Typographer. Correspondence (1847–1869) regarding general news and a packet boat trip in 1847; a diary (1877) of an unidentified woman regarding her experiences as a teacher and her life in general; scrapbooks (1877–1882) containing calling cards, news clippings, and correspondence; and publications (1882–1955) including a premium list from the New England Agricultural Society, a teachers’ memorandum, and a catalog of publications by the Philip C. Duschnes Company. Also in this collection are diplomas (1876–1878) issued to Ransom’s relatives by Olivet College in Michigan and by Michigan State Normal School.