Beck family papers
Collection
Identifier: L133
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from Elias W. H. Beck to his wife and father-in-law Samuel Milroy during the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War. Also included are letters from Walter Beck to Frances Keith during the Philippine-American War, as well as Beck’s photographys from the Philippines and Japan.
Dates
- 1827-1899
Creator
- Beck, Elias W. H., 1822-1888 (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
Elias W. H. Beck was born in 1822 and worked as a physician. He served as a surgeon with the 1st Indiana Regiment in Texas and Mexico during the Mexican-American War and was also a surgeon with the 3rd Indiana Calvary Regiment and U.S. Army of the Potomac in Virginia and Maryland during the Civil War. He married Frances Milroy on October 28, 1848. Elias W. H. Beck died on October 1, 1888.
Walter Beck was born about 1872. He was the son of Elias W.H. Beck and Francis Milroy. He served as a physician with the 13th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the Philippine insurrections.
Source:
Ancestry.com. Accessed April 10, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Walter Beck was born about 1872. He was the son of Elias W.H. Beck and Francis Milroy. He served as a physician with the 13th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the Philippine insurrections.
Source:
Ancestry.com. Accessed April 10, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (1 small manuscript box, 1 small oversize box)
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 Mildred Knight Richardson during 1929.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Barbara Hilderbrand during April 2007. Finding aid revised by Edythe Huffman on 2015/11/09. EAD findign aid revised 2024/06/10; 2025/02/18 by Brittany Kropf.
- Correspondence
- Keith, Florence
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives
- Military life
- Milroy, Robert
- Milroy, Samuel, 1780-1845
- Personal narratives
- Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives
- Photographs
- Soldiers
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865)
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 1st
- United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 13th (1898-1899)
Creator
- Beck, Elias W. H., 1822-1888 (Person)
- Beck, Frances Milroy (Person)
- Beck, Walter M. (Person)
- Title
- Beck family 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
