Lilian Lauferty letter
Collection — Folder: S0808
Identifier: S0808
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter and a list of "Career Highlights", dated March 21, 1940, sent by Lilian Lauferty to the Indiana Historical Society in response to a request for information about her for a list of Indiana born authors.
Dates
- 1940/03/21
Creator
- Lauferty, Lilian, 1887-1958 (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
Lilian Lauferty was born at Fort Wayne, Indiana in May, 1882 (some sources give her year of birth as 1887 or 1890). She graduated from Fort Wayne High School in 1899, then attended Smith College in Massachusetts, graduating with a BA in 1903. She worked as a reporter and wrote the "Advise for the Lovelorn" column under the name Beatrice Fairfax for the New York Evening Journal for seven years. She was the author of the novels, "The Crimson Thread", "The Hungry House", "Baritone", "The Street of Chains", and "God Keeps an Open House." In 1924, she married James Wolfe, a basso of the Metropolitan Opera. She died in Winter Park, Florida in February 17, 1958.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Lilian Lauferty." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"Graduate With High Honors." Fort Wayne Sentinel (IN), June 8, 1899. Accessed March 14, 2016. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/.
"Lilian Lauferty, Ex-Columnist, 68." The New York Times. February 20, 1958. Accessed March 14, 2016. http://obituaries.proquest.com/.
Thompson, Donald E., comp. Indiana Authors and Their Books 1917-1966. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1974.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Lilian Lauferty." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 14, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"Graduate With High Honors." Fort Wayne Sentinel (IN), June 8, 1899. Accessed March 14, 2016. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/.
"Lilian Lauferty, Ex-Columnist, 68." The New York Times. February 20, 1958. Accessed March 14, 2016. http://obituaries.proquest.com/.
Thompson, Donald E., comp. Indiana Authors and Their Books 1917-1966. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1974.
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 Lilian Lauferty on 1940/03/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/03/15 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2016/03/15 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Lauferty, Lilian, 1887-1958 (Person)
- Title
- Lilian Lauferty letter
- 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
