Lizzie Smelser collection
Collection — Folder: S1200
Identifier: S1200
Scope and Contents
There is one letter and the small yellow envelope in which it was mailed on August 28, 1873. The envelope is addressed to: Miss Lizzie S. Smelser, Richmond, Indiana. The letter is from P. R. Kendall, President Faculty, Smithson College. He wrote "To whom this may concern" recommending Lizzie who attended Smithson College from January 2, 1872 to March 2, 1873. Among the classes she took were: Roman history, geometry, German, zoology, and chemistry. Mr. Kendall wrote: "In the Literary Department her Exercises were of a Superior Order."
Dates
- 1873
Creator
- Stoner, Sara Smelser, 1853-1937 (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
Sara "Lizzie" (Smelser) Stoner was born November 1853 in Wayne County, Indiana, the daughter of James and Mary Francis (Hamilton) Smelser. She attended Smithson College and later graduated from Buchtel College. She was active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and also served as a Universalist minister from 1900 to 1914. She died on April 1, 1937.
Sources:
FindaGrave.com. "Rev. James Alfred Stoner." Find a Grave Memorial no. 13990585. Accessed September 3, 2020. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Rev. Sara Stoner Dies at Prospect." Dayton Herald (Ohio), April 3, 1937. https://www.newspapers.com.
Sources:
FindaGrave.com. "Rev. James Alfred Stoner." Find a Grave Memorial no. 13990585. Accessed September 3, 2020. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Rev. Sara Stoner Dies at Prospect." Dayton Herald (Ohio), April 3, 1937. https://www.newspapers.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of two items, a letter and its envelope.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records donation from Winifred Stoner on 1938/5/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2016/10/13 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2020/09 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Stoner, Sara Smelser, 1853-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Lizzie Smelser 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
