Bess Sellers Johnson papers
Collection — Folder: S724
Identifier: S0724
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed transcript of a speech from Bess Sellers Johnson in Indiana on November 5, 1940 regarding pioneer women of Franklin, Indiana.
Dates
- 1940/11/05
Creator
- Johnson, Bess Sellers (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
Elizabeth "Bess" Sellers Johnson was born to John and Emma Jane Garshwiler Sellers in Indiana on November 24, 1884; she was the youngest of four children. She married William R. Johnson, with whom she had two children. She edited or compiled a number of books, including her husband's diary from the Spanish-American War. She died in 1970 and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Indiana.
Information found within the collection.
"Johnson, Bessie". 1920 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/02/16. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Elizabeth "Bess" Sellers". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/02/16. http://www.findagrave.com
"Sellers, Elizabeth "Bess". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/02/16. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Information found within the collection.
"Johnson, Bessie". 1920 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/02/16. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Johnson, Elizabeth "Bess" Sellers". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/02/16. http://www.findagrave.com
"Sellers, Elizabeth "Bess". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/02/16. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
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 Bess Sellers Johnson on during June 1940.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/02/16 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/02/16 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Johnson, Bess Sellers (Person)
- Title
- Bess Sellers Johnson 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
