John S. Waggaman papers
Collection
Identifier: L171
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, articles, pamphlets, newsletters, reports, questionnaires, and newspaper clippings from John S. Waggaman in Indiana, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the United States, ranging from 1943 to 1969, regarding Indiana legislative and congressional district reapportionment for Indiana and other states, compensation for legislators, the organization and functioning of the Indiana General Assembly, the Citizens Conference for State Legislatures, and recommendations for improving the legislature.
Dates
- 1943-1969, undated
Creator
- Waggaman, John S., 1930-2015 (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
John "Jack" Stanley Waggaman was born March 17, 1930 to John and Enola Waggaman in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Marion and Muncie, Indiana, attending Marion High School in 1946. Waggaman married Mary Jane Doughty on April 9, 1955 in Marion County, Indiana and they had two children, Craig and Jeanne. They lived in Marion, Indiana after John, serving in the United States Army in 1955, was stationed in Japan.
Waggaman attended Butler University, earning a B.S. in 1962, and Indiana University, where he received an M.P.A. in 1963 and an Ed.D. in 1972. He worked for Indiana University in several capacities during the 1960s and 1970s, in the field of academic administration and political analysis. Waggaman also worked with Indiana tax district reapportionment (REAP) and on financial and political policy, writing a number of publications in those and other areas. He taught at Florida State University from 1972 until 1995.
Jane Waggaman died on November 27, 2012 in Tallahassee, Florida while her husband, Jack folloed her three years later on May 8, 2015, also in Tallahassee.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Jack Waggaman." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Waggaman." Web: Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John S. Waggaman." U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Jack Waggaman." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Jane Waggaman." Tallahassee Democrat. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.legacy.com.
"John (Jack) Waggaman." Tallahassee Democrat. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.legacy.com.
"Waggaman, John Stanley." In American Men and Women of Science: Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 2., p. 2549. New York, NY: Jacques Cattell Press, 1973.
Waggaman attended Butler University, earning a B.S. in 1962, and Indiana University, where he received an M.P.A. in 1963 and an Ed.D. in 1972. He worked for Indiana University in several capacities during the 1960s and 1970s, in the field of academic administration and political analysis. Waggaman also worked with Indiana tax district reapportionment (REAP) and on financial and political policy, writing a number of publications in those and other areas. He taught at Florida State University from 1972 until 1995.
Jane Waggaman died on November 27, 2012 in Tallahassee, Florida while her husband, Jack folloed her three years later on May 8, 2015, also in Tallahassee.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Jack Waggaman." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John Waggaman." Web: Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John S. Waggaman." U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Jack Waggaman." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Jane Waggaman." Tallahassee Democrat. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.legacy.com.
"John (Jack) Waggaman." Tallahassee Democrat. Accessed February 24, 2016. http://www.legacy.com.
"Waggaman, John Stanley." In American Men and Women of Science: Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 2., p. 2549. New York, NY: Jacques Cattell Press, 1973.
Extent
2.6 Cubic Feet (8 manuscript boxes)
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 John Stanley Waggaman on 1969/08/19.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/03/16by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/03/16 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/07/10 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Waggaman, John S., 1930-2015 (Person)
- Title
- John S. Waggaman papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
