Leslie Sulgrove collection
Collection
Identifier: L153
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, and a treasurer’s book for the Crescent Society and the Alumni Society of Indianapolis High School (1871–1885) in which Leslie Sulgrove served as an officer. Included are receipts and correspondence regarding his personal business, school essays, programs for Indianapolis social events, and a ciphering book of John D. Brackenridge, Bath County, Kentucky (1816).
Dates
- 1816-1894
Creator
- Sulgrove, Leslie, 1855-1939 (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
Leslie Sulgrove was born about 1855 in Indiana. He worked as a newspaperman in Indianapolis during the 1870s and 1880s before moving out to Helena, Montana where he lived until his death in 1939. Sulgrove was married to Sophia Sulgrove and had a daughter named Mary.
Source:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2012. www.ancestry.com.
Source:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2012. www.ancestry.com.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript 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 Mary Agnes Smithhurst on 1941/05/26.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2012 December by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2012 December by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid revised 2024/06/20 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Sulgrove, Leslie, 1855-1939 (Person)
- Title
- Leslie Sulgrove collection
- 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
