Evelyn Mae Craig papers
Collection — Folder: S0309
Identifier: S0309
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters in English and German, newspaper articles and an issue of the Ford Times from Evelyn Mae Craig and others, including William A. Holman, Filomena Gould, John Macdonald, Susan M. Ostrom, and Wayne Guthrie in Indiana, Toronto, Canada, and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1882 to regarding legislative business, a family tree, local history and personal achievements.
Dates
- 1882-1963, undated
Creator
- Fry, Lutitia Craig Schenk (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in German and English.
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
Evelyn Mae Craig was born to Dr. Albert Gallatin (1844–1908) and Laura Elizabeth (Houston) Craig (1857–1937) on February 4, 1875 in Kentucky, the younger of two children. She was graduated from Vassar College in 1897 and spearheaded the drive to establish the Switzerland County Public Library in Vevay, Indiana, resulting in a building partially funded by Andrew Carnegie. Craig was a trustee of the library for many years, beginning in 1916, serving in various offices. She was a member of the American Library Association and past president of the Indiana Library Trustees Association. Craig also wrote a history of the Indiana Public Library Trustees Association (ILTA). She served as county historian of Switzerland County and wrote articles for the Indiana Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Indiana History. Craig was also active in the Indiana Federation of Clubs. As ILTA president in 1925, she supported the legislation combining the Public Library Commission and the Indiana State Library and placing the organization under the Indiana State Library and Historical Board. Craig died on August 10, 1963 and was buried in the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Evelyn Craig." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Evelyn Craig." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Evelyn Mae Craig." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed October 1, 2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17812490/evelyn-mae-craig.
"Miss Evelyn Craig, Library Founder, Dies." Indianapolis Star, August 12, 1963.
"Librarians, Trustees Conference." Library Occurrent (December, 1953): 348.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Evelyn Craig." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Evelyn Craig." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Evelyn Mae Craig." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed October 1, 2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17812490/evelyn-mae-craig.
"Miss Evelyn Craig, Library Founder, Dies." Indianapolis Star, August 12, 1963.
"Librarians, Trustees Conference." Library Occurrent (December, 1953): 348.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from DePauw University on 1972/12/20.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/10/06 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/10/06 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Fry, Lutitia Craig Schenk (Person)
- Gould, Filomena (Person)
- Guthrie, Richard Wayne, 1926- (Person)
- Holman, William S. (Person)
- MacDonald, James (Person)
- Ostrom, Susan M. (Person)
- Williams, Caroline (Person)
- Title
- Evelyn Mae Craig papers
- 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
