Louis J. Bailey and Esther U. McNitt political letters
Collection — Folder: S283
Identifier: S0283
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from U.S. congressman and senators from Indiana in Washington, D.C. replying to Louis J. Bailey and Esther U. McNitt ranging from 1926 to 1935 regarding various bills and legislation regarding libraries, printing, and censuses.
Dates
- 1926-1935
Creator
- Updike, Ralph Eugene (Person)
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
Esther U. McNitt was born March 2, 1887 to James C. and Mary E. McNitt. She was a head librarian in the Division of Indiana History and Archives at the Indiana State Library during the 1920s and 1930s and served on the Indiana Historical Commission (1923-1925). McNitt died on October 1, 1941.
Louis J. Bailey (1881-1962) served as the Indiana State Librarian from 1925 to 1935. Bailey served as a consultant in the establishment of the United States National Archives building in Washington, D.C. In 1933, Bailey was granted lifetime membership in the Indiana Library Association (now Indiana Library Federation) and the American Library Association. Beginning in 1929, he served for a time as the president of the National Association of State Libraries.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Censuses, 1910. Accessed July 31, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989. Accessed July 31, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Indiana State Library. "History of the Library." About the Library. Accessed July 31, 2015. http://www.in.gov/library/2453.htm.
Louis J. Bailey papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library.
Louis J. Bailey (1881-1962) served as the Indiana State Librarian from 1925 to 1935. Bailey served as a consultant in the establishment of the United States National Archives building in Washington, D.C. In 1933, Bailey was granted lifetime membership in the Indiana Library Association (now Indiana Library Federation) and the American Library Association. Beginning in 1929, he served for a time as the president of the National Association of State Libraries.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Censuses, 1910. Accessed July 31, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989. Accessed July 31, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Indiana State Library. "History of the Library." About the Library. Accessed July 31, 2015. http://www.in.gov/library/2453.htm.
Louis J. Bailey papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
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 2015/07/31 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/31 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Updike, Ralph Eugene (Person)
- Van Nuys, Frederick (Person)
- Wood, Will R. (Will Robert) (Person)
- Robinson, Arthur R. (Arthur Raymond), 1881-1961 (Person)
- Crowe, Eugene B. (Eugene Burgess) (Person)
- Gray, Finly H. (Person)
- Greenwood, Arthur H. (Arthur Herbert) (Person)
- Griswold, Glenn (Person)
- Jenckes, Virginia Ellis, 1877-1975 (Person)
- Larrabee, William H. (William Henry) (Person)
- Ludlow, Louis L., 1873-1950 (Person)
- Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 (Person)
- Pettengill, Samuel B. (Samuel Berrett), 1886-1976 (Person)
- Purnell, Fred S. (Fred Sampson) (Person)
- Title
- Louis J. Bailey and Esther U. McNitt political letters
- 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
