Frederick E. Schortmeier collection
Collection — Folder: S1145
Identifier: S1145
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence between Schortmeier and Frances
Nakarai, a librarian at the Indiana State Library, and various papers the
Schortmeier would enclose in his letters to her.
Dates
- 1957-1964
Creator
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
Frederick E. Schortmeier was born on March 25, 1889, in Shelbyville, Indiana.
His parents were Henry and Sophia Schroer Schortmeier. Schortmeier
graduated from Butler College in 1912 with an A.B. and from Harvard University
in 1915 with an LL.B. degree. He married Margrette Boyer on December 29,
1915, with whom he had two children, Mary and Fazli. He worked as a reporter
for the Indianapolis Star from 1908 to 1917 and was admitted to the bar in 1915.
Schortmeier served as private secretary to U.S. Senator Harry S. New (1917-
1919); secretary of the Republican State Committee of Indiana (1920-1924); and
Indiana Secretary of State (1924-1928). He was then an instructor at the Indiana
University Law School from 1932 to 1944. Schortmeier began a private law
practice in 1944. He died on June 18, 1965.
Sources:
Thompson, Donald E., comp. Indiana Authors and their Books, 1917-1966. Crawfordsville, IN:
Wabash College, 1974.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
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 Frederick E. Schortmeier on 1964/09/10 and Frances Nakarai on 1065/12.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/11 by Christina Baich. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/21 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Title
- Frederick E. Schortmeier 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
