Hampden G. Finch papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0462
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from Hampden G. Finch in Centerville, Indiana and various towns/forts in western United States and Louisa Finch in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1850 to 1851 regarding family matters, business, travel west to California and a typed, photocopy of reminiscences from J.G. Finch of Indiana discussing the 1819-1820 settlement of Hamilton County, IN.
Dates
- 1819-1820, 1850-1851
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
Hampden G. Finch was married to Louisa M. Vandegnifo [Van Grife] on September 27, 1848 in Marion, Indiana. They had a son, Theodore. Hampden was an associate publisher for the Wayne County Recordin the 1840s and the Centerville News Letter with C.B. Bentley in 1846-1847. He went to California in the 1850s, leaving his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. They later moved to Centerville, Indiana.
Information found within the collection.
"Finch, H.C.". Library of Congress: Chronicling America. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86058205/
"Finch, Hampden G." Genealogy Trails. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://genealogytrails.com/ind/wayne/newspapers.html
"Finch, Hampden G." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Finch, Theodore J." San Francisco Area, California, Funeral Home Records, 1850-1931. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Information found within the collection.
"Finch, H.C.". Library of Congress: Chronicling America. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86058205/
"Finch, Hampden G." Genealogy Trails. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://genealogytrails.com/ind/wayne/newspapers.html
"Finch, Hampden G." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Finch, Theodore J." San Francisco Area, California, Funeral Home Records, 1850-1931. Retrieved 2014/12/12. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
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 Mary Haimbaugh on 1937/07/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/12/12 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/12/12 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Hampden G. Finch 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
