Margaret Eliza Vance Morris clippings
Collection — Folder: S0988
Identifier: S0988
Scope and Contents
The collection contains newspaper clippings of the “A Hoosier Listening Post” column by Kate Milner Rabb ranging from September to October, 1930. The selected columns ran in the Indianapolis Star in September and October 1930. Rabb reprinted substantial excerpts of letters from Margaret Eliza Vance Morris to William Hamilton Lazarus Noble written in the 1840s while Noble was at Wabash College. Rabb obtained the letters from Mrs. Ferris Taylor, granddaughter of Morris.
Dates
- 1930
Creator
- Rabb, Kate Milner, 1866-1937 (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
Margaret Eliza Vance Morris was born about 1803 in Ohio, the daughter of Lawrenceburg founder Samuel C. Vance and Mary Morris (Lawrence) Vance. Morris married Lazarus Noble, December 31, 1823. Noble died September 29, 1825, and Morris later married Bethuel F. Morris.
William Hamilton Lazarus Noble was born in 1825 to Lazarus Noble and Margaret Eliza Vance Morris. He attended Wabash College in the early 1840s. Noble died in 1877.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed May 15, 2013. www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. “Lazarus Noble.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 15, 2013. www.findagrave.com.
Findagrave.com. “William H. L. Noble.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 15, 2013. www.findagrave.com.
Samuel C. Vance Papers. Finding aid. Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN. Accedded May 15, 2013. http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/samuel-c-vance-papers-1788-1902.pdf.
William Hamilton Lazarus Noble was born in 1825 to Lazarus Noble and Margaret Eliza Vance Morris. He attended Wabash College in the early 1840s. Noble died in 1877.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed May 15, 2013. www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. “Lazarus Noble.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 15, 2013. www.findagrave.com.
Findagrave.com. “William H. L. Noble.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 15, 2013. www.findagrave.com.
Samuel C. Vance Papers. Finding aid. Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN. Accedded May 15, 2013. http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/samuel-c-vance-papers-1788-1902.pdf.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/05 by Jamie Dunn. EAD finding aid created 2013/05 by Jamie Dunn.
Creator
- Rabb, Kate Milner, 1866-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Margaret Eliza Vance Morris
- 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
