Julia Cooley Altrocchi collection
Collection
Identifier: L245
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers relating to Wolves Against the Moon, including research correspondence and notes, a manuscript of the book, reviews and correspondence with Harold S. Latham and others at the Macmillan Company, the book's publisher, from the author, Julia Cooley Altrocchi, ranging from 1933 to 1958 and undated. Also included are notes and a manuscript on the Fort Dearborn massacre.
Dates
- 1933-1958, undated
Creator
- Altrocchi, Julia Cooley, 1893-1972 (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
Julia Cooley Altrocchi was a Berkeley, California poet, novelist, and lecturer. She was the author of Wolves Against the Moon, a novel based upon the life of Joseph Bailly (1774-1835), a northwestern Indiana Indian trader.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the Inez School on 1982/03/08.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in February 2005 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/27 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2022/07/25 by Laura Eliason. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/12/02 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/02 by Brittany Kropf.
- Art
- Authors -- Indiana
- Authors, American
- Bailly, Joseph, 1774-1835
- Church buildings
- Clippings
- Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
- Indian trade
- Indians of North America
- Latham, Harold S.
- Macmillan Publishing Company
- Manuscripts
- Photographs
- Women authors
Creator
- Altrocchi, Julia Cooley, 1893-1972 (Person)
- Title
- Julia Cooley Altrocchi 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
