Alexander Heron collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0860
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and complimentary fair tickets from across Indiana sent to the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, Alexander Heron. Ranging from 1885 to 1890, the collection includes tickets from community, county, and district fairs; Trotting and Pace Horse Breeders' Association fairs; Agricultural Association, Agricultural Society, and Agricultural and Mechanical Society fairs; Joint Stock Association and Joint Stock Society fairs; Farmers' Union Association fairs; and the Indiana State Poultry Association fair.
Dates
- 1885-1890
Creator
- Heron, Alexander, 1827-1900 (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
Alexander Heron was born May 2, 1827 in Baltimore, Maryland and moved with his family to Connersville, Indiana when he was around eight years old. He engaged in farming before starting his tenure as secretary of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture in 1872, an office he held for nineteen years. He was married to Helen Roberts on January 14, 1864 and they had five children. Mr. Heron died on May 29, 1900.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Alexander Heron." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 20, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Helen M. Heron." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 20, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"Alexander Heron Dead." Connersville Daily News (IN), May 29, 1900.
U.S. Work Projects Administration, comp. Indexes to County Records of Franklin County: Marriage Records, 1850-1920. Indiana?: WPA, 1941.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Alexander Heron." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 20, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Helen M. Heron." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 20, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"Alexander Heron Dead." Connersville Daily News (IN), May 29, 1900.
U.S. Work Projects Administration, comp. Indexes to County Records of Franklin County: Marriage Records, 1850-1920. Indiana?: WPA, 1941.
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 from John Lewis on 1964/05/08.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/06/20 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2017/06/20 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Heron, Alexander, 1827-1900 (Person)
- Title
- Alexander Heron collection
- 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
