Erastus Test letter
Collection — Folder: S1297
Identifier: S1297
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a letter from Erastus Test in Indiana to Ada Baldwin on July 26, 1856, mentioning how she had been missed in grammar class and other news about school.
Dates
- 1856
Creator
- Test, Erastus (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
Erastus Test was born November 12, 1836 to a Quaker couple in Indiana, Samuel and Hannah Test. He had five brothers, Josiah, William, Oliver, Rufus, and Zaccheus. Test taught school in Richmond, Indiana and simultaneously attained his B.S. (1863) and M.S. (1866) degrees from Earlham College, before earning an M.D. from the University of Michigan (1868). Test married Mary Taylor in August, 1868 He then taught science courses at Earlham College until retirement. Test died on April 21, 1917 and was buried at Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.
Sources:
Item in the collection.
Earlham College. Who's Who Among Earlhamites. Richmond, IN: Earlham Postoffice, 1916. Accessed June 27, 2017. https://books.google.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Erastus Test." Find a Grave Index. Accessed June 27, 2017. http://www.findagrave.com.
Test, Erastus. Erastus Test to F.C. Test, April 24, 1870. Letter. "Correspondence Between Dr. F.C. Test and Dr. C.E. Test." Test Family Genealogy. Accessed June 27, 2017. http://testfamilygenealogy.com/Narratives/Indiana/Part_2_Letters.htm.
Wiley, H. W. "The Preisdent's Address: Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits." In Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 1902, edited by Donaldson Bodine, 33-53. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1903.
Sources:
Item in the collection.
Earlham College. Who's Who Among Earlhamites. Richmond, IN: Earlham Postoffice, 1916. Accessed June 27, 2017. https://books.google.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Erastus Test." Find a Grave Index. Accessed June 27, 2017. http://www.findagrave.com.
Test, Erastus. Erastus Test to F.C. Test, April 24, 1870. Letter. "Correspondence Between Dr. F.C. Test and Dr. C.E. Test." Test Family Genealogy. Accessed June 27, 2017. http://testfamilygenealogy.com/Narratives/Indiana/Part_2_Letters.htm.
Wiley, H. W. "The Preisdent's Address: Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits." In Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 1902, edited by Donaldson Bodine, 33-53. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1903.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
There is only one item in this collection.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/06/22 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2017/06/22 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2017/06/27 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Test, Erastus (Person)
- Title
- Erastus Test letter
- 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
