Sam B. Woods papers
Collection
Identifier: L181
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed and signed and typed and signed correspondence from various people in the United States; typed, carbon copies and autographed articles from Bartlett and Sam B. Woods in Lake County, Indiana; typed foreward to book, "First Hundred Years of Lake County by Sam B. Woods; articles and addresses written by various people in the United States; newspaper articles and complete issues of newspapers; a typed and autographed list of members of the House of Representatives; ranging from 1848-1941 regarding many subjects, including politics; family history; and the history of Lake County, Indiana.
Dates
- 1848-1941; undated
Creator
- Woods, Samuel B., 1856-1956 (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
Samuel B. Woods was born to Bartlett (a native of England) and Ann [Anna] Eliza [Elisa] (Sigler) Woods (of the state of Virginia, then later of Lake County, Indiana) on January 7, 1856 in Indiana. Bartlett Woods served as a Lake County commissioner, then in the Indiana General Assembly, in the House in 1861 and 1865, and he wrote extensively. Bartlett and Ann had eleven children, three of whom died in infancy or early childhood, those living into adulthood, including Caroline, William, Jefferson, Samuel, Charlotte, Henry, Walter and Arthur.
Samuel B. Woods married Mellue [Melluyma] C. Vilmer on March 15, 1882 in Lake County, and they had three children: Harold E., Whilma, and Margaret. He was a farmer, who specialized in dairy farming, and writer. He wrote "WOODS: The First Hundred Years of Lake Co., Indiana, as lived and acted by Bartlett Woods and family and Sam B. Woods and family" in 1936, as well as many newspaper articles and opinion pieces. Woods died in 1956 and is buried in the Maplewood Historic Cemetery in Crown Point, Indiana. The Hammond High School Junior Historical Society was known as the Sam B. Woods Society in 1952.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Mellue C. Vilmer." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Samuel Woods." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Samuel Woods." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Sam B. Woods." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Samuel B. Woods" Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Samuel B. Woods married Mellue [Melluyma] C. Vilmer on March 15, 1882 in Lake County, and they had three children: Harold E., Whilma, and Margaret. He was a farmer, who specialized in dairy farming, and writer. He wrote "WOODS: The First Hundred Years of Lake Co., Indiana, as lived and acted by Bartlett Woods and family and Sam B. Woods and family" in 1936, as well as many newspaper articles and opinion pieces. Woods died in 1956 and is buried in the Maplewood Historic Cemetery in Crown Point, Indiana. The Hammond High School Junior Historical Society was known as the Sam B. Woods Society in 1952.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Mellue C. Vilmer." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Samuel Woods." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Samuel Woods." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Sam B. Woods." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Samuel B. Woods" Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 8, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Extent
1.6 Cubic Feet (5 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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/02/22 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/02/22 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Woods, Samuel B., 1856-1956 (Person)
- Title
- Sam B. Woods 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
