to L.P. DeWolf, November 15, 1950-January 4, 1952
31. Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, July 10, 1947-December 11, 1947
32. Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, January 12, 1948-December 22, 1948
33. Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, January 10, 1949-October 4, 1950
34. Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, January 10, 1951-April 13, 1952
35. Marion Donat to Rolla Myers, May 25, 1953-December 19, 1955
36. Rolla Myers to Marion Donat, October 22, 1947-September 26, 1954

Box 2: Correspondence

1. D.D. Dallenbach to Rolla Myers, November 18, 1948
2. Rolla Myers to D.D. Dallenbach, August 30, 1949-November 13, 1951
3. Rolla Myers to Adolph Haller, June 7, 1950; May 6, 1951
4. Arthur Hellerman to Rolla Myers, December 9, 1948-December 14, 1949
5. Arthur Hellerman to Rolla Myers, January, 12, 1950-January 27, 1954
6. Rolla Myers to Arthur Hellerman, December 12, 1948-January 4, 1952
7. S.H. Hemphill to Rolla Myers, July 18, 1950-May 22, 1951
8. Rolla Myers to S.H. Hemphill, July 6, 1950-April 14, 1951
9. Ray Iberg to Rolla Myers, May 19, 1947-June 6, 1950
10. Rolla Myers to Ray Iberg, May 14, 1947-May 26, 1949
11. Farris Johnson to Rolla Myers, August 21, 1949-November 5, 1951
12. Rolla Myers to Farris Johnson, June 3, 1950-January 4, 1952
13. Hubert Johnson to Rolla Myers, December 20, 1948-December 6, 1950
14. Rolla Myers to Hubert Johnson, August 26, 1947-November 30, 1950
15. Rolla Myers to Clarence Knebel, June 7, 1950; January 3, 1952
16. William Lemke to Rolla Myers, February 12, 1943-April 13, 1949
17. Rolla Myers to William Lemke, February 17, 1943-June 18, 1949
18. Harold Libby to Rolla Myers, January 21, 1950-December 2, 1950
19. Rolla Myers to Harold Libby, January 17, 1950-November 29, 1951
20. Rolla Myers to Henry Strobel, July 21, 1947-November 29, 1950
21. Martin Tongen to Rolla Myers, November 17, 1948-December 22, 1950
22. Rolla Myers to Martin Tongen, January 28, 1950-November 29, 1951
23. Emma Wacker to Rolla Myers, September 24, 1951-October 29, 1952
24. Rolla Myers to Emma Wacker, January 4, 1952; November 13, 1952
25. Rolla Myers to Erwen Wein, December 19, 1949; April 2, 1951
26. John Zellerman to Rolla Myers, March 31, 1948-November 6, 1951
27. Rolla Myers to John Zellerman, December 19, 1949-November 10, 1950
28. House of Representatives to Rolla Myers, 1948
29. Various to Rolla Myers, May 5, 1947-December 8, 1950
30. Various to Rolla Myers, January 9, 1951-April 5, 1955
31. Various to Rolla Myers (About Truman Impeachment Petition), 1951
32. Rolla Myers to Various, December 31, 1942-May 1, 1959
33. Rolla Myers to House Agricultural Committee, 1948
34. O.M.Q.P.A. to Various, December 8, 1941-October 6, 1946
35. Various to O.M.Q.P.A., June 26, 1943-April 9, 1946
36. Department of Agriculture to Henry Fackler, December 31, 1943
37. To Henry Fackler as head of O.M.Q.P.A., 1941-1946
38. Incoming to Henry Fackler, n.d.; August 12, 1955
39. Incoming to Henry Fackler, April 24, 1942-December 8, 1942
40. J. Harry McGregor to Henry Fackler, October 23, 1942-September 27, 1945
41. Incoming to Henry Fackler, January 21, 1943-October 14, 1943
42. Incoming to Henry Fackler, August 5, 1943-November 16, 1943
43. Truman Denham to Henry Fackler, June 26, 1942-December 19, 1945
44. Henry Fackler to Various, November 8, 1943-July 23, 1946
45. Incoming to Henry Fackler, October 7, 1943-August 30, 1946
46. William Lemke to Henry Fackler, February 26, 1943-February 25, 1948

