Ambrose P. Stanton letter
Collection — Folder: S1833
Identifier: S1833
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written by Ambrose Stanton as Treasurer of the
Indianapolis Art Association regarding the purchase of a piece by an Indianapolis artist.
Dates
- 1901/03/27
Creator
- Stanton, Ambrose P. (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
Ambrose Stanton was born on February 15, 1834, in Fayette County, Indiana. He
moved to Missouri in 1857, but returned to Indiana and settled in Indianapolis in 1864.
He married Annie E. Nye in 1860. They had three children before her death in 1895.
Stanton remarried to Mary V. Ruddell. He served as an Indianapolis city councilman
(1867-1869) and Speaker of the State House of Representatives (1869). Stanton was
also a member of the Marion... County Board of Education, the state Board of Education,
and the Indianapolis Art Association. He died on May 25, 1912.
Source:
Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and Alan F. January,
comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis:
The Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.
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Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
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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 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid revised 2015/11/04 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/07 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Stanton, Ambrose P. (Person)
- Title
- Ambrose P. Stanton letter
- 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