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Jack K. Carmichael collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0223

Scope and Contents

Folder one is letters of Edmond Harrell and others, written from 1861 until 1893. Harrell was a soldier in the Civil War, assigned to Company B, 50th Indiana Volunteers. The collection includes a list of Eastin Family births, 1847 - 1884.

Folder two is letters written from 1834 to 1892. One of the correspondents was Civil War soldier, Napoleon Bonaparte Newkirk, a corporal in Company G, 50th Indiana Volunteers. Included in the collection are recipes and an October 1887 wedding invitation for Lina Wertheim to Ben Goodman of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dates

  • 1834-1893

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

The collection is correspondence of the Harrell and Eastin families, residents of Jackson and Lawrence Counties in Indiana. The donor, Jack K. Carmichael, Delaware County Indiana is a descendent of the Harrell and Eastin families.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Jack K. Carmichael on 1967/12/06.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Item Listing

Folder 1. Letters of Edmond Harrell and Others

1861-1864 Pages 1-16 1867-1879 Pages 16-21 1880-1893 Pages 21-27 1847-1884 Eastin Births Index Pages 29-30

Folder 2. Letters of Napoleon Bonaparte Newkirk and Others

1861-1866 Pages 1-18 1871-1879 Pages 18-26 1834-1860 Pages 27-36 1862-1879 Pages 36-47 1887-1892 Pages 47-51 n.d. Pages 51-57 Recipes Page 58 Wedding Invitation Page 59 Index Pages 60-63

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed by Nikki Stoddard Schofield during June 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/11.
Title
Jack K. Carmichael collection
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