Whitley County collection
Collection — Folder: S1711
Identifier: S1711
Scope and Contents
This collection contains historical writings related to Whitley County, Indiana, including a copy of "Seventy Years of Churubusco's History," a paper written by Mary Magers DeVault in 1932, with a sworn statement signed by Adele C. Misselhorn and notorized on October 1, 1937 attesting to the authorship of the paper and undated transcriptions of sections of historical passages about Whitley County and Chief Little Turtle taken from History of Whitley County, Indiana by Samuel P. Kaler and Richard H. Maring (1907) and Little Turtle: The Great Chief of the Miami Indian Nation by Calvin M. Young (1917).
This collection also contains two ribbon badges from the Whitley County Old Settlers Day held at Columbia City in 1936 and 1941 and three "wooden nickel" certificates created as souveniers for the August 1938 Whitley County centennial. Issued by the Whitley County Centennial Association, Inc., the wooden certificates were accepted at full face value in trade at any store in the county or redeemed in coin at local banks up to and including Tuesday, August 2, 1938.
This collection also contains two ribbon badges from the Whitley County Old Settlers Day held at Columbia City in 1936 and 1941 and three "wooden nickel" certificates created as souveniers for the August 1938 Whitley County centennial. Issued by the Whitley County Centennial Association, Inc., the wooden certificates were accepted at full face value in trade at any store in the county or redeemed in coin at local banks up to and including Tuesday, August 2, 1938.
Dates
- 1932-1941, undated
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.
Historical Note
Whitley County is located in northeast Indiana and was established in 1838. The county was named in honor of Colonel William Whitley, an officer with the Kentucky Mounted Infantry who was mortally wounded at the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812. Columbia City, the county seat, was founded in 1839. Other towns in the county include Churubusco, Larwill and South Whitley.
Sources:
Columbia City, Indiana. "Community: About Columbia City." Accessed October 27, 2021. https://columbiacity.net/community/about-columbia-city.
State of Indiana. "My Local: Whitley County." IN.gov. Accessed October 27, 2021. https://www.in.gov/core/mylocal/whitley_county.html.
Sources:
Columbia City, Indiana. "Community: About Columbia City." Accessed October 27, 2021. https://columbiacity.net/community/about-columbia-city.
State of Indiana. "My Local: Whitley County." IN.gov. Accessed October 27, 2021. https://www.in.gov/core/mylocal/whitley_county.html.
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 donations.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/10/27 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2021/10/27 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Whitley County collection
- 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