Box 3: Correspondence

1. Incoming to Henry Fackler, 1944
2. Incoming to Henry Fackler, 1945
3. Incoming to Henry Fackler, April 9, 1946-June 25, 1946
4. Incoming to Henry Fackler, July 2, 1946-August 8, 1946
5. Incoming to Henry Fackler, August 9, 1946-August 28, 1946
6. Incoming to Henry Fackler, September 3, 1946-October 12, 1946
7. Incoming to Henry Fackler, January 31, 1946-March 25, 1946
8. Robert Taft to Henry Fackler, August 22, 1946
9. Critics of O.M.Q.P.A. to Henry Fackler, 1946
10. Incoming to Henry Fackler, 1947
11. Russel Kiko to Various, 1941
12. Various to Gilbert Myer, October 6, 1941-July 28, 1946
13. Coshocton Straw Co. to Office of Price Administration, February 22, 1946
14. Various to Arthur Booth, May 14, 1947-December 16, 1948
15. Arthur Booth to Various, January 7, 1947-December 24, 1948
16. Various to Arthur Helleman, June 24, 1950-May 29, 1951
17. Arthur Helleman to Various, March 23, 1950
18. Arthur Helleman to Herbert Clutter, January 19, 1951
19. Erwin Wein to R.C. Blake, April 24, 1947
20. Harold Libby to Martin Tongen, November 29, 1949
21. Martin Tongen to Marian Donat, June 16, 1950
22. L.P. Dewolf to Various, February 25, 1951-September 3, 1951
23. Marian Donat to Various, June 18, 1951-February 12, 1953
24. Various to Emma Wacker, August 4, 1951-June 23, 1952
25. Various to Jackson Betts, September 18, 1959
26. Various to William Lemke, December 24, 1942-August 27, 1947
27. Miscellaneous Correspondence, November 18, 1942-August 18, 1959
28. Leander Coe to Cassie Coe, October 18, 1862-August 5, 1863
29. Leander Coe to Cassie Coe, August 15, 1863-April 20, 1864
30. Memoranda and Correspondence, Southern Commissioners of Agriculture, August 3, 1946-December 8, 1950
31. Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Congressional Related Material, July 4, 1942-March 10, 1949
32. United Farmers of America Statement to House or Representatives Subcommittee, July 15, 1941-March 2, 1949
33. William Lemke, Proposed Legislation, Speech and Eulogy, May 9, 1946-June 14, 1950
34. Report: To the United Farmers of America about Board of Directors Meetings, c. 1954
35. Report: O.M.P.Q.A. Fact Sheets, 1943 and 1953
36. Report: School Report Cards, Rolla Myers, 1895-c.1908
37. Press Releases, William Lemke, 1943-1946
38. O.M.P.Q.A. Press Release, November 15, 1941
39. Transcripts of Radio Address - E.H. Everson, 1941-1942
40. John Porrelli - Correspondence and Booklet outlining a "National Cooperative Market Association Controlled by Farmers," 1946
41. Rolla Myers' Secretaries Column, United Farmers of America Newspaper, The Farmers Voice, ca. 1950-1952

