Dorsey family papers
Collection — Folder: S0367
Identifier: S0367
Scope and Contents
This collection contains family letters, Francis O. Dorsey's report card from the Indianapolis Classical School, and an invitation to the Indianapolis Women's Club Social Reunion and President's Day program ranging from 1866-1885. Undated items include letters, a poem, an envelope with a picture of the Tucker and Dorsey Manufacturer's wooden coffee grinder and an envelope of the Willcox and Gibbs S.M. Company of New York.
Dates
- 1866-1885, undated
Creator
- Dorsey family (Family)
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
The Dorseys were a prominent family in Indianapolis. Robert Stockton Dorsey (1832-1883) married Catherine Layman (1834-1905) on May 28, 1861 and they had 6 children: Robert L. (1862-1937), John T. (1864-1871), Daniel L. (1866-1955), Francis O. (1869-1915), Kate (1872-1878), and Thomas T. (1873-1875). The family was involved in the management of the Indianapolis based companies, Tucker & Dorsey Manufacturing Company and the Phoenix Caster Company.
Sources:
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions, and the People of a City of Homes. Vol. 2. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1910.
FindaGrave.com. "Catherine Layman Dorsey." Find a Grave Index. Accessed September 19, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com/.
Hyman, Max Robinson. The Journal Handbook of Indianapolis: An Outline of History. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Journal Newspaper Company, 1902. https://archive.org/details/journalhandbook00hymagoog.
Sources:
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions, and the People of a City of Homes. Vol. 2. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1910.
FindaGrave.com. "Catherine Layman Dorsey." Find a Grave Index. Accessed September 19, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com/.
Hyman, Max Robinson. The Journal Handbook of Indianapolis: An Outline of History. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Journal Newspaper Company, 1902. https://archive.org/details/journalhandbook00hymagoog.
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 R. Russo on 1965/08/20.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/03/27 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2014/03/27 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2016/09/19 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Dorsey family (Family)
- Title
- Dorsey family papers
- 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
