Idaho State University

Biography

A check of the Social Security Death Index indicates that Joseph Siroky was born on October 6, 1880 and died in January of 1966.

A search of the Minidoka County newspaper did not show an obituary for January or February in 1966.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 4½ manuscript boxes and covers the dates between 1910 and 1962. The collection is very poor condition; much of it is dirty and shows rodent or insect damage.

There is one box of personal material but it reveals very little of Joseph Siroky's private life. There are a few pieces of personal correspondence, tax notices, and bank statements, as well as invoices, a court summons and a labor contract.

He was a member of the Jerome Co-Operative Dairy from 1930 until 1957 and one box is devoted to this subject.

He had an interest in mining. Some assay reports and publications are also featured in the collection.

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Series 1: Personal Material

Box 1

Folder	Description
1	Personal correspondence to Joseph Siroky, 1925-1952
2	Miscellaneous correspondence re: Farm related, 1924-1953
3	Miscellaneous correspondence from solicitors, 1923-1962
4	Material from Goddard, Nelson, and Co. re: Stocks and Bond, undated
5	Certificate of Stock for share in a percheron stallion, 1910
6	Share-Labor Contract, 1912
7	Mortgage paper, 1916
8	Item 1 Title for 1926 Ford truck Item 2 Registration for 1929 Model A
9	Court Summons re: Property dispute, 1932
10	Fire Insurance policy, 1933
11	Sheriff's Case and Fee Record, 1934
12	Property Deed, 1939
13	Social Membership Certificate, 1905
14	Stock Certificate - The Woodman Building and Operating Co., undated
15	Bank statements, 1912-1964
16	Checkbooks (4)
17	Checkbooks (4)
18	Tablets (2) containing handwritten notes and figures, undated
19	Invoices, receipts, 1910-1967
20	Advertizing from Montgomery Ward, undated
21	Miscellaneous coupons and advertizing, undated
22	Tax Collector Notices, 1914-1962

Series 2: Miscellaneous Business Related Material

Box 2

Folder	Description
1	Correspondence and related material re: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1912-1962
2	Seed Analysis, 1929
3	Correspondence and related material re: Minidoka Irrigation District, 1922-1965
4	Rock and Mineral Analytical Reports 1931-1949
5	State of California, Division of Mines Newsletter, 1947-1978
6	Correspondence and related material re: The Amalgamated Sugar Co., 1933-1942

Series 3: Jerome Co-Operative Dairy

Box 3

Folder	Description
1	Patron list, undated
2	Correspondence, 1933
3	Statement, 1940
4	Statement, 1941
5	Statement, 1942
6	Statement, 1944
7	Statement, 1945
8	Statement, 1946
9	Statement, 1947
10	Statement, 1948
11	Statement, 1949-1950
12	Statement, 1951
13	Statement, 1952
14	Statement, 1953
15	Statement, 1954
16	Statement, 1955
17	Statement, 1956
18	Statement, 1957

Series 4: Publications

Box 4

Folder	Description
1	Pamphlets (3) - Flathead Lake Country, Polson, Montana, undated
2	Pamphlet - The Craters of the Moon National Monument, undated
3	Thurston's Travel and Mileage Map - Los Angeles to San Diego, undated
4	Pamphlets (4) - related to mining, undated
5	The Constitution of the United States, undated
6	Pamphlets (5) - related to milk cows/milk production, undated
7	The Sewing Book, undated
8	Item 1 Science of Investment, 1903 Item 2 Investing for Profit, 1923
9	Pamphlets (6) - related to farming and agriculture, 1922-1928
10	Bulletin - Lumber Cut of the United States 1870-1920, 1923
11	Blue Book - Western Automobile Price Bulletin, 1924
12	Pamphlets (6) - related to religion, 1924
13	Everymans Almanac, 1927
14	First Aid and Resuscitation, 1928
15	Catalog - Wiley Books, 1930
16	The Mining Review, 1931
17	California Journal of Mines and Geology, 1934
18	California Journal of Mines and Geology, 1944
19	Oregon Driver's Manual, 1951-1952
20	A Progress Report (10 copies) on the Compilation of Bio-Bibliographic Material, 1956
21	Who's Who Among Pacific Northwest Authors, 1957

Series 5: Newspapers

Box 5

Folder	Description
1	Mineral Survey, 1930-1934