Jeannette Vaughn Konley letter
Collection — Folder: S1328
Identifier: S1328
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 10-page letter from Jeannette Vaughn Konley to her friend, Margarette Ball Dickson, on October 25, 1958, regarding reporting on Konley becoming Poet Laureate of Indiana as well as her civil service career dealing with unemployment.
Dates
- 1958
Creator
- Konley, Jeannette Vaughn (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
Jeannette Vaughn Konley was born in Chicago, Illinois. A longtime resident of Gary, Indiana, she was a guardian of Camp Fire Girls for 14 years; a Girl Scout leader for five years; and a recreational supervisor of activities in parks, playgrounds, and settlement houses for seven years. She also worked for the Indiana Unemployment Security Division in Hammond, Indiana. Konley became an Indiana Poet Laureate in 1958 for her work, Cradled in the Dunes.
Source:
Item in the collection.
Thompson, Donald E. Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917-1966. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1974.
Source:
Item in the collection.
Thompson, Donald E. Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917-1966. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1974.
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 and finding aid completed 2017/12/21 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2026/03/09 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Konley, Jeannette Vaughn (Person)
- Title
- Jeanette Vaughn Konley 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
