Lois Fuller papers
Collection — Folder: S494
Identifier: S0494
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, signed letter from Lois Compton Fuller in New Castle, Indiana on December 18, 1934 regarding the donation of her autographed book, "When the World is New," to the Indiana State Library.
Dates
- 1933
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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 / Historical
Lois Compton was born in New Castle, Indiana on November 6, 1886 and attended Radcliffe College. She married Joseph Vincent Fuller, with whom she had one child and who died in 1932. She successfully advocated for a library in New Castle and was the first board president. She was a poet, playwright and actress, and also the cofounder of the American Newspaper Guild in 1933. She taught at St. Mary's College (Notre Dame) in 1934. She died on May 10, 1977 and is buried in Arlington, Virginia.
"Fuller, Lois Compton".(1974) In Indiana Authors and Their Books, v. 2, 1917-1966. (224). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. ISLI 16.810 B291I
"Fuller, Lois Compton". Indianapolis News, May 10, 1977, p. 29, c.1
"Fuller, Lois Compton". U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current. Retrieved 2013/10/08. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Fuller, Lois Compton".(1974) In Indiana Authors and Their Books, v. 2, 1917-1966. (224). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. ISLI 16.810 B291I
"Fuller, Lois Compton". Indianapolis News, May 10, 1977, p. 29, c.1
"Fuller, Lois Compton". U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current. Retrieved 2013/10/08. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Ownership and Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
General Note
Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2013/10/08 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2013/10/08 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Lois Fuller 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