Box 4

Folders

1. Civil War Diary of Leander Coe, January 1-May 23, 1864
2. Diary Memoranda, 1912
3. Diary, May 26, 1913-June 5, 1913
4. Diary, A.R. Reinheart, March 1, 1913-May 25, 1913
5. Teachers Notebook, n.d.
6. School Assignments, ca.190(?)
7. Poem "Taxes", n.d.
8. Speech, Rolla Myers to Congressional Committee, ca.1944
9. Speech, Rolla Myers to United Farmers of America Convention, December 23, 1947
10. Speech, Rolla Myers, George's Trip, n.d.
11. Speech to School Class, Rolla Myers, 1908
12. Speech, Rolla Myers portion of debate, February 13, 1908
13. Speech, Rolla Myers, Family Portraits, n.d.
14. Graduation Speech, 1908
15. Speech, Rolla Myers to Congressional Committee, ca.1951
16. Speech, My First Racoon Hunt, n.d.
17. Rolla Myers Speech to the Rotary Club, ca.1948
18. Speech, Rolla Myers, 1907
19. Speech, Rolla Myers, n.d.
20. Speech, Rolla Myers, n.d.
21. Speech, Rolla Myers, 1945
22. Speeches, Miscellaneous, n.d.
23. Speech, President of National Association of Manufacturers, 1946
24. Speech, Representative Frances Bolton, n.d.
25. Speeches, Arthur Helleman, President, United Farmers of America, 1949-1951
26. Speech, William Lemke, ca.1944
27. Speech, Representative Harry McGregor, 1943-1947
28. Speech, Carl Mote, President of National Farmers Guild, May 30, 1945

Box 5: Legal Documents

Folders

1. Highway Department Contract Specifications, 1914, 1915
2. County Surveyor Contract Specifications, 1915
3. Patents, 1916-1917, 1919-1920, 1925
4. Patent Specifications, 1916
5. Patent for William Murray's oil spreader, April 4, 1908
6. Patent and Blueprints for William H. Worswick's Machine for Manufacturing Paving Compounds, November 21, 1905
7. Patent and Blueprints for William Charles Southgate, Machine that Tars and Sands the Surface of Streets, August 4, 1908
8. Contract between Rolla Myers and Burch Plow Co., 1917-1925
9. Affidavits, October 1, 1922-November 20, 1928
10. Sworn statements as to number of Spreader Burch Co. sold, February 5, 1920-April 2, 1934
11. Plaintiff Petition, Rolla Myers v. Grove Miller, n.d.
12. Appellants brief, Kenneth Bender v. Claude Wickard, 1942 and Roscoe Filburn v. Claude Wickard, 1942
13. Proposed Legislation, March 5, 1943-March 15, 1955
14. Financial Statement 1943 and Bill 1944
15. Ledger Book, May 22, 1917-December 16, 1927
16. F.D.A. Crop Allotment Taxes
17. United Farmers of Iowa Ledger, 1950-1954

Box 6

1. Farmer's Ledger, 1928, 1929
2. United Farmers of America Inc. Ledger, 1949
3. Receipts as Member of Odd Fellows 1916-1918
4. Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, June 10, 1910-August 22, 1911
5. Ledger Book, Rolla Myers, June 18, 1910-September 11, 1911
6. Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, October 8, 1911-November 4, 1911
7. Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, May 29, 1914-October 23, 1914
8. Payroll Book, Rolla Myers, May 1, 1915-December 1915
9. Payroll Book, J.E. Myers, April 17, 1909-August 1909

Box 7

1. Payroll Book, J.E. Myers, September 16, 1915-December 1, 1923
2. Payroll Book, J.E. Myers, January 1924
3. O.M.Q.P.A. Financial Statements, 1946-1947
4. O.M.Q.P.A. Financial Statements, 1947-1952
5. O.M.Q.P.A. Financial Statement, Account sheets, 1941-1942
6. O.M.Q.P.A. Ledger, 1943-1947
7. Statement Signed by Notary Public, March 21, 1944
8. Newspaper Clippings, October 19, 1942-August 1, 1955
9. Newspaper Clippings, n.d.
10. Compliments and Congratulation Cards, 1908, undated
11. Maps: Milk Production in U.S., n.d.
12. Lists of Names, n.d.
13. Poll of Voters in Attica, Ohio, 1946
14. Blueprints, William Murray's Oil Spreader, April 14, 1908
15. Sample Test Questions, 1908
16. Constitution of the State Council of Ohio, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, 1899
17. Ohio Department of Highways Bulletin, February 1906
18. Advertisements for Patent Companies, July 23, 1917-1928
19. Patent handbooks - Jiggers, Wilson & Co., 1912,1917
20. Patent handbooks - Munn Co., Lacy and Lacy, 1913-1926
21. Manuscript, Standard Monitor, 1922
22. Introduction to Freemasonry Book II - Fellowcraft Introduction to Freemasonry Book III - Master Mason, 1931
23. Manuscript, The Lodge System of Masonic Information, 1932
24. Masonic Directory and Masonic Bylaws of Attica Lodge 367, 1939, 1947

