Dean Byus speech on Prest-O-Lite Company
Collection — Folder: S0465
Identifier: S0465
Scope and Contents
This collection includes carbon copies of a typed excerpt from a speech given by Dean Byus, Prest-O-Lite factory manager, at the International Acetylene Association on April 1, 1952, though the copies may have been created in 1954, regarding the Prest-O-Lite Company and Carl Fisher.
Dates
- 1952/04/01; 1954
Creator
- Byus, Dean (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
Carl Graham Fisher was born January 12, 1874 in Greensburg, Indiana, to Albert H. and Ida (Graham) Fisher; he was one of at least three children. Fisher quit school at the age of 12 to help his mother sell candy. He was 50 percent blind. Fisher became a champion bicycle racer and stuntman in his teens before getting into automobile racing, setting a world automotive speed record of 2 miles in 2:02 minutes in 1904. He was instrumental in the founding of the Prest-O-Lite Storage Battery Company in 1904 and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909.
Fisher married Jane Watts (1887–1968) on October 23, 1909 in Marion County, Indiana and they lived on their estate, Blossom Heath, until 1922, which is now part of Marian College in Indianapolis. The Fishers built a new mansion in Florida, where he promoted development of Miami Beach and the Dixie Highway. The couple divorced in Paris in July 1926 and Fisher married Margaret Collier the following year in 1927. He also developed real estate in Long Island, New York. Fisher died on July 15, 1939 in Florida and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Carl G. Fisher." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl G. Fisher." Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Carl Fisher." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, July 16, 1939.
Findagrave.com. "Carl Graham Fisher." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3407/carl-graham-fisher.
Greiff, Glory-June. "Fisher, Carl Graham." In The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, pp. 572-573). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Fisher married Jane Watts (1887–1968) on October 23, 1909 in Marion County, Indiana and they lived on their estate, Blossom Heath, until 1922, which is now part of Marian College in Indianapolis. The Fishers built a new mansion in Florida, where he promoted development of Miami Beach and the Dixie Highway. The couple divorced in Paris in July 1926 and Fisher married Margaret Collier the following year in 1927. He also developed real estate in Long Island, New York. Fisher died on July 15, 1939 in Florida and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Carl G. Fisher." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl G. Fisher." Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Carl Fisher." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, July 16, 1939.
Findagrave.com. "Carl Graham Fisher." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 10, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3407/carl-graham-fisher.
Greiff, Glory-June. "Fisher, Carl Graham." In The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, pp. 572-573). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains copies of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Frances Hoss on 1954/04/01.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/12/15 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/12/15 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2022/05/10 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Byus, Dean (Person)
- Title
- Dean Byus speech on Prest-O-Lite Company
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
