Wiley family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1410
Scope and Contents
This collection contains mostly financial documents including indentures, tax receipts and bills of the Wiley family ranging from 1845 to 1896. Also, included are personal papers, correspondence, and newspapers.
There is also 2 oversize publications in OB190: 1845 June Herald of Progression, June 1845 and The Cincinnati Enquirer, August 8, 1874.
There is also 2 oversize publications in OB190: 1845 June Herald of Progression, June 1845 and The Cincinnati Enquirer, August 8, 1874.
Dates
- 1845-1896
Creator
- Wiley family (Family)
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
James Wiley was born about 1795 in Virginia and operated a farm in saw mill in Metamora, Franklin County, Indiana. James Wiley died in 1874.
Jerome James Wiley, so of James Wiley, was born in 1822 and worked with his father in Metamora. Jerome Wiley died in 1894.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. Accessed February 27, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.comn
Jerome James Wiley, so of James Wiley, was born in 1822 and worked with his father in Metamora. Jerome Wiley died in 1894.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. Accessed February 27, 2007. http://www.ancestrylibrary.comn
Extent
0.08 Cubic Feet (3 folders, 1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by document type, then chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Glen Harvey on 1975/10/16.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2007/02 by Barbara Hilderbrand. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/30 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2021/09/09 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Wiley family (Family)
- Title
- Wiley family 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
