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Edwin Ayer family papers, 1664-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ayer (Family : Ayer, Edwin, 1824-1901)
- Title
- Edwin Ayer family papers
- Dates
- 1664-1977 (inclusive)16641977
- Quantity
- 7.22 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 2020
- Summary
- Papers of a pioneer Washington state family, public official
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edwin Ayer (1824-1901) was born in Saybrook, Connecticut on October 15, 1824. His family had emigrated from Norwich, England in 1637 and settled in Saybrook. Some members of the family came to California by way of Cape Horn in 1849. Later descendants moved to Washington State. Charles Henry Ayer (Edwin's son) was an attorney and judge in Thurston County, Washington. C.H. Ayer's family includes: Cora Ellis Ayer, wife; Elizabeth Ayer (donor), daughter, first registered woman architect in Washington State; John Youngs Ayer, son, served in the U.S. army Ambulance Corps during WW I.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, ephemera, diaries, yearbooks, financial records, accounts, genealogical materials, clippings, surveys, architectural drawings, photographs and legal documents.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions:
- Accession No. 2020-001, Edwin Ayer family papers, 1664-1970
- Accession No. 2020-002, Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2020-001: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1664-1970Return to Top
3.08 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Scope and Content: Correspondence, ephemera, diaries, yearbooks, financial records, accounts, genealogical materials, clippings, surveys and legal documents.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Edwin and Elizabeth Ayer, 12/2/1968.
Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977Return to Top
4.14 cubic feet (14 boxes)
Scope and Content: Diaries, letters, legal documents, architectural drawings, photographs.
Family papers include Elizabeth Ayer's letters, letters of her mother, Cora Ellis Ayer, her father, Charles Henry Ayer, and her brother, John Youngs Ayer.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Elizabeth Ayer, 11/21/1983.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A. |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 2020-002 | Biographical Feature 1 item
|
1930 |
| 1/2 | 2020-002 | Incoming Correspondence - Christmas cards from
clients 14 items
|
approximately 1938-1976 |
| 1/3-8 | 2020-002 | Diaries (Professional) 12 items
|
1955-1971 |
| 1/9 | 2020-002 | Job Number Book 1 item
|
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| 2/1 | 2020-002 | Financial Records - Account Book 1 item
|
approximately 1923-1969 |
| 2/3 | 2020-002 | Challman (A.T.) Home Building
Specifications 1 item
|
undated |
| 2/3 | 2020-002 | Dillon (Dr. R.N.) Home Building
Specifications 1 item
|
undated |
| 2/3 | 2020-002 | Muench (Louis) Home Building
Specifications 1 item
|
undated |
| 2/4 | 2020-002 | Schiff (Helen) Home Building
Specifications 1 item
|
1938 |
| 2/4 | 2020-002 | Shannon (Robert) Home Building
Specifications 2 items
|
undated |
| 2/5 | 2020-002 | Vanderbilt (W.D.) Home Building
Specifications 1 item
|
undated |
| 2/5 | 2020-002 | Ziebarth (Robert J.) Home Building
Specifications 1 item
|
undated |
| 3/1 | 2020-002 | Dent (H.K.) Home 9 items
|
1936-1937 |
| 3/2 | 2020-002 | Gowan (Ronald) Home 8 items
