Emma Eaton White speech
Collection — Folder: S1393
Identifier: S1393
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a speech from Emma Eaton White on March 1, 1926, given before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., regarding the Wadsworth Amendment, which was intended to ake it more difficult to amend the Constitution. Senator Wadsworth was an opponent of women’s suffrage.
Dates
- 1926/03/01
Creator
- White, Emma Eaton. (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
Emma Eaton was born on March 14, 1868, in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. She
received her law degree from the University of Michigan in 1894. Eaton married Edward Franklin White in 1900. They had one daughter, Mira. She practiced law in Creston, Iowa, from 1894 to 1897. She then became legal editor for West Publishing Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota (1897-1900) and for Bobbs-Merrill Co. in Indianapolis (1915-1920). Emma Eaton White served as deputy attorney general of Indiana (1921-1925) and reporter for the Supreme and Appellate courts of Indiana (1925-1929). She was also active in a number of clubs.
Source:
Who Was Who in America with World Notables, vol. 5. Chicago: Marquis Who’s Who, 1973.
Source:
Who Was Who in America with World Notables, vol. 5. Chicago: Marquis Who’s Who, 1973.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
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 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid updated 2015/11/25 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/30 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2025/10/20 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- White, Emma Eaton. (Person)
- Title
- Emma Eaton White speech
- 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
