Harriet Greathouse Frenzel photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P051
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photograph album containing photographs with a few clippings, children's drawings, and cards, as well four folders of loose photographs, papers, photograph album pages, and pages from a scrapbook from Harriet Stanhope Frenzel and her family in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1908 to 1947, regarding baby and childhood pictures of Frenzel, her children, Suzanne Rebeyre, Joan Greathouse, and John Peter III, alone and with family members. There are also snapshots of dogs and from family vacations. The photograph album also contains John Peter's bracelet from the hospital (1936).
The loose folder of photographs contains Henry and Harriet Frenzel's wedding photographs, October 15, 1927 and two portraits: a woman, possibly Harriet or one of her daughters (1947) and a boy, probably John Peter (undated). The loose papers and ephemera from the photograph album include calling cards, report cards, and baptism and birth records (1927-1937, undated). The scrapbook pages with loose items comprises cards, correspondence, ticket stubs, and wedding items (1908-1931, undated).
The loose folder of photographs contains Henry and Harriet Frenzel's wedding photographs, October 15, 1927 and two portraits: a woman, possibly Harriet or one of her daughters (1947) and a boy, probably John Peter (undated). The loose papers and ephemera from the photograph album include calling cards, report cards, and baptism and birth records (1927-1937, undated). The scrapbook pages with loose items comprises cards, correspondence, ticket stubs, and wedding items (1908-1931, undated).
Dates
- 1908-1947
Creator
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
Harriet Stanhope Greathouse was born to Charles Ashford (1869-1931) and Erma (Ribeyre) Greathouse (1880-1962) on June 16, 1907, in New Harmony, Indiana. She had one brother, Charles A., Jr. (1904-1970) and attended Tudor Hall School in Indianapolis, Indiana Charles A. Greathouse, a politician, banker, and educator who was an owner of a printing company, Bookwalter-Ball-Greathouse Printing Company with John H. Bookwalter (secretary) and Frank W. Ball (vice president). Harriet S. Greathouse married Henry John Frenzel (1903-1968) on October 15, 1927, in Marion County, Indiana, and they had 3 children: Suzanne Ribeyre (1928-), Joan (1930-), and John Peter III (1936-). The family lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, where Henry Frenzel worked as a banker. They divorced and Harriet then married Joseph Edward Cain (1903-1963), an electrical parts executive, on September 22, 1937 in Manhattan, New York, New York, and they had a daughter, Juliet (1938-). Harriet Cain died on November 24, 1985 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis with her second husband.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Frenzel.” 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Cain.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet S. Greathouse.” Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse Frenzel.” New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Esarey, Logan. “Charles A. Greathouse.” In History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922, volume 3, edited by Kate Milner Rabb and William Herschell, p. 305-306. Dayton, OH: Dayton Historical Publishing, 1924. Accessed July 28, 2021. Google Books.
Esarey, Logan. “Frank W. Ball.” In History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922, volume 4, edited by Kate Milner Rabb and William Herschell, p. 681-682. Dayton, OH: Dayton Historical Publishing, 1924. Accessed July 28, 2021. Google Books.
Findagrave.com. “Charles A. Greathouse Jr.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41202443/charles-a.-greathouse.
Findagrave.com. “Charles A. Greathouse Sr.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41202478/charles-a.-greathouse.
Findagrave.com. “Erma R. Greathouse.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41202511/erma-r-greathouse.
Findagrave.com. “Harriet G. Cain.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45899029/harriet-g.-cain.
Findagrave.com. “Henry John Frenzel.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45941577/henry-john-frenzel.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Frenzel.” 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Cain.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet S. Greathouse.” Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse.” Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Harriet Greathouse Frenzel.” New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937. Accessed July 28, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Esarey, Logan. “Charles A. Greathouse.” In History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922, volume 3, edited by Kate Milner Rabb and William Herschell, p. 305-306. Dayton, OH: Dayton Historical Publishing, 1924. Accessed July 28, 2021. Google Books.
Esarey, Logan. “Frank W. Ball.” In History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922, volume 4, edited by Kate Milner Rabb and William Herschell, p. 681-682. Dayton, OH: Dayton Historical Publishing, 1924. Accessed July 28, 2021. Google Books.
Findagrave.com. “Charles A. Greathouse Jr.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41202443/charles-a.-greathouse.
Findagrave.com. “Charles A. Greathouse Sr.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41202478/charles-a.-greathouse.
Findagrave.com. “Erma R. Greathouse.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41202511/erma-r-greathouse.
Findagrave.com. “Harriet G. Cain.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45899029/harriet-g.-cain.
Findagrave.com. “Henry John Frenzel.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45941577/henry-john-frenzel.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 medium oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by format.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/07/28 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2021/07/28 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Title
- Harriet Greathouse Frenzel photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