Box 8

1. Constitution and Bylaws, United Farmers of America, 1947
2. Ways to Celebrate (Book for Teachers), 1896
3. Pamphlet, Farmers in the War by the O.P.A., December 1944
4. Pamphlet, Robert Taft, Here I Stand, 1950
5. Pamphlets from Agricultural Extension Service, 1953
6. U.S.D.A. Publication - Pamphlet, The Wheat Situation, 1954
7. Robert Alexander's pamphlet, The Anvil, n.d.
8. Various pamphlets, 1934-1957
9. Various pamphlets, n.d.
10. Printed Matter, U.S.D.A., 1943-1949
11. Farming Newspapers, September 1942-August, September 1954
12. War Food Administration Orders, 1943
13. National Carbon Company, Informational Booklet, 1911
14. Farmers Liberty League Broadside, Will Communism Take Over the U.S. in 1955?
15. Broadside, Farmer's Protective Association, n.d.
16. School Promotion Certificate, 1897-1903
17. Teacher's Certificates, Rolla Myers, 1908, 1909
18. Certificate, Membership into Junior Order of United Order of American Mechanics for Rolla Myers, January 1913
19. Election Certificate, 1952
20. School Programs, January 1, 1908-1911, undated
21. Attica High School Roster and Class Song, 1880-1941
22. Invitations, 1891, 1902, 1906, 1908-1909
23. Test for Certification as Teacher in Ohio, 1907-1909
24. Souvenirs, 1909, 1910
25. Draft Registration Cards for Rolla Myers, 1916-1918
26. Motor Vehicle Accident Report, July 17, 1959
27. Death Notice, Rolla Myers, June 16, 1961
28. Telegram and Application for Membership, April 1, 1946, August 23, 1946
29. Business and Calling Cards, n.d.
30. Issues of Congressional Record, December 7, 1945-July 31, 1946
31. Miscellaneous Printed Material, September 12, 1942-August 7, 1955

Oversize

1. Ledger, Combined Cash-Journal and Financial Statement,
2. September 1941-May 1956
3. Membership Ledger by County, 1946-1950
4. Blueprint for Rolla Myers Stone Spreader, April 14, 1946

