Ripley County, Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L229
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed transcripts of original diaries, correspondence, newspaper articles, poems, and other papers concerning Ripley County, Indiana ranging from 1822 to 1937, as well as articles and histories about specific aspects of the county's history, including churches, towns, schools, organizations, events, families, and the U.S. Civil War.
Dates
- 1822-1937
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
Ripley County was organized by a special act of the Indiana General Assembly in 1817, a year after Indiana achieved statehood, from Dearborn and Jefferson counties, with land added from Switzerland County in 1822. It was named for General Eleazor W. Ripley of the War of 1812. The first settlement was made in 1814. The county seat, Versailles, was laid out in 1819 and named for the native city (Versailles, France) of John De Paul, an original county commissioner. Ripley County is now divided into eleven townships and has one city, Batesville, and six incorporated towns.
Sources:
Business and Professional Women of Osgood, Versailles, Milan and Holton. History of Ripley County, Indiana. Batavia, OH: The Clermont Publishing Company, 1968.
Ripley County, Indiana. Home page. Accessed April 13, 2016. http://www.ripleycounty.com.
"The Start of Ripley County, Indiana." Ripley County High School Library. Accessed April 13, 2016. http://rchslib.org/ripleyformed.html.
Sources:
Business and Professional Women of Osgood, Versailles, Milan and Holton. History of Ripley County, Indiana. Batavia, OH: The Clermont Publishing Company, 1968.
Ripley County, Indiana. Home page. Accessed April 13, 2016. http://www.ripleycounty.com.
"The Start of Ripley County, Indiana." Ripley County High School Library. Accessed April 13, 2016. http://rchslib.org/ripleyformed.html.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
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 from Violet E. Toph on 1937/07/29 and others.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/04/13 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/13 by Edythe Huffman. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/10/24 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/10/24 by Brittany Kropf.
- Articles
- Buildings
- Church buildings
- Church history
- Cities and towns
- Correspondence
- Essays
- Family history
- Genealogical research
- Military veterans
- Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902
- Poetry
- Ripley County (Ind.)
- Schools
- Schools -- Indiana
- Spanish-American War, 1898
- Sunman family
- Transcriptions
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Versailles (Ind.)
- Veterans -- Indiana
- Title
- Ripley County, Indiana 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
