Bess Day collection
Collection — Folder: S0343
Identifier: S0343
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and biographical information from various numerous Indiana authors to Bess Day in Anderson, Indiana ranging in 1945 regarding the lives of those authors. The authors who responded to Day's inquiries for information include: Barbara Allee (daughter of author), Fannie B. Blumberg, Kate Gambold (Mrs. John A.) Dyer, Louise Embree, Clotilde Embree Funk, Helen Boyd (Mrs. William Robert) Higgins, Mable Leigh Hunt, Clara Ingram Judson, Ross F. Lockridge, Laura (Mrs. Philip R.) Long, Miriam E. Mason, Jeannette C. Nolan, Jane Dabney Shackelford, Caroline Dale Snedeker, Augusta Stevenson, Ann (Mrs. Sam) Weil, Katharine Gibson Wicks, and William E. Wilson.
Dates
- 1945
Creator
- Day, Bess (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
Bess Day was the librarian at the Anderson Senior High School in Anderson, Indiana, in 1945. She wrote to Indiana authors requesting their biographical information to publish in the winter issue of the Library Occurrent.
Source:
Information found within collection.
Source:
Information found within collection.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Bess Day on 1946 January.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013 December by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2013 December by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised YYYY/MM/DD by [FirstName LastName].
Creator
- Day, Bess (Person)
- Title
- Bess Day 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
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
