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Donald M. Ream, Wilbur Wright Birthplace Commission certificate

 Collection — Folder: B012
Identifier: B012

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a history of the Supreme Court written by Donald Ream and a certificate appointing him to the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Commission.

Dates

  • 1955/04/18

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

Donald M. Ream was born on July 5, 1902, in Huntington, Indiana. He attended Indiana Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1924. Ream moved to Indianapolis in 1926 and received an A.B. degree from Butler University the same year. He married Marilla L. Lemaux in 1929 with whom he had two children. Ream practiced law in Indianapolis and was Marion County deputy prosecuting attorney from 1929 to 1930. He was also involved in the Indiana Historical Society and the Society of Indiana Pioneers. Ream became a research assistant for the Indiana Supreme Court in 1961 and remained there until his death on November 25, 1965.

Source:

Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and Alan F. January, comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis:

The Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection includes one item.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Hubert Hawkins.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Related Archival Material

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN:

S1100: Donald M. Ream collection, 1955

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed by Christina Baich during November 2005. Finding aid revised by Bethany Fiechter on 2015/10/30. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/14.
Title
Donald M. Ream, Wilbur Wright Birthplace Commission certificate
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:
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