Adams Lee Ogg collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1028
Scope and Contents
The collection is mainly contains the correspondence of the Ogg and Longnaker Families. The
majority of the letters are between Ogg and his wife while he was serving in the Civil War, and
those with her family in Greenfield and Iowa. Also included are diaries and an expenditure list
of Mary E. Ogg and clippings from the Indianapolis Star column the “Hoosier Listening Post.”
Dates
- 1836-1936
Creator
- Ogg, Adams Lee (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
Adams Lee Ogg was born in 1827 in Indiana. He was a businessman and lawyer in
Greenfield, Indiana and Indianola, Iowa. He served as captain, 3rd Iowa Regiment
during the Civil War. After the Civil War he was active in pension claim cases for fellow
veterans. He married Mary E. Longnaker of Greenfield in 1861. Adams Lee Ogg died in
1904.
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Ada O. Frost on 1936/04 and Robert Ogg on 1986/10/20.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2006/11 by Barbara Hilderbrand. Finding aid revised 2015/11/14 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created by 2018/05/21 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Ogg, Adams Lee (Person)
- Title
- Adams Lee Ogg 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
