ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

ESTHER BICE-MOLES CORRESPONDENCE

COLLECTION: OGL #604

DATES: 1900-1908

SIZE: .75 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Esther Bice-Moles Correspondence was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Patricia Hefter, Sherwood, North Dakota, on January 8, 1981 (Acc.#81-700).

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Esther Bice was probably born near Paris, Iowa (Linn County), circa 1880. She is listed in the 1895 Iowa State Census as residing in Linn County. She probably married Perry Moles in either 1908 or 1909. The couple moved to Renville County, North Dakota, and took up residence in Eden Valley Township. The couple is listed as living in this township in both the United States Federal Census for 1920 and 1930. According to the book Renville County History, Esther Moles was still living in Renville County in 1954. This is the last reference to her that could be located; no record of a burial in Renville County was uncovered.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Esther Bice-Moles Correspondence dates from 1900-1908, and consists of letters she received from family members, friends, and acquaintances. Subjects discussed in the correspondence include women's fashions, the social lives of Moles and her friends, and family events. Letters from several of her suitors are also included.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Correspondence, March 25 - November 20, 1900 (Major correspondence- Leone, a friend from Chicago, Illinois)
2. Correspondence, March 1 - December 20, 1901 (Major correspondent - I. D. Mills, a suitor from Waterloo, Iowa)
3. Correspondence, January 5 - October 25, 1902 (Major correspondent - I. D. Mills)
4. Correspondence, March 2 - November 16, 1903 (Major correspondent - I. D. Mills)
5. Correspondence, January 29 - December 31, 1904 (Major correspondents - Grace Bice, sister, and Perry Moles)
6. Correspondence, January 3 - March 1, 1905
7. Correspondence, January 1 - February 18, 1906 (Major correspondents - Bice Family)
8. Correspondence, December 30, 1908 (Miscellaneous items)

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