Katharine Watson Atkins oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH004
Scope and Contents
This collection contains recorded oral history interviews with Katharine Atkins, conducted by F. Gerald Handfield for the Indiana State Library on October 11, 1977 and January 10, 1978. No transcript is available. The library has a digital copy of the audio.
Dates
- 1977-1978
Creator
- Indiana State Library (Interviewer, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Katharine L. (Watson) Atkins was born June 12, 1902 to Phileman Mitchell and Genevieve M. (Bassel) Watson in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Febrary 18, 1922, she married Elias Cornelius Atkins (II), son of Henry C. and Sue (Winter) Atkins, on February 18, 1922 in Marion County, Indiana. They had two children together: Elias C. (III) and Ann Paxton. Her husband became the head of E.C. Atkins & Company, a world-renowned saw manufacturer founded in Indianapolis in 1856-1857 by his grandfather, for whom he was named. Katharine Atkins died in Indianapolis on July 20, 1993 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Source:
Ancestry.com. "Katharine Atkins." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katharine Atkins." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Cathryne L. Watson." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katharine L. Watson." Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Phileman Mitchell Watson." West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. "Elias C. Atkins." In Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions, and hte People of a City of Homes, vol. 2, 1054-1058. Indianapolis: Unigraphic, 1910.
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. "Henry C. Atkins." In Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions, and hte People of a City of Homes, vol. 2, 1058. Indianapolis: Unigraphic, 1910.
Source:
Ancestry.com. "Katharine Atkins." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katharine Atkins." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Cathryne L. Watson." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Katharine L. Watson." Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Phileman Mitchell Watson." West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971. Accessed September 9, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. "Elias C. Atkins." In Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions, and hte People of a City of Homes, vol. 2, 1054-1058. Indianapolis: Unigraphic, 1910.
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. "Henry C. Atkins." In Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions, and hte People of a City of Homes, vol. 2, 1058. Indianapolis: Unigraphic, 1910.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 audiotape reel)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was created by the Indiana State Library Oral History Project in 1978.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/04 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2005/04 by Jennifer Duplaga. Collection reprocessing completed 2020/02/28. EAD finding aid revised 2015/09/09; 2020/02/28 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Indiana State Library (Interviewer, Organization)
- Title
- Katharine Watson Atkins oral history
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
