Lewis Bradford Richardson collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1112
Scope and Contents
There are three files in this collection. The first folder had family documents from 1874 through 1943. Bluford Richardson, supervisor on road work in Johnson County, kept a list of men who worked on the road, how many days, and how much they were paid, in 1874. In 1928, Lewis and his wife Hesper purchased property in Johnson County. The birth certificate of their daughter, Carolyn Dianne Richardson, born January 21, 1943, in also in the first folder. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #317 in Nineveh from 1931 to 1941.
The second folder contains documents from 1944 to 1947, including licenses to handle explosives or ingredients, by the Bureau of Mines, in 1944 and 1945. There are copyrights for his publications issued in 1946. Family history is in this folder. The eldest daughter, Mary L. Richarson, wrote a poem entitled "Seek Ye First The Kingdom."
The third folder has poems and sketches in 1910 with a table of contents. The first stanza of "The Old Daguerreotype" reads thus: "It was only an old daguerretype I found in an idle nook; dusty, marked with the grime of age, and with backs that closed like a book. I opened it up as you might do to take a friendly look." One poem entitled "Sassafras Time" was published in "Our Poet's Corner" in an unknown publication. It tells about Sassafras George who "hath broken his bounds."
The second folder contains documents from 1944 to 1947, including licenses to handle explosives or ingredients, by the Bureau of Mines, in 1944 and 1945. There are copyrights for his publications issued in 1946. Family history is in this folder. The eldest daughter, Mary L. Richarson, wrote a poem entitled "Seek Ye First The Kingdom."
The third folder has poems and sketches in 1910 with a table of contents. The first stanza of "The Old Daguerreotype" reads thus: "It was only an old daguerretype I found in an idle nook; dusty, marked with the grime of age, and with backs that closed like a book. I opened it up as you might do to take a friendly look." One poem entitled "Sassafras Time" was published in "Our Poet's Corner" in an unknown publication. It tells about Sassafras George who "hath broken his bounds."
Dates
- 1874-1947
Creator
- Richardson, Mary L. (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
Lewis Bradford Richardson was a poet and engineer in Trafalgar, Johnson County, Indiana.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
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 Lewis Bradford Richardson in 1949.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2015/02/12 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
Creator
- Richardson, Mary L. (Person)
- Richardson, Lewis Bradford (Person)
- Title
- Lewis Bradford Richardson 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
