Elizabeth Claypool Earl papers
Collection — Folder: S1605
Identifier: S1605
Scope and Contents
This collection includes notes, three signed statements, and one letter from Elizabeht Claypool Earl, circa 1929-1931, regarding the important role of public libraries in schools and rural communities. Two of the signed statements are from Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie and Roy P. Wisehard, superintendant of the Indiana Department of Publlic Instruction, Division of Elementary and High School Inspection.
Dates
- circa 1929-1931
Creator
- Earl, Elizabeth Claypool (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
Elizabeth Claypool Earl was an advocate for public libraries in Indiana during the early 20th century. She was born to Austin Bingley and Hannah Ann (Petty) Claypool in Wayne County, Indiana on June 25, 1856. The family later lived in Connersville, Indiana. She married Morell J. Earl (1853-1879) in 1878. She served as president of the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs in 1903 and the Indiana secretary of the General Federation of Women's CLubs during 1915-1916.
In June of 1897, the Indiana Union of Literacy Clubs appointed her the chairman of a committee of five persons intended to cooperate with the Library Association of Indiana (today the Indiana Library Federation) to frame a law which would secure a library commission, later the Indiana Public Library Commission. Earl became one of the first appointees to the commission and served on it for many years, serving as its president from 1916 to 1925, and as the president of the Indiana Library and History Department during 1925-1926. She also sat on the Indiana State Library and Historical Board and the Indiana State Library Building Commission until her death. Earl died on December 8, 1931 and was buried in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Sources:
Information in the collection.
Findagrave.com. "Elizabeth Claypool Earl." Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 18, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Indiana State Library. "History of the Library." Accessed May 18, 2016. http://www.in.gov/library/2453.htm.
Preer, Jean, and Lydia Spotts. "Meeting under the Dome: The ALA Holds Its 1928 Conference in West Baden." Indiana Libraries ( ): 12. Accessed May 18, 2016. https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/IndianaLibraries/article/download/1999/3430.
Public Library Commission of Indiana. "The Commission's Sponsors." Library Occurrent 5, no. 9 (1919): 299-300. Accessed May 18, 2016. http://books.google.com.
In June of 1897, the Indiana Union of Literacy Clubs appointed her the chairman of a committee of five persons intended to cooperate with the Library Association of Indiana (today the Indiana Library Federation) to frame a law which would secure a library commission, later the Indiana Public Library Commission. Earl became one of the first appointees to the commission and served on it for many years, serving as its president from 1916 to 1925, and as the president of the Indiana Library and History Department during 1925-1926. She also sat on the Indiana State Library and Historical Board and the Indiana State Library Building Commission until her death. Earl died on December 8, 1931 and was buried in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Sources:
Information in the collection.
Findagrave.com. "Elizabeth Claypool Earl." Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 18, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Indiana State Library. "History of the Library." Accessed May 18, 2016. http://www.in.gov/library/2453.htm.
Preer, Jean, and Lydia Spotts. "Meeting under the Dome: The ALA Holds Its 1928 Conference in West Baden." Indiana Libraries ( ): 12. Accessed May 18, 2016. https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/IndianaLibraries/article/download/1999/3430.
Public Library Commission of Indiana. "The Commission's Sponsors." Library Occurrent 5, no. 9 (1919): 299-300. Accessed May 18, 2016. http://books.google.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
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 2016/04/14 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/14 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2016/05/18 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Earl, Elizabeth Claypool (Person)
- Wisehart, Roy P. (Person)
- Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Elizabeth Claypool Earl papers
- 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