|
1968-1969 |
| 3/3 | 2020-002 | Griffiths (Mansel P.) Home 54 items
|
1927-1930 |
| 3/4 | 2020-002 | Henry (L.C. Sr.) Home 48 items
|
1927-1929, 1935 |
| 3/5 | 2020-002 | Henry (L.C. Jr.) Home and Alteration 3 items
|
1937 |
| 3/6 | 2020-002 | Groh (Dr. L.A.) Home 26 items
|
1962-1963 |
| 3/7 | 2020-002 | Lindberg (W. Hilding) Home 48 items
|
1949-1951 |
| 4/1 | 2020-002 | Mann (Carl P.) Home 3 items
|
1933-1934 |
| 4/2a | 2020-002 | Marsh (L.S.) Home 2 items
|
1929-1930 |
| 4/2b | 2020-002 | Mulder (Joseph P.) Home 11 items
|
1940-1941 |
| 4/3 | 2020-002 | Seattle Children's Home 14 items
|
1931-1932, 1967 |
| 4/4 | 2020-002 | Smith (Harlan Y.) Home 3 items
|
1961 |
| 4/5 | 2020-002 | Whiteman (Glenn) Home 2 items
|
undated |
| 4/6 | 2020-002 | Drawing 1 item
|
undated |
| 4/7 | 2020-002 | Photographs 2 items
|
1974, 1975 |
| 4/8 | 2020-002 | Clippings 12 items
|
1960-1983 |
| 4/9-13 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Cora "Mam" Ellis Incoming Letters 38 items
|
1917-1928 |
| 4/14 | 2020-002 | Ayer, John "Jack" Youngs Incoming Letters 3 items
|
1923, 1928 |
| 4/15-17 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Louise "Tam" Incoming Letters 16 items
|
1919-1928, 1941 |
| 4/18-25 | 2020-002 | Ivey, Edwin J. Incoming Letters 51 items
|
1922-1928 |
| 4/26 | 2020-002 | Watson, Ruth Incoming Letters 10 items
|
1927-1928 |
| 4/27 | 2020-002 | Wing, Esther Edwards Incoming Letters 4 items
|
1918-1945 |
| 4/27 | 2020-002 | Miscellaneous, B-W Incoming Letters 14 items
|
1918-1977 |
| 4/28 | 2020-002 | Greeting Cards - Incoming Correspondence 6 items
|
1938 |
| 4/30-33 | 2020-002 | Outgoing Letters 37 items
|
1922-1928 |
| 4/34 | 2020-002 | Correspondence Regarding Elizabeth Ayer 2 items
|
undated |
| 5/1 | 2020-002 | Personal and Household Account Book (contains Journal
of the Arctic Waterproofing Co.) 1 item
|
1898, 1946-1955 |
| 5/2 | 2020-002 | Miscellaneous Financial Records 3 items
|
1914, 1922-1929 |
| 5/3-4 | 2020-002 | Personal Photographs 32 items
|
1919-1979 |
| 5/5 | 2020-002 | Photographs of Architectural Drawings Done in
College 5 items
|
undated |
| 5/6 | 2020-002 | Drawings 6 items
|
1922 |
| 5/7 | 2020-002 | Writing 1 item
|
1919 |
| 5/8 | 2020-002 | Play Script 1 item
|
undated |
| 5/9 | 2020-002 | List 1 item
|
1920 |
| 5/10 | 2020-002 | Certificate - Diploma 1 item
|
1921 |
| 5/11-12 | 2020-002 | Diaries 2 items
|
1923, 1972 |
| 5/13 | 2020-002 | Clippings 3 items
|
1928 |
| 5/14 | 2020-002 | Ephemera 7 items
|
1919-1945 |
| 5/15 | 2020-002 | Correspondence - Griswold, Maria C. to
Husband 1 item
|
1845 |
| 5/16 | 2020-002 | District, Old Saybrook, Conn. School Attendance Record
Book - 3rd School 1 item
|
1848-1861 |
| 5/17 | 2020-002 | Saybrook-Ferry (3rd) District, Connecticut School
Registers 4 items
|
1867-1874 |
| 5/18 | 2020-002 | Center School, Old Saybrook, Connecticut School
Registers 1 item
|
1873-1874 |
| 5/18 | 2020-002 | Saybrook Point School, Old Saybrook, Connecticut
School Registries 1 item
|
1873-1874 |
| 6/1 | 2020-002 | Poll Book, Old Saybrook, Connecticut including "School
Enumeration" 1 item
|
1878-1883 |
| 6/2 | 2020-002 | Account book, 3rd School District 1 item
|
approximately 1860-1870 |
| 6/3 | 2020-002 | Tuition Bill of Houghton, E. E. 1 item
|
1875 |
| 6/4 | 2020-002 | Warrantee Deed of Sale of Property of Pratt, Richard
E. 1 item
|
1863 |
| 6/5-14 | 2020-002 | Tax Lists, Old Saybrook, Connecticut 124 items
|
1863-1865 |
