Nesbitt Memorial Library

Dusek Collection (Ms. 62)

Description:

A collection of letters, photographs, and clippings and business and legal documents pertaining primarily to the families of Irwin Alley, Pete Alley, Ollie (Lange) Alley, Gus and Sidonia (Sange) Auerbach and Valentine Schott, Henry Schott and Charles Schott, and including a 1935 dental appointment book. The collection was donated to the library by John Dusek in 2000.

Contents:

Miscellaneous letters, photographs and clippings (1-1)

Postcards to Ollie Lange, 1899; 1909-1913 (1-2)

Letters from Pete Alley to Ollie Lange, 1909-1910 (1-3)

Letters from Ollie Lange to Pete Alley, 1909-1911 (1-4)

Letters to Ollie Alley, various authors, 1923 (1-5)

Letters to Pete Alley from Jake Lyle, Jessie Lyle, 1910 and undated (1-6)

Irwin Alley World War II ration book, 1944, and undated loan bill (1-7)

Auto care receipts, Irwin Alley, 1929 (1-8)

Tax receipts, Schott & Strunk, 1896, 1898 (1-9)

Tax receipts, Valentine Schott, 1872; 1882-83; 1886; 1892; 1895; 1899; 1909; 1922 (1-10)

H. J. Schott banking records, 1918; 1928; 1932-33 (1-11)

Valentine Schott banking records, 1921-22 (1-12)

H. J. Schott tax receipts, 1925-29; 1931; 1933 (1-13)

H. J. and Leona Schott poll tax receipts, 1925-27; 1932-33 (1-14)

H. J. Schott auto registrations, headlight certificates, 1927-33, (1-15)

Henry Schott, correspondence regarding Oakland School, 1928 and 1928-1932 (1-16 through 1-17)

A. D. Schott tax receipts, 1930-31 (1-18)

H. J. Schott, death claims, other correspondence, 1930-33 (1-19)

Tuition statements, Oakland School, 1928-29 (1-20)

Charles Schott report cards, 1929-39 and undated (1-21)

Birth, death notices, 1926 and undated (1-22)

Miscellaneous tax receipts, various recipients (1-23)

Miscellaneous correspondences, 1924 (1-24)

Columbus High School commencement invitation, 1928 (1-25)

Miscellaneous post cards with messages (1-26)

Blank postcards with envelopes (1-27)

Receipt (?) from Germania Publishing (in German), 1881 (1-28)

1935 dental appointment book (1-29)

Postcards to Sidonia Sange from Gus Auerbach, 1912 and undated (2-1)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, 1923 Colorado County Fair Pass (2-2)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, lumber, hardware receipts, 1924-28 (2-3)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, receipts from livestock sales, 1926, 1929 (2-4)

Gus and Sidonia Auerbach, tax receipts, 1927-31 (2-5)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, miscellaneous correspondence, 1927-37 and undated (2-6)

Gus Auerbach, checkbook, 1928 (2-7)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, Mrs. John Lange, cemetery dues, 1928-31 (2-8)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, subscription ads, 1928 and 1937 (2-9)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, auto, headlight registrations, 1929-37 (2-10)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, auto care receipts, 1929-38 (2-11)

Sidonia Auerbach, loan payment receipts, including chattel mortage form, 1929-39 (2-12)

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Auerbach, dry goods receipts, 1931-39 (2-13)

Sidonia (Mrs. Gus) Auerbach, tax receipts, 1932-38 (2-14)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, water bills, 1933; 1937-38 (2-15)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, receipts for agricultural supplies, 1934-38 (2-16)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, grocery receipts, 1936-38 and undated (2-17)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, drug/medical bills, 1936-38 (2-18)

Mrs. Gus Auerbach, electric bills, 1937-38 (2-19)

Gus Auerbach, telephone bills, 1937-38 (2-20)

Nancy Adams, tax receipts, 1930-34 (2-21)

Mineral leases, 1930 and 1950 (2-22)