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Marjorie Kahl Lawrence papers

 Collection
Identifier: L231

Scope and Contents

This collection includes handwritten and typed poems and poetry volumes, correspondence from students, Christmas cards with poems and woodcut illustrations, scrapbooks, newsletters, writings, scrapbooks, travel journals, and a wax grooved disc from Marjorie Kahl Lawrence in Mulberry, Lawrence, and other places in Indiana and Nebraska, ranging from 1922 to 1989, regarding her literary work and career, education and teaching, family life, and travel in Europe.

Dates

  • 1922-1989

Creator

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

Marjorie Edith Kahl was born October 28, 1904 to Elmer and Mary (McClure) Kahl in a Lutheran parsonage in Bryant, Indiana. She had three brothers, Lyman E., Harold M., and Paul S. Her family moved frequently, living in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Kahl began writing poetry in 1922. Returning to Indiana in 1930, she attended Midland College and received an A.B. from Carthage College in 1941. Kahl married Rev. Dr. Harvey S. Lawrence in Marion County, Indiana on November 26, 1941. Kahl studied elementary education at the University of Chicago and became a kindergarten and primary school teacher. Her husband died on October 20, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She continued teaching, working at schools in Nebraska, Illinois, and Indiana, retiring in 1973 and operating the Lawrence Day School in Mulberry, Indiana. In addition to poetry, Marjorie Kahl Lawrence also wrote plays, Bible school materials, short stories, and school textbooks. She died on October 13, 1994 and is buried in Providence Cemetery in Mulberry, Indiana.

Sources.

Items in the collection.

Ancestry.com. "Marjorie E. Kahl." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 20, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Marjorie Kahl." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 20, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Harvey Lawrence." Web: Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed April 20, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Marjorie K. Lawrence." U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed April 20, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. "Marjorie Kahl Lawrence." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 20, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120962144/marjorie-edith-lawrence.

“Lawrence, Marjorie Kahl.” In Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917-1966, p. 362. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1974.

Extent

3.6 Cubic Feet (5 manuscript boxes, 7 custom boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Marjorie K. Lawrence in 1975, 1983/06/16, and 1987.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Related Archival Material

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in the Indiana Division, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN:

ISLO 398 NO. 9: The House That Jack Built

ISLO 398 NO. 8: Story Time at Lawrence Day School

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed 1999/03/11 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/22 by Edythe Huffman. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/10/31 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/10/31 by Brittany Kropf.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Marjorie Kahl Lawrence papers
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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