Beckler family papers
Scope and Content
The Beckler family papers span from 1882 to 1944 and document the lives of this Athens County, Ohio family. The papers include a military patch, Nora King's business papers prior to marriage, correspondence from Peter Beckler while he was in World War II, correspondence from other friends of the family, and holiday cards. Photocopies of The Athens Messenger articles on B. F. Beckler, Jr.'s trials are included. It is unclear if they were added by archives staff or photocopied from originals gathered by the family.
Dates
- Creation: 1882-1944
Creator
- Beckler, Jr., B. F. (Person)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of Beckler family
Benjamin Franklin Beckler married Nora King sometime between 1899 and 1914. They appear to have two children: B. F. Beckler, Jr. (BFB), nicknamed Jap, and Peter Beckler (PB). Both sons went into the United States military. PB served in World War II, with documented time in Sicily, Italy and Africa. BFB's wife is Marian. The elder Becklers resided in Carbondale, Ohio. BFB and Marian knew Mrs. R. P. Banks of Athens, Ohio. BFB was and engineer in Athens County and charged with soliciting and accepting bribes around 1940. He and his wife later moved to Arizona.
Extent
0.5 cubic feet (1 letter box)
Abstract
The Beckler family papers span from 1882 to 1944 and document the lives of this Athens County, Ohio family.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Other Finding Aid
A paper copy of the folder list is available.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Beckler family (Person)
- Beckler, Benjamin Franklin (Person)
- Beckler, Nora King (Person)
- Beckler, B. F. (Person)
- Beckler, Peter (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Beckler family papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jessie Langenderfer; Revised by Holly Deakyne, June 2011.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