Box 9: Photographs

1. Emma Myers (mother), n.d., Seneca County, Attica
2. Dirt Road, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
3. Truck unloading, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
4. Myers family group photo, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
5. Rolla and Nina (Eckert) Myers, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
6. Nina Myers standing inside large, furnished tent, n.d. Seneca County, Attica
7. Bob and horse, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
8. Nina, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
9. Rolla and others water binding, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
10. Nina with horses, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
11. Unidentified woman, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
12. Group at Wilhelms house, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
13. Angola Milcreek Road, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
14. Three teams of horses plowing oats, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
15. Angola Milcreek Road, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
16. Angola Milcreek Road, n.d. Seneca County, Attica
17. Albert Myers and Team, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
18. Edwin and Nina before large tent, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
19. Nina, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
20. Two girls stand in Clear Lake, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
21. John Crawford's house, n.d., Seneca County, Attica
22. Stone Spreaders, n.d.
23. Myers Stone elevator, n.d., Caroline
24. Stone elevator, n.d., Calion
25. Two teams of horses carrying carts of stones alongside stone elevator, n.d., Calion
26. Horses pulling elaborate cart with three men, n.d.
27. Kimberly Apartments, n.d., Stuart, Fla.
28. Kimberly Apartments, n.d., Stuart, Fla.
29. Chicken Coop Poultry Farm, n.d.
30. Poultry farm, n.d.
31. Poultry farm, n.d.
32. Poultry farm, n.d.
33. Rolla with pump, n.d.
34. Rolla, n.d.
35. Rolla's father's house, n.d.
36. Crusher Plant of Ohio and Western Lime Co., n.d., Marion
37. Nina with palm trees, 1960
38. Rolla and Nina in costume, n.d.
39. Rolla and Nina in costume, n.d.
40. Rolla and Nina in costume, n.d.
41. Rolla and Nina underneath large neon sign which reads "Rolla", n.d.
42. Boy photographing Rolla and Nina, n.d.
43. Nina, age four, Tiffin
44. Nina, age four, Tiffin
45. Isabel Pease, February 1960, Honolulu
46. Group photo which includes Rolla and Nina, 1953
47. Rolla and unidentified person, 1953
48. Rolla with palm tree, February 1960, Honolulu
49. Nina as a girl, n.d.
50. Three ladies including Nina and two men, n.d.
51. St. Joe R. Dredging, 1908, near Waldron, Michigan
52. Stone spreader, n.d.
53. Canline Road west of Rolla's house, n.d.
54. Class of 1912
55. Tornado damage, n.d.
56. Rolla on Road Grader, n.d.
57. Emma Myers, n.d.
58. Rolla and Nina, ca.1950's, n.d.
59. Edwin and Emma Lepard Myers, n.d.
60. Rolla and Nina as a young man and woman, n.d.
61. Edwin Myers, n.d.
62. Three men seated near Christmas tree, December 25, 1960
63. Unidentified dirt road, n.d.
64. Unidentified dirt road, n.d.
65. Four men in dirt road, n.d. Negatives
66. Merry-Go-Round, n.d.
67. Nina, n.d.
68. Dinner at reunion, n.d.
69. Dinner at reunion, n.d.
70. Road under construction, n.d.
71. Hired girl, n.d.
72. Tedrow, team of horses, n.d.
73. Grader teams, n.d., Edon-Cooney Rd.
74. Grading on Edon-Cooney Rd., n.d.
75. View of thrown up ferm, n.d., Edon Rd.
76. Sow and batch of piglets, n.d.
77. Truck unloading, n.d.
78. Railroad bridge and new bridges, n.d.
79. General View of Stone Quarry, n.d.
80. Clear Lake, n.d.
81. Cloudy scene at Clear Lake, n.d.
82. Grandmother, n.d.
83. Mother going to town in horse and sled, n.d.
84. Truck at elevator, n.d.
85. Albert's team (horses), n.d.
86. Rolla as young man, n.d.
87. North end of Edon Cooney Rd., n.d.
88. Rolla with dog, n.d.
89. Truck over railroad tracks, n.d.
90. Trucking roller, n.d.
91. Two men pose before stone quarry, n.d.
92. Wilhelm's House, n.d.
93. Edon-Cooney Road, n.d.
94. Two people stand near twin calves, n.d.
95. Men work on road, n.d., Tedrow
96. Wayne, n.d.
97. Tom Page's daughter, n.d.
98. Toledo Bay, n.d.
99. Blasting on Edon-Cooney Road., n.d.
100. Group at Eckerts, n.d.
101. Eckerts barn, n.d.
102. South end of Edon-Cooney Road., n.d.
103. Nina outdoors, n.d.
104. Cow, "Old Spot", near hay pile, n.d.
105. Hamilton Lake, n.d.
106. Group at Eckert, n.d.
107. Three people pose on porch of home, n.d., Toledo, Ohio
108. Clear Lake, n.d.
109. Bechtal House, n.d.
110. Nina in sitting room, n.d.
111. Cows in barnyard, n.d.
112. Bess (horse), n.d.
113. Albert's furs, n.d.
114. Moonlight on Hamilton Lake, n.d.
115. Road under construction, n.d., Tedrow
116. Several negatives and post card all of same house, n.d.
117. Albert Myers, Rosie Myers, Ed Myers (two others), 1890's, Seneca County, Attica
118. Unidentified negatives, n.d.
119. Taxpayers Association, n.d.
120. Photographs, unidentified, n.d.
121. Photographs, unidentified, n.d.
122. Rolla Myers as child and young man, n.d.
123. Rolla Myers with class, n.d.
124. Rev. D.H. Butturf and wife, n.d.
125. Class of 1906

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