Forrest L. Spencer collection
Collection — Folder: S1227
Identifier: S1227
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and papers pertaining to the Nelson, Sturgis, and Bailiff families ranging from 1840 to 1892 in Jennings County, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, and Kansas. The papers include U.S. Civil War letters and a military discharge from George Nelson (1861-1863), documents relating to Susan Bailey, Martha A. Sturgis, and E. Blanchard (1877-1878), and a wedding invitation (1892).
Dates
- 1840-1892
Creator
- Sturgis family (Family)
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
When he was 79 years old, Forrest L. Spencer, 2905 South Van Asselt Court, Seattle, Washington, sent these letters to the Curator of History, Museum of Indiana. They were mailed on April 10, 1968. The following year, the Indiana State Museum donated the letters to the State Libary. These letters pertain to the Nelson, Sturgis, and Bailiff families, who were related to Forrest Spencer.
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 the Indiana State Museum in 1969.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/01/19 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid completed 2017/01/19 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2017/02/27 by Brittany Kropf.
- Bailiff family
- Correspondence
- Family life
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Invitation cards
- Jennings County (Ind.)
- Military discharge
- Military life
- Nelson family
- Sturgis family
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- Weddings
Creator
- Sturgis family (Family)
- Nelson family (Family)
- Bailiff family (Family)
- Title
- Forest L. Spencer 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
