Dress making accounts
Collection — Folder: S1428
Identifier: S1428
Scope and Contents
These 19 xeroxed pages list women's names, costs, and measurements. On page 12, the writer notes "Sulphur Hill, Indiana" at the top of the page, and then gives dates on which family members started on trips. She wrote: "The big 'wash out' March 23rd 1898. War declared April 21st 1898. Lillie Neibert started for Iowa Sept. 14th 98. Dilbert and I went to house keeping April the 25th 1899. March 21st 1906, a big snow on enough that the mail man came in a sleigh. Papa arrived at Shelbyville Sept. 24th, 2 p.m., Monday, 1917." Some of the entries listing items purchased for dressmaking give the date of purchase.
Dates
- 1895-1917
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.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Russell Williams on 1969/02/19.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2014/05/01 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
- Title
- Dress making accounts
- 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
