Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 190
John Thomas Winborn
Papers, 1909-1985
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Winborn, John Thomas |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1909-1985 |
| extent: | 1.89 linear ft. (4 document boxes, 1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 190 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | John Thomas Winborn Papers, MS 190, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
John Thomas (J.T.) Winborn was born December 1, 1887 in Nebraska. He married Mabel Schwimley (born July 17, 1886) on September 7, 1910. They farmed near Sharon Center, Iowa from the time of their marriage until September 1944 when they moved to Iowa City. J.T. began farming at the time of the final illness of his step-grandfather, Primus F. Weeks. His grandmother, Emily Weeks, wrote to him at Cedar Falls, where he was pursuing a teaching degree at the State Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa), asking that he come home and run her farm. He began working for her on June 9, 1909 at the rate of $35.00 per month. After their marriage, J. T. and Mabel lived on Emily Weeks' farm until 1915, when they bought the Marner farm a mile east and moved into the larger house on that property. In September 1944 they moved to Iowa City and reduced their involvement with the farm. J.T. and Mabel had seven children: Everett, Lucille, Milton, Walter, Russel, Alice, and Ester. J.T. Winborn died in Iowa City in June, 1972, and Mabel in April, 1982. |
Collection description
This collection (1909-1985) includes farm and business records and two manuscripts written by members of the Winborn family. The majority of the farm records are J.T. Winborn's ledgers from the time he began farming in 1909 until 1938, when he formed a partnership with his four older children (Everett, Lucille, Milton, and Walter). Records are kept in cloth bound books and are mostly handwritten, but also include some original receipts from transactions such as feed and grain that Winborn bought or sold. The types of records kept in the ledgers includes: goods sold and bought (gasoline, livestock, feed), help and machinery hired, and a list of bills that the Winborns owed including truck repairs, veterinary and blacksmith bills. Information about the Winborn family can be found in the two accounts at the end of the collection by J. T. and Mabel Winborn's daughter, Alice Winborn Thompson and J.T.'s younger brother, Louis A. Winborn. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Farm and business records: includes "work done for Grandma," butter sold, and breeding records |
1909-1943 |
1 |
2 |
Farm and business records: groceries and hired help |
1909-1913 |
1 |
3 |
Diary: includes notes on horses, grain, and feed purchased |
1913 |
1 |
4 |
Farm and business records: includes sheep, hogs, and grain sold |
1913-1914 |
1 |
5 |
Farm and business records: includes horses, poultry, and cattle sold |
1915 |
1 |
6 |
Farm and business records: includes horses, grain, and feed sold |
1916 |
1 |
7 |
Farm and business records: includes poultry sold, hired help, and cattle feeding |
1917 |
2 |
1 |
Farm and business records: includes inventory lists and sales |
1918 |
2 |
2 |
Farm and business records: includes sales and lists |
1918 |
2 |
3 |
Farm and business records: includes sheep, machinery, and seeds bought and sold |
1919 |
2 |
4 |
Farm and business records: includes feed, tools, and machinery |
1920 |
2 |
5 |
Farm and business records: includes inventory lists and sales |
1920 |
2 |
6-7 |
Farm and business records: includes tools, machinery, and taxes |
1921 |
2 |
8 |
Farm and business records: includes machinery, feed, and cattle |
1922 |
2 |
9 |
Farm and business records: includes hogs, feed, and stock |
1923 |
3 |
1 |
Farm and business records: includes seed, machinery hired, and taxes |
1924 |
3 |
2 |
Farm and business records: includes cattle, veterinary bills, and seeds |
1925 |
3 |
3 |
Farm and business records: includes eggs sold, day labor, and machinery hired |
1926 |
3 |
4 |
Farm and business records: includes blacksmith bills, service of animals, and cream sold |
1927 |
3 |
5 |
Farm and business records: includes taxes, gasoline bought, and eggs |
1928 |
3 |
6 |
Farm and business records: includes cream sold, blacksmith bills, and feed sold |
1929 |
4 |
1 |
Farm and business records: includes cattle bought, sheep on hand, and seed sold |
1930 |
4 |
2 |
Farm and business records: includes feed bought, gasoline bought, and sheep sold |
1931 |
4 |
3 |
Farm and business records: includes horses bought and accounts with various people |
1934 |
4 |
4 |
Farm and business records: includes repairs on the truck, machinery sold, and feed bought. |
1935 |
4 |
5 |
Farm and business records: includes sheep sold, tractor repairs, and blacksmith bills |
1936 |
4 |
6 |
Farm and business records: includes feed bought, blacksmith bills, and truck repairs |
1937 |
4 |
7 |
Farm and business records: includes accounts with various people |
1938 |
5 |
1 |
Writings: J.T. + Mabel + Seven, a book about memories of growing up on an Iowa farm circa 1910-1950 by Alice Winborn Thompson |
1985 |
5 |
2 |
Writings: Aaron Winborn Herd Book by Lewis A. Winborn |
1981 |