Donald M. Ream collection
Collection — Folder: S1100
Identifier: S1100
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a history of the Supreme Court written by Donald Ream and a
certificate appointing him to the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Commission.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- Ream, Donald M. (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
Donald M. Ream was born on July 5, 1902, in Huntington, Indiana. He attended Indiana
Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1924. Ream moved to Indianapolis in 1926
and received an A.B. degree from Butler University the same year. He married Marilla L.
Lemaux in 1929 with whom he had two children. Ream practiced law in Indianapolis
and was Marion County deputy prosecuting attorney from 1929 to 1930. He was also
involved in the Indiana Historical Society and the Society of Indiana Pioneers. Ream
became a research assistant for the Indiana Supreme Court in 1961 and remained
there until his death on November 25, 1965.
Source:
Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and Alan F. January,
comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis:
The Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder; 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of two items.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Hubert Hawkins.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid revised 2015/10/30 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/21 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Ream, Donald M. (Person)
- Title
- Donald M. Ream 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
