Frances Palmer collection
Collection — Folder: S1716
Identifier: S1716
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten draft of a review of Frances Palmer's 1959 book, And Four to Grow On. Written by an unknown author, the review notes that the book will be both "entertaining and instructive" to all readers and will have a special appeal to judges, social workers, and others who work with neglected children and adoption placements.
Dates
- circa 1959
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
Frances Katheryn Crabb was born on November 11, 1912 in Warren County, Indiana to Edmond and Ethel (Palmer) Crabb. She was a 1930 graduate of Fowler High School in Benton County and she married Everett M. Goris on February 17, 1943. The Goris' lived on a farm near Dayton in Tippecanoe County for 40 years before moving to Lafayette in 1984. The couple adopted four children, a brother and sister aged eight and five, and then later a brother and sister, aged seven and five. Written under the pseudonym Frances Palmer, Mrs. Goris wrote the 1959 book And Four to Grown On, a personal account of their adoption experience. She also owned and operated a beauty shop an later worked for the personnel department at Purdue University. She passed away at the age of 74 on November 28, 1986.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Frances C. Goris." Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed March 20, 2020.
Ancestry.com. "Frances Kathryn Crabb." Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed March 20, 2020.
"Frances C. Goris." Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Ind.), November 29, 1986. https://www.newspapers.com/.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Frances C. Goris." Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed March 20, 2020.
Ancestry.com. "Frances Kathryn Crabb." Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed March 20, 2020.
"Frances C. Goris." Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Ind.), November 29, 1986. https://www.newspapers.com/.
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 2020/03/23 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2020/03/23 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Frances Palmer 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
