Joseph Holman notebook and clippings
Collection — Folder: S2044
Identifier: S2044
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a newspaper clipping that makes mention of George Holman,
a relative of Joseph, and a notebook containing Holman’s personal recollections on a
number of topics. He covers events which occurred from 1788 to 1831. The last nine
pages are an autobiography.
Dates
- circa 1800s
Creator
- Holman, Joseph (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
Joseph Holman was born on October 1, 1788, in Woodford County, Kentucky. He
moved to Wayne County, Indiana, around 1805, and lived in several Indiana counties
before returning to Wayne County in 1843. In 1810, Holman married Lydia Overman
with whom he had twelve children. Holman served in the War of 1812. He worked in the
tanning, mercantile, and pork businesses in the 1820s, as a farmer from 1833 to 1842,
and as the director of the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad from 1853.
Holman, a Democrat, was a member of the territorial House of Representatives (1815)
and a member of the Constitutional Convention (1816). He also served in the Indiana
House of Representatives (1816-1822), representing Wayne, Randolph, Fayette, Allen,
Cass, Elkhart, and St. Joseph counties during his various terms. He died on April 17,
1873.
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.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
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 W.F. Holman M.D. on 1953/04/24.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1998 by Phil Williams. Revised in 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Revised 2015/11/06 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/07 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Holman, Joseph (Person)
- Title
- Joseph Holman notebook and clippings
- 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
