Document Type

Finding Aid

Identifier

NEAD 006

Abstract

The Platz family farmed in Arkansas during the Great Depression. The main crop they grew was cotton, but they supplemented their income with corn, wheat, and beans. This collection contains a ledger, receipts, letters, insurance papers, and financial papers that were accumulated over the years of running the family farm and illustrate the difficulties that farmers faced during the mid-twentieth century.

Publication Date

2024

Comments

1902-1968; Physical description: 0.834 linear feet. The collection consists of 21 folders in 2 document boxes.

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