| 6/15 | 2020-002 | Lists of Tax Payments 2 items
|
undated |
| 6/16 | 2020-002 | Bank Stockholders Lists 13 items
|
1863-1865 |
| 6/17 | 2020-002 | Arithmetic Book 1 item
|
undated |
| 6/18 | 2020-002 | Photograph 1 item
|
1907 |
| 6/19 | 2020-002 | Clippings 5 items
|
1874 |
| 6/20 | 2020-002 | Ephemera 2 items
|
undated |
Series 2: John Ayer (1763-1840) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 7/1-2 | 2020-002 | Financial Records 2 items
|
1807-1808 |
Series 3: William Travis Ayer (1791-1878) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 7/3 | 2020-002 | Legal Documents 2 items
|
1875 |
| 7/4 | 2020-002 | Inventory book (includes also Estates of Youngs,
Thomas, and Clark, Nathaniel, jury lists, and school rolls) 1 item
|
approximately 1860-1870 |
| 7/5 | 2020-002 | Estate book 1 item
|
1878 |
Series 4: Deborah M. Ayer (1799-1878) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 7/6 | 2020-002 | Financial Records 1 item
|
1878 |
Series 5: Amelia Ayer Griswold (1807-1876) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 7/7 | 2020-002 | Financial Records 1 item
|
1875-1877 |
| 7/8 | 2020-002 | Writings 1 item
|
1815-1821 |
Series 6: John Ayer (1824-1850) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 7/9 | 2020-002 | Incoming Letter - Lay, James C. 1 item
|
1850 |
| 7/10 | 2020-002 | Outgoing Letter 1 item
|
1850 |
| 7/11 | 2020-002 | Financial Records 2 items
|
1850 |
| 7/12 | 2020-002 | Poem on John Ayer's death 1 item
|
1851 |
Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 7/13 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Charles H. Incoming Letters 2 items
|
1894, 1896 |
| 7/14 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Cora E. Incoming Letters 2 items
|
1898-1899 |
| 7/15 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Edwin Travis Incoming Letters 1 item
|
1899 |
| 7/16 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Ellis C. Incoming Letters 1 item
|
1899 |
| 7/17 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Louisa Clark Incoming Letters 1 item
|
undated |
| 7/18 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Mary Jane Incoming Letters 1 item
|
1850 |
| 7/19 | 2020-002 | Miscellaneous, C-W Incoming Letters 6 items
|
1865-1898 |
| 7/20 | 2020-002 | Account Book, Saybrook Farm 1 item
|
1852-1871 |
| 7/21 | 2020-002 | Children's Tuition Bills 28 items
|
1871-1886 |
| 7/22 | 2020-002 | Stock Record 1 item
|
1876-1886 |
| 7/23 | 2020-002 | Checks to Benefactors of Estate of Ayer,
Edwin 19 items
|
1897-1902 |
| 7/24 | 2020-002 | Tax Lists 3 items
|
1863, 1865 |
| 7/25 | 2020-002 | Tax Return (?) 1 item
|
1865 |
| 7/26 | 2020-002 | Case Book, Ayer, Edwin, Justice of the
Peace 1 item
|
1881-1891 |
| 7/27 | 2020-002 | Arrest Warrant 1 item
|
1892 |
| 7/28 | 2020-002 | Insurance Policy 1 item
|
1893 |
| 8/1-5 | 2020-002 | Diaries 18 items
|
1875, 1882-1900 |
| 8/6 | 2020-002 | Writing - Ayer Family History 1 item
|
undated |
| 8/7 | 2020-002 | Testimonial - on the Death of Ayer, Edwin 1 item
|
1902 |
| 8/8 | 2020-002 | Sale of Saybrook Property 3 items
|
1903 |
Series 8: Andrew Ayer (1837-?) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 8/9 | 2020-002 | Legal Documents 1 item
|
1892 |
Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 8/10 | 2020-002 | Incoming Letter - Churchill, Winston 1 item
|
1907 |
| 8/11 | 2020-002 | Oldham & Ayer Financial Records 2 items
|
1887, 1889 |
| 8/12 | 2020-002 | Account Book, Ayer, John E. and Robert A. (also
