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Identifier/Call Number
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MSA 778
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Description
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This collection contains household receipts and other documents kept by Philip A. and Leola M. Giroux of Barre, Vermont, during the period 1952-1982. Included in the collection is a selection of receipts that document everyday living expenses of the couple. The collection includes insurance policies and car loans, property taxes and an income tax withholding form, G.I. bill education documentation and personal notes. Mr. Giroux's apprenticeship agreement with two Barre companies, Lawson Granite Company and Anderson Friberg Company, are also included, as are unemployment compensation forms for Mrs. Giroux before she was married. The collection also includes receipts for utilities, telephone service, appliances, radio and television, food and clothing.
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Biography, Administrative History and Provenance
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Philip Alfred Giroux was born on September 28, 1930, in Saint Albans, Vermont, the son of Albert and Laurette (St. Amant) Giroux. He died on July 4, 2015, in Graniteville (Barre Town), Vermont, and is buried at Saint Sylvester's Cemetery in Websterville (Barre Town), Vermont. Philp attended grade school at Holy Ghost School in Graniteville (Barre Town) and graduated from St. Michael's High School in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1949. During the Korean War, from 1952-1954, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and earned the rank of Corporal. Philip's early occupation was mostly in the granite sheds. Later he, along with Adelard S. Benoit, founded Culture Craft Sandblast. He retired in 1992 from shed work. His wife, Leola Marilyn Bryant, was born on March 12, 1931, in Barre, Vermont, the daughter of Thomas John Bryant and Madeline Mary Lasasso/Losasso. Leola graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre, Vermont, in 1949 and served in the U.S. Army from 1950-1953 during the Korean War; she earned the rank of Corporal. She married Philip Giroux on September 24, 1955, at Saint Sylvester Catholic, Graniteville (Barre Town), Vermont. They had four children, Thomas John Giroux, Lynda Ann (Giroux) Salter, Ann Marie (Giroux) Brown, and Susan Beth (Giroux) Giroux-Cohen. Leola died on May 29, 2014, and is buried at Saint Sylvester's Cemetery.
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Extent
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.5 linear feet
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