Bennett family oversize documents, 1917-1919, undated
File — Folder: OB079
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes newspaper clippings, public record documents, photographs, biographical notes, and other family documents regarding the Sluyter-Dibra family of White County, Indiana ranging from 1839 to 2007. The bulk of the clippings, public records, and documents are photocopies and a large number of the photographs are unidentified. Some items of note include publicity photographs, vaudeville artist cards, and manager instructions for "Mighty" Cameron Bennett's escape artist act (1919); two editions of The Transatlantic Dispatch from August 30 and November 1, 1919; Dr. Samuel D. Sluyter's physician address and prescription books (1920s); Samuel Clayton Sluyter's Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America membership book with monthly dues receipt stamps (1924-1926); Patricia Ann Bennett's Indianapolis Arsenal Tech high School "Tech Book" student handbook (copyright 1945); and Richard K. Bennett's autograph book from his time at Arsenal Tech (1949-1954).
The oversize folder (OB079) contains a small broadside of escape artist "Might Oaks" signed by him on April 7, 1917; page 5 of the January 4, 1919 edition of the Des Moines Evening Tribune with article about Cameron Bennett; and the "Six Generations of Women in White County" family tree of the Sluyter-Dibra family (undated).
The oversize folder (OB079) contains a small broadside of escape artist "Might Oaks" signed by him on April 7, 1917; page 5 of the January 4, 1919 edition of the Des Moines Evening Tribune with article about Cameron Bennett; and the "Six Generations of Women in White County" family tree of the Sluyter-Dibra family (undated).
Dates
- 1839-2007
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.25 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes, 1 half size box, 1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