includes accounts of Ayer, Cora E.) 1 item
|
approximately 1895 |
| 8/13 | 2020-002 | Miscellaneous Financial Records 2 items
|
1893-1898 |
| 9/1-9 | 2020-002 | Diaries 35 items
|
1884-1932 |
| 9/10 | 2020-002 | Writings 12 items
|
undated |
| 9/11 | 2020-002 | Photographs |
undated |
| 9/12 | 2020-002 | Ephemera 2 items
|
undated |
Series 10: Cora Bell Ayer (1857-1917) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 9/13 | 2020-002 | Incoming Letter 1 item
|
1897 |
| 9/14 | 2020-002 | Writings 2 items
|
undated |
Series 11: Charles Henry Ayer (1862-1898) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 10/1 | 2020-002 | Diary 1 item
|
1876-1883 |
| 10/2 | 2020-002 | Invitation - World's Columbian Exposition dedication
ceremony 1 item
|
1892 |
| 10/3 | 2020-002 | Ephemera 2 items
|
1885, 1898 |
Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 10/4 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Edwin Incoming Letters 1 item
|
1898 |
| 10/5 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Elizabeth Incoming Letters 4 items
|
1917-1941 |
| 10/6 | 2020-002 | Outgoing Letter 1 item
|
undated |
| 10/7 | 2020-002 | Legal Documents 1 item
|
1904 |
| 10/8 | 2020-002 | Diary 1 item
|
1920 |
| 10/9 | 2020-002 | Trip to Washington, D.C. Journals 8 items
|
1921-1922 |
| 10/10-11 | 2020-002 | Trip to Europe Journals 9 items
|
1922-1923 |
| 10/12 | 2020-002 | Trip to Arizona and New Mexico Journals 3 items
|
undated |
| 10/13 | 2020-002 | Trip to New England Journals 2 items
|
undated |
| 10/14 | 2020-002 | Short stories and descriptive essays 11 items
|
undated |
| 10/15 | 2020-002 | Rough drafts of writings 11 items
|
undated |
| 10/16 | 2020-002 | Catalog - Ayer Library 1 item
|
undated |
Series 13: Robert Archer Ayer (1867-1915) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 11/1 | 2020-002 | Ayer, John Edwin Incoming Letter 1 item
|
1901 |
Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 11/2 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Edwin Incoming Letters 2 items
|
1899 |
| 11/3-8 | 2020-002 | Ayer, Elizabeth Incoming Letters 157 items
|
1916, 1918, 1922-1928 |
| 11/9-10 | 2020-002 | Ayer, John "Jack" Youngs Incoming Letters 17 items
|
1916-1919 |
| 11/11 | 2020-002 | Dutton, O. A. Incoming Letters 1 item
|
1922 |
| 11/12 | 2020-002 | Sapp, Bernice Incoming Letters |
1901 |
| 11/13-14 | 2020-002 | Outgoing Letters 11 items
|
1891-1892 |
| 11/15 | 2020-002 | Diary 1 item
|
1928 |
| 12/1-2 | 2020-002 | Financial Records 2 items
|
approximately 1900, 1910-1917 |
Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 12/3 | 2020-002 | Incoming Letters 5 items
|
1875-1876 |
| 12/4 | 2020-002 | Outgoing Letters 2 items
|
1875 |
| 12/5-7 | 2020-002 | Account Books 3 items
|
1874-1888 |
| 12/8-9 | 2020-002 | Bills and Receipts 65 items
|
1874-1878 |
| 12/10 | 2020-002 | Payrolls 2 items
|
undated |
| 12/11 | 2020-002 | Miscellaneous Financial Records 6 items
|
1875-1877 |
| 12/12 | 2020-002 | Mill Production Records 6 items
|
1875-1876 |
| 12/13 | 2020-002 | Survey Maps 5 items
|
1869-1882 |
| 12/14 | 2020-002 | Ephemera 2 items
|
undated |
Series 16: Richard Charles Ayer (1894-?) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 12/15 | 2020-002 | Ayer, John "Jack" Youngs Incoming Letters 2 items
|
1917, 1918 |
Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 13/1 | 2020-002 | Biographical Feature 1 item
|
undated |
| 13/2 | 2020-002 | Incoming Letters 3 items
|
