William L. Wharton collection
Collection — Folder: S1388
Identifier: S1388
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters and personal papers of William Wharton while a student (1871-1877) at Indiana Asbury University, Greencastle, Indiana. Also included are letters from university students to his father, William Wharton (1816-1901), a retired farmer in Marion, Indiana, and an 1855 letter from Clark County.
Dates
- 1855-1882
Creator
- Wharton, William L., 1851-1923 (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
William Lemon Wharton was born June 10, 1851 in Grant County, Indiana, to William Sr. and Rachel (Graham) Wharton. He was a student at Indiana Asbury University (DePauw University), Greencastle, Indiana, 1871-1877, and attended medical school at Indiana University, 1880-1882. He married Alice A. Wharton, and was a practicing physician in Matthews (New Cumberland), Grant County, Indiana. Wharton died on June 2 1923, in Muncie, Indiana.
Source:
Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Source:
Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/11/30 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2017/11/30 by Linda Gellert.
Creator
- Wharton, William L., 1851-1923 (Person)
- Title
- William L. Wharton 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
