William Palmer Dole collection
Collection — Folder: S0363
Identifier: S0363
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence to and from William and Jane Dole in Indiana and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1836 to 1861 regarding family life, business, politics, meeting with President Abraham Lincoln, politics, the appointment of the librarian of Congress, and the U.S. Civil War.
Dates
- 1836-1861
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
William Palmer Dole was born in Danville, Vermont, on December 9, 1810. In 1831, he moved to Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana, and engaged in business. For eight years, Dole serviced in the Senate and House of Representatives in the Indiana legislature. Upon moving to Paris, Illinois, he again engaged in business. Dole was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago where Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president in 1860. He had a summer residence in Berkley Spring, West Virginia. William married three times. His first wife was Susan Rush, daughter of Peter Rush, and they two children had Persis J., a girl, born about 1836, and William R., born about 1838. When Susan died, William married her cousin Jane Bryson. Following Jane’s death, he
married Elizabeth Gordon.
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 chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Marion H. Gray on 1967/08/10.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/03 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2014/03 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2018/05/16 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- William Palmer Dole 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
