Gertrude Wiser Butcher letter
Collection — Folder: S2053
Identifier: S2053
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of a typewritten letter sent from Canoga Park, California by Gertrude Butcher and addressed to "Dear Barbara." The recipient of the letter was most likely Barbara Sheehe Hanson, the great-granddaughter of Jennie Brown Doremus Dilworth. In the letter, Gertude Butcher shares genealogical information regarding the Brown and Doremus family. There are also brief mentions of the Campbell, McCreary and Hatton families.
Dates
- 1978/04/15
Creator
- Butcher, Gertrude Wiser, 1898-1997 (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
Miriam Gertrude Wiser was born May 13, 1898 in Jonesboro, Indiana to Alva and Mary Caroline "Carrie" (Doremus) Wiser. The family moved to South Bend and there she met and married Ray Walter Nelson in 1917. The Nelsons had one son and divorced in 1935. Around 1940, she married William Butcher (1880-1954) and he adopted her son, Walter. She worked as a junior high and high school art teacher and was a well-known local artist. Following her retirement, she moved to Canoga Park, California to live with her brother, Guy Brown Wiser. She was the granddaughter of Jane "Jennie" Brown Doremus, the author of Jennette Browning or a Hoosier Girl's Victory: A True Story of a Remarkable Life, a book published in 1889. Following the death of her brother, Gertrude continued to reside in California until 1996 when she returned to South Bend. She died at the age of 99 on October 22, 1997.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Miriam Gertrude Wiser." U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Accessed October 20, 2020. https://www.ancestry.com.
"Gertrude Butcher." South Bend Tribune (Ind.), October 27, 1997.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Miriam Gertrude Wiser." U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Accessed October 20, 2020. https://www.ancestry.com.
"Gertrude Butcher." South Bend Tribune (Ind.), October 27, 1997.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one letter.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Thomas McDade on 1978/06/15.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2020/10/20 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2020/10/20 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Butcher, Gertrude Wiser, 1898-1997 (Person)
- Title
- Gertrude Wiser Butcher 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
