Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, chiefly 1940-1955, relating to the purchase and operation of Faraway Farm, Lake Lure, North Carolina, the rural retreat of Leslie Cheek, Jr. and his wife Mary Tyler (Freeman) Cheek. Includes Cheek's architectural drawings and photographs as well as documentation concerning a painting of Faraway Farm by William Bailey. There are papers concerning an egg project run by the Cheeks as part of the war effort during World War II. The collection also includes...

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Scope and Contents Correspondence between Leslie Cheek, Jr. and Stewart Bryan, Jr. about the Chebry Corporation. (28 items)

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Scope and Contents Documents, sketches and letters relating to the purchase of land from the Chebry Coporation made by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cheek, Jr. (7 items)

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Scope and Contents Correspondence between Leslie Cheek, Jr., Lee Powers, Stewart Bryan, C. M. Tribble, and others, about financial matters concerning the Chebry Company and Tiger Cove Company. (33 items)

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Scope and Contents Lists and correspondence discussing tasks to be done at Faraway Farm. Including letters from Leslie Cheek, Jr. and Mary Tyler Cheek to the manager of the farm. (21 items)

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Scope and Contents Receipts and lists of projects to be done at Faraway Farm. Including letters from [Leslie Cheek, Jr.?] relating to the farm. (9 items)

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Scope and Contents Letters and documents designated "Farm documents to keep" by Leslie Cheek, Jr.?, regarding the management of Faraway Farm. (23 items)

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Scope and Contents Lists of jobs to be done at Faraway Farm written by Leslie Cheek, Jr. Includes sketches of a fountain and a plot of land as well as the booklet "A Business Farming Program for North Carolina." (7 items)

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Scope and Contents Accounts, sketches and receipts for work done at Faraway Farm, including information about setting up a telephone line for the area. (7 items)

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Scope and Contents Accounts and receipts for items purchased for Faraway Farm. Including letters regarding purchases. (38 items)

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Scope and Contents Correspondence, including accounts and receipts, between Leslie Cheek, Jr., Lee Powers, and various businessmen about items purchased for and money spent on Faraway Farm. (46 items)

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Scope and Contents Correspondence, including accounts and receipts between Leslie Cheek, Jr., Lee Powers, and various businessmen about items purchased for and money spent on Faraway Farm. (61 items)

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Scope and Contents Costs of keeping cows. (2 items)

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Scope and Contents Account of charges for testing cows. (1 item)

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Scope and Contents Account of breeding fees for animals at Faraway Farm. (1 item)

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Scope and Contents Receipts from an egg project run by Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek and G. Frank Wilson. (26 items)

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Scope and Contents Records, including accounts and receipts, for an egg project run by Leslie Cheek, Jr. (28 items)

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Scope and Contents Receipts and notes concerning an egg project run by Leslie Cheek, Jr.?. (34 items)

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Scope and Contents Accounts relating to money earned and spent by the Cheek family. (6 items)

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Scope and Contents Receipts and accounts for feed purchased for animals at Faraway Farm. (3 items)

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Scope and Contents Accounts and receipts for labor hired at Faraway Farm. (17 items)

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Scope and Contents Accounts and receipts relating to costs of repairing and maintaining farm vehicles and machinery. (20 items)

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Scope and Contents Calculations of amount of fuel and oil used for farm work at Faraway Farm. (1 item)

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Scope and Contents Accounts and receipts for shipping items to Faraway Farm (7 items)

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Scope and Contents Accounts and receipts for supplies purchased for Faraway Farm. . (7 items)