Frank Cassity Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS C9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Manuscripts and books from Frank Cassity and family. The manuscripts include personal ledgers, photos, sheet music, memorandums, and similar items.

Dates

Creation: 1892 - 1947

Creator

Cassity family (Family)
Cassity, Frank (Person)

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Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Board of Governors for Truman State University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

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Biographical / Historical

Frank E. Cassity (1878–1955) was born and raised in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Frank married Miriam (Puckett) Cassity (1876–1969) in 1903 and together they had two daughters, Clara Ethel Schwengel and Florence Sears. Ethel graduated from Kirksville State Teachers College (now Truman State University) in 1932, where she met and married former U.S. Representative Fred Schwengel (R-Iowa).

Frank and Miriam Cassity donated items from their family’s farm in Linn County to E.M. Violette Museum at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) in 1946. Their original collection included pieces of furniture, farm implements, tools, and similar items that were typically found on farms in Northeast Missouri. The Cassitys believed it was important to preserve the history of Northeast Missouri, and they fulfilled their duty to preserving history through their donations. In 2021, a family member donated additional artifacts and these manuscripts to Special Collections and University Archives at Pickler Memorial Library.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is organized into 7 series.

Ledgers
Photographs
Miscellaneous Papers
Sheet Music
Cards
Memorandums
Miscellaneous

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This portion of the collection along with additional artifacts were donated to the Special Collections Department, Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University by Frank Cassity’s granddaughter Dorothy Schwengel Cosby in 2021.

Related Materials

The Frank Cassity Collection also includes agricultural and domestic artifacts from the mid-to-late 19th century. This portion of collection was donated to Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives in 1946 and in 2021. More information on this collection is available here.