1919, 1942 |
| 13/3 | 2020-002 | Outgoing Letter 1 item
|
1936 |
| 13/4 | 2020-002 | Legal Documents 2 items
|
1896, 1927 |
| 13/5-7 | 2020-002 | Diaries 9 items
|
1931-1971 |
| 13/8 | 2020-002 | Certificate - Diploma 1 item
|
1936 |
| 13/9 | 2020-002 | Photographs 25 items
|
1914-1936 |
| 13/10 | 2020-002 | Clippings 2 items
|
undated |
| Box | |||
| OS | 2020-002 | Scrapbook including photographs, clippings, and
ephemera 1 item
|
1916-1938 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 13/11 | 2020-002 | Ephemera 4 items
|
1942-1954 |
| 14/1 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Diary - World War
I 1 item
|
1918 |
| 14/2 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Photographs 14 items
|
1918-1919 |
| 14/3 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Certificates 3 items
|
1918, 1919 |
| 14/4 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Publication 1 item
|
1950 |
| 14/5 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Newsletters 10 items
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1967-1972 |
| 14/6 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Lists 3 items
|
undated |
| 14/7 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Maps 2 items
|
undated |
| 14/8 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Clippings 7 items
|
1918, 1963 |
| 14/9 | 2020-002 | U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Ephemera 6 items
|
1918-1972 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Sources
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Public schools--Connecticut--Old Saybrook--History--Sources
- Sawmills--Connecticut--Old Saybrook--History--Sources
- Women architects--Washington (State)
- Women architects--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Ayer, Andrew, 1837---Archives
- Ayer, Charles Henry, 1862-1898--Archives
- Ayer, Cora Bell, 1857-1917--Archives
- Ayer, Cora Ellis, 1867-1936--Archives
- Ayer, Deborah M., 1799-1878--Archives
- Ayer, Edwin, 1824-1901--Archives
- Ayer, Edwin, 1824-1901--Family--Archives
- Ayer, Elizabeth, 1897-1987--Archives
- Ayer, John Edwin, 1855-approximately 1932--Archives
- Ayer, John Youngs, 1896-1972--Archives
- Ayer, John, 1763-1840--Archives
- Ayer, John, 1824-1850--Archives
- Ayer, Louise, 1864-1944--Archives
- Ayer, Richard Charles, 1894---Archives
- Ayer, Robert Archer, 1867-1915--Archives
- Ayer, William Travis, 1791-1878--Archives
- Griswold, Amelia Ayer, 1807-1876--Archives
Corporate Names
- Saybrook Sawmill--History--Sources
- U.S. Army Ambulance Corps--History--Sources
Family Names
- Ayers family--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Ayer, Andrew, 1837- (creator)
- Ayer, Charles Henry, 1862-1898 (creator)
- Ayer, Cora Bell (creator)
- Ayer, Cora Ellis, 1867-1936 (creator)
- Ayer, Deborah M (creator)
- Ayer, Elizabeth (creator)
- Ayer, John Edwin (creator)
- Ayer, John Youngs, 1896-1972 (creator)
- Ayer, John, 1763-1840 (creator)
- Ayer, John, 1824-1850 (creator)
- Ayer, Louise "Tam" (creator)
- Ayer, Richard Charles (creator)
- Ayer, Robert Archer (creator)
- Ayer, Travis (creator)
- Ayer, William Travis (creator)
- Griswold, Amelia Ayer (creator)
- Ivey, Edwin J (creator)
- Watson, Ruth (creator)
- Wind, Esther Edwards (creator)
Corporate Names
- Edwin J. Ivey, Inc (creator)
- Saybrook (Conn.). Public Schools (creator)
- Saybrook Sawmill (creator)
- United States Army Ambulance Corps (creator)
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