Lazarus Noble collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2702
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Lazarus Noble’s business correspondence and papers from 1860 to 1869, undated, when Noble lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Included are correspondence relating to the Indianapolis Copper Mining Company for which Noble was an investor. Also included are letters regarding business interests in Vincennes; requests for assistance in obtaining state and federal appointments; a 1865 family vacation to Montreal (Canada); and U.S. Civil War related letters.
Dates
- 1860-1869, undated
Creator
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
Lazarus Noble was a Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana businessman and adjutant general of Indiana during the U.S. Civil War. Noble also served as a clerk of the Indiana Supreme Court from 1864 to 1868.
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (4 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 during June 1936.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Brent Abercrombie during June 2011. EAD finding aid revised 2024/05/23 by Brittany Kropf.
- Bounties
- Business -- Indiana
- Businesspeople -- Indiana
- Civil service -- Indiana
- Civil service -- United States
- Copper industry and trade -- Indiana
- Correspondence
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Judah, Samuel, 1798-1869
- Maps
- Military veterans
- Montreal (Quebec)
- Quebec (Province) -- Description and travel
- Travel
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1863-1866)
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 21st (1861-1863)
- Veterans -- Indiana
- Veterans -- Louisiana
- Vincennes (Ind.)
Creator
- Title
- Lazarus Noble collection
- 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
