Roscoe R. Leak papers
Collection
Identifier: L089
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, receipts, financial documents, essays, histories, research notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, pamphlets, periodicals, and other papers and ephemera from the Roscoe R. Leak and the Buzzard, Leach, and Leak families (also spelled Leake) ranging from 1842 to 1958 and undated, regarding family, business affairs, and Indiana history, specifically genealogy, history in Hendricks and Clark counties and church history, including the Disciples of Christ and the Methodist Church.
Dates
- 1842-1958, undated
Creator
- Leak, Roscoe Ryan, 1884-1964 (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
Roscoe Ryan Leak was born in Lizton, Indiana on September 18, 1884 to James Hilary (1852-1923) and Margaret Catherine (Leach) Leak (1865-1945). He had one sister, Dena S. Leak. He was graduated from Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana in 1906.
Leak worked as a farmer but was a noted authority in the early history of Hendricks County, Indiana and served as the local representative to the Indiana Historical Society from Hendricks County. He wrote several articles published in the Indiana Magazine of History. Leak was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Republican Party, and the local Disciples of Christ Church where he served as an elder for many years.
Leak married Minnie Candace Noe on September 25, 1909 in Hendricks County and had one son, J. Robert, and two daughters, Margaret and Amanda. He died on October 22, 1964 and was buried in the Lizton K. of P. Cemetery, Lizton.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Roscoe Leak." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 22, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Roscoe R. Leak." Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed July 22, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Roscoe Ryan Leak." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 22, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64190799/roscoe-ryan-leak.
Leak worked as a farmer but was a noted authority in the early history of Hendricks County, Indiana and served as the local representative to the Indiana Historical Society from Hendricks County. He wrote several articles published in the Indiana Magazine of History. Leak was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Republican Party, and the local Disciples of Christ Church where he served as an elder for many years.
Leak married Minnie Candace Noe on September 25, 1909 in Hendricks County and had one son, J. Robert, and two daughters, Margaret and Amanda. He died on October 22, 1964 and was buried in the Lizton K. of P. Cemetery, Lizton.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Roscoe Leak." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 22, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Roscoe R. Leak." Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed July 22, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Roscoe Ryan Leak." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 22, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64190799/roscoe-ryan-leak.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. John Hess on 1965/10/24.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1969/10 by Harriet Reich and 2009/09 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2016/07/22 by Edythe Huffman. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/05/21 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/05/21 by Brittany Kropf.
- Advertising cards
- Beggs, Charles
- Beggs, James
- Buzzard family
- Charlestown (Ind.)
- Church history
- Church history -- Indiana
- Clark County (Ind.)
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Disciples of Christ
- Family
- Family history
- Family life
- Folklore -- Indiana
- Hendricks County (Ind.)
- Leach family
- Leak family
- Lizton (Ind.)
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Methodists
- Photographs
- Postal service
- Postcards
- Receipts (Acknowledgements)
- Religion
- Roads -- Indiana
- Springville (Ind.)
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Creator
- Leak, Roscoe Ryan, 1884-1964 (Person)
- Title
- Roscoe R. Leak papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
