Kate Milner Rabb collection
Collection — Folder: S1092
Identifier: S1092
Scope and Contents
This collection has includes three items, all of which are undated.
A printed form on yellow paper is entitled, "List of Questions," with "188__" at the bottom. On the back, handwritten in pencil, it says: "Used by Miss Eubank of Guilford, Ind., in getting information in regard to soldiers of War of 1812.
The second paper is a letter on Indianapolis Star letterhead, handwritten by Kate Milner Rabb, to "Dear Mrs. Livesey." Kate thanks Mrs. Livesey "for the use of this letter."
The third item is a paper, entitled "Hardware," and signed H.J. It is not a letter but a poem. The poem begins: "To day I sat idle with no one to talk, And to search for excitement up street took a walk." The poem advertises various items for sale in the store of J. E. Vandercook, such as pans, pails, milk strainers, kettles, pitchforks, breast pins, plows, churns, coffin trimmings, and table glass. The final four lines are: "A new lot of fruit cans of glass and of tin, But to name all I saw there I could not begin. Now if you wish a good bargain please no farther look, But buy your hardward of J. E. Vandercook."
A printed form on yellow paper is entitled, "List of Questions," with "188__" at the bottom. On the back, handwritten in pencil, it says: "Used by Miss Eubank of Guilford, Ind., in getting information in regard to soldiers of War of 1812.
The second paper is a letter on Indianapolis Star letterhead, handwritten by Kate Milner Rabb, to "Dear Mrs. Livesey." Kate thanks Mrs. Livesey "for the use of this letter."
The third item is a paper, entitled "Hardware," and signed H.J. It is not a letter but a poem. The poem begins: "To day I sat idle with no one to talk, And to search for excitement up street took a walk." The poem advertises various items for sale in the store of J. E. Vandercook, such as pans, pails, milk strainers, kettles, pitchforks, breast pins, plows, churns, coffin trimmings, and table glass. The final four lines are: "A new lot of fruit cans of glass and of tin, But to name all I saw there I could not begin. Now if you wish a good bargain please no farther look, But buy your hardward of J. E. Vandercook."
Dates
- undated
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
Kate Milner Rabb was a writer for the Indianapolis Star, and worked in the editorial rooms.
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 from Martha Hobbs on 1937/07/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2014/10/16 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
- Title
- Kate Milner Rabb 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
