Frank Cassity Collection
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts and books from Frank Cassity and family. The manuscripts include personal ledgers, photos, sheet music, memorandums, and similar items.
Dates
- 1892 - 1947
Creator
- Cassity family (Family)
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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
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.
Processing Information
Arrangement scheme for the collection was imposed during processing in the absence of a useable original order.
Creator
- Cassity family (Family)
- Cassity, Frank (Person)
- Title
- Frank Cassity Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Emma Christensen.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository