Eva Ione East papers
Collection — Folder: S399
Identifier: S0399
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, hand-corrected letter from C. Ear East in Bloomington, Indiana on 1974/12/29 regarding his cousin, Eva Ione East's death and her encounter with James Whitcomb Riley on November 6, 1903.
Dates
- 1974/12/29
Creator
- East, C. Ear (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
Eva Ione East was born in May of 1876 in Indiana to John Ransom and Matilda J. (Binkley) East (who were married in 1866). She was the youngest of four children. She was graduated from Bloomington High School in 1895 and attended Indiana University, joining the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She was graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music, with high honors, in 1900. She became a singer, church choir and Bloomington Choral Club director and music teacher. She died of insulin shock in at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 9, 1923. She had resided in Bloomington, Indiana at the time of her death and was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana.
Information found within the collection.
"East, Eva". 1920 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"East, Eva". Bloomington Evening World July 10, 1923. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/bloomington/bloomington-evening-world/1923/07-12
"East, Eva I.". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://archives.ancestry.com
"East, Eva I.". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://www.findagrave.com
"East, John R.". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://archives.ancestry.com
Information found within the collection.
"East, Eva". 1920 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"East, Eva". Bloomington Evening World July 10, 1923. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/bloomington/bloomington-evening-world/1923/07-12
"East, Eva I.". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://archives.ancestry.com
"East, Eva I.". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://www.findagrave.com
"East, John R.". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/11/24. http://archives.ancestry.com
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 Marcelle K. Foote.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/11/24 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/11/24 by Edythe Huffman
Creator
- East, C. Ear (Person)
- Title
- Eva Ione East 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
