Esther Shively Keeney papers
Collection — Folder: S759
Identifier: S0759
Scope and Contents
This collection includes hand-corrected typed documents from Esther Shively Keeney in Seattle, Washington ranging from 1880 to 1960 regarding her life, teaching career, men she had known, her trips to Indiana from Seattle and the scenery, and family history.
Dates
- 1880-1932
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
Esther Shively Keeney was born on November 6, 1880 to Thomas Jacob and Hannah Amanda Slauson [Slawson] Keeney in Indiana. She attended Indiana State Normal School (now Indiana State University) in 1899 for one year, then taught school for several years before being graduated from Indiana State Normal School in 1905. She taught for 16 years in Indiana before moving to Washington State, where she married Ben Dale Keeney on May 25, 1918. She taught in Washington State for several years, beginning in 1919. They had one child, Ben, born in 1920. He died on July 17, 1959. She died on August 2, 1971.
Keeney, Esther S." U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989. Retrieved Oct. 3, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Shively, Esther ." Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Shively, Esther Keeney." Washington, Death Index, 1940-1996. Retrieved Oct. 3, 2013.. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Keeney, Esther S." U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989. Retrieved Oct. 3, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Shively, Esther ." Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Shively, Esther Keeney." Washington, Death Index, 1940-1996. Retrieved Oct. 3, 2013.. 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 from Esther Shively Keeney on 1968/10/07.
General Note
Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2013/10/03 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2013/10/03 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Esther Shively Keeney 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
