- Date
- 1963-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunicationheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1963 Beaver Beacon reports that George Egbert obtained a Royal typewriter through Oldsmobile contacts for use by Beaver Island Historical Society secretary Olive Dillingham.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper identifies the reported donor pathway and intended use. It does not provide an accession number, receipt, or surviving equipment record.
Sources
- Reports George Egbert obtaining a Royal typewriter through Oldsmobile Public Relations and E. W. Schuron for Historical Society secretary Olive Dillingham’s use.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published donation report; it does not provide a gift receipt or accession record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Historical Society receives a Royal typewriter, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-typewriter-donation-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1963, “Museum Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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