Amelda Keister Mortland notebook
Collection — Folder: S0993
Identifier: S0993
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a notebook of handwriting exercises belonging to Amelda [Imelda] Keister Mortland. The notebook also contains decorative pen-and-ink sketches.
Dates
- undated
Creator
- Mortland, Amelda Keister (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
Amelda [Imelda] Keister Mortland was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania to Jesse and Margaret Keister. Between 1860 and 1862, she married Alexander Mortland, with whom she had four children. The Mortlands moved to Indianapolis between 1864 and 1866. Mortland died in 1925 and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. 1850, 1870, 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed May 22, 2013. www.ancestry.com.
Findagrave.com. “Amelda K. Mortland.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 22, 2013. www.findagrave.com.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. 1850, 1870, 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed May 22, 2013. www.ancestry.com.
Findagrave.com. “Amelda K. Mortland.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 22, 2013. www.findagrave.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
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
- Mortland, Amelda Keister (Person)
- Title
- Amelda Keister Mortland notebook
- 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
