William H. Matthew papers
Collection
Identifier: L104
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original and photostat correspondence, notebooks with personal notes, and other documents from William H. Matthew and others in Gary, Indiana and elsewhere in the United States, ranging from 1837 to 1956, regarding Indiana law, Potawatomi Indians, the Presbyterian church in Plymouth, Indiana, the Detroit to Chicago Road, and other subjects.
Dates
- 1837-1956
Creator
- Matthew, William H., 1871-1931 (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
William Henry Matthew was born December 21, 1871 in England. He emigrated to the United States in 1889 and married Edna Bertha Toby in Pulaski County, Indiana on October 4, 1893. They lived in Culver and Plymouth, Indiana, then moved to Gary in 1908, and had at least four children: Rose, Etta, J. Robert, and W. Burleigh. Both their sons became doctors.
Matthew was an attorney, representing the Indiana Anti-Saloon League for a time, a Democratic leader, and a member of the Indiana Historical Research Committee. He was also a notable collector of Indiana legal history items. Matthew died February 13, 1931 following surgery and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth. His wife Edna Matthew died February 4, 1935.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "W. A. Matthew." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 18, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Edna Toby." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed December 18, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "William Henry Matthew." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 18, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151140144/william-henry-matthew.
"Matthew, William H." Indiana History Bulletin 9, no. 5 (February 1932): 163.
"Mrs. William H. Matthew." Knox Republican (IN), June 5, 1935.
"W. H. Matthew, 59, Gary Lawyer, Dies" Special to the Indianapolis Star, February 19, 1931.
Matthew was an attorney, representing the Indiana Anti-Saloon League for a time, a Democratic leader, and a member of the Indiana Historical Research Committee. He was also a notable collector of Indiana legal history items. Matthew died February 13, 1931 following surgery and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth. His wife Edna Matthew died February 4, 1935.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "W. A. Matthew." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 18, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Edna Toby." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed December 18, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "William Henry Matthew." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 18, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151140144/william-henry-matthew.
"Matthew, William H." Indiana History Bulletin 9, no. 5 (February 1932): 163.
"Mrs. William H. Matthew." Knox Republican (IN), June 5, 1935.
"W. H. Matthew, 59, Gary Lawyer, Dies" Special to the Indianapolis Star, February 19, 1931.
Extent
2.2 Cubic Feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. William H. Matthew on 1933/04.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/12/31 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/12/31 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/05/11 by Brittany Kropf.
- Correspondence
- Gary (Ind.)
- Indexes
- Indian trade
- Indiana -- Constitution
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America -- Missions
- Indians of North America -- Treaties
- Law practice
- Lawyers -- Indiana
- Miami Indians
- Plymouth (Ind.)
- Potawatomi Indians
- Potawatomi Indians -- Missions
- Practice of law
- Roads
Creator
- Matthew, William H., 1871-1931 (Person)
- Title
- William H. Matthew papers
- 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
