Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph Ward Papers are organized into two series: Correspondence and Subject files. The Correspondence Series, arranged chronologically, ranges from 1897 to 1960. It deals with problems of farming and ranching, legal and financial matters, and land transactions, including the purchase of some land from Usher Burdick (1918), and others. Much correspondence from 1916 to 1920 covers R.N. Stevens' management of the 101 Stock Farm at Minnewaukan as well as family matters. There are also...