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Title
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Finding Aid for the Vaile Family Collection
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Type
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Collection
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Date
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1830-1997
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Description
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This collection consists of genealogical information relating to the life of Harvey Merrick Vaile. Included within this collection are written family as well as oral history. Both the family and oral history were created by Harvey M. Vaile’s great Grandnephew Ernest Virgil Vaile, Jr. The oral history was originally created in 1997 and was saved on a VHS tape. Midwest Genealogy Center staff converted this VHS tape to a DVD. Both VHS and DVD can be accessed in this collection. In addition, there is a 3 ½ x 5 inch floppy disk that contains the electronic copy of the family history. The disk is unreadable.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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1 box
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Identifier
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MGC1117
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Vaile Family collection
Collection Summary
Title
Vaile Family collection
Date
1830-1997
Extent
1 archival document box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2017-VFC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Vaile, Jr., Ernest Virgil
Biographical History
Ernest Vaile was born in 1950 to Ernest Virgil and Doris Vaile in Jasper County, Missouri. He married
Ginger Catron in May 1975. Ernest was active with in the Carthage, MO community. In addition to his
work in Carthage, he was also active in maintaining Vaile properties in Jackson County, MO. One
example extends to repairing vandal damage to the Vaile mausoleum located in Independence, MO.
Ernest and his family continue to live in the Carthage, MO area.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of genealogical information relating to the life of Harvey Merrick Vaile. Included
within this collection are written family as well as oral history. Both the family and oral history were
created by Harvey M. Vaile’s great Grandnephew Ernest Virgil Vaile, Jr. The oral history was originally
created in 1997 and was saved on a VHS tape. Midwest Genealogy Center staff converted this VHS tape
to a DVD. Both VHS and DVD can be accessed in this collection. In addition, there is a 3 ½ x 5 inch floppy
disk that contains the electronic copy of the family history. The disk is unreadable.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Genealogy
Item 1, Harvey Merrick Vaile history [short version], 1997
Item 2, Harvey Merrick Vaile history [long version], 1997
Item 3, Harvey Merrick Vaile Family history on 3 ½ x 5 inch floppy disk [unreadable]
Series 2, Oral History
Item 1, VHS tape, 1997
Item 2, DVD, 2016
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in an archival box.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center by Ernest Virgil Vaile, Jr.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Smith, Jan. “Vailes relish tales of Vailes they never met.” Independence Examiner, June 19, 1992.
Accessed July 15, 2016-Access Newspaper Archive.
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http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/missouri/independence/independence-examiner/1992/06-19/page2?tag=Ernie+Vaile&rtserp=tags/?psi=58&pci=7&pf=ernie&pl=vaile
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