Martha Moomaw collection
Collection
Identifier: L265
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, a photograph album, three scrapbooks, school yearbooks, and other papers from Martha Moomaw and the Moomaw, Keller, and Plessinger families in Indiana, California, and the United States, ranging from circa 1860 to 1953 and undated, concerning her education, social life, and family history, as well as Earl Edward "Red" Moomaw's athletic career.
There are also oversize newspaper clippings and a Masonic Mutual Benefit Society membership certificate, ramging from 1889 to 1911 and undated (OBC124).
There are also oversize newspaper clippings and a Masonic Mutual Benefit Society membership certificate, ramging from 1889 to 1911 and undated (OBC124).
Dates
- circa 1860-1953, undated
Creator
- Moomaw, Martha Plessinger, 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
Martha M. Plessinger was born August 19, 1898 in Bluffton, Indiana to Charles H. and Lydia M. (Keller) Plessinger. She attended school in Bluffton and later, attended Indiana University in Bloomington where she met her future husband, Earl Edward "Red" Moomaw. They married on June 25, 1925. Martha Moomaw worked as a teacher in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Bluffton. When the Moomaws moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, she volunteered for many organizations and she became director of the Wabash Street Club of the Indianapolis Service Men's Centers during World War II. Moomaw was a member and often president of the Tri Kappa Council, Girl Scout Council, and Alpha Delta Latreian Club. Martha Moomaw died September 11, 1997 and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Martha M. Plessinger." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 25, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Earl Edward "Red" Moomaw. Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 25, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14484778/earl-edward-moomaw.
Findagrave.com. "Martha Maurine Plessinger Moomaw." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 25, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72168190/martha-maurine-moomaw.
"Mrs. Earl Moomaw." Indianapolis Sunday Star, May 23, 1943.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Martha M. Plessinger." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 25, 2016. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Earl Edward "Red" Moomaw. Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 25, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14484778/earl-edward-moomaw.
Findagrave.com. "Martha Maurine Plessinger Moomaw." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 25, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72168190/martha-maurine-moomaw.
"Mrs. Earl Moomaw." Indianapolis Sunday Star, May 23, 1943.
Extent
0.76 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 2 custom boxes, 1 large oversize 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 Martha Plessinger Moomaw on 1979/03/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/07/25 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/07/25 by Edythe Huffman. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/12/09 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revsied 2024/12/09 by Brittany Kropf.
- Bluffton (Ind.)
- Certificates
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Education
- Education -- Indiana
- Family history
- High schools -- Indiana
- Keller family
- Keller, Samuel J., 1825-1911
- Moomaw family
- Moomaw, Earl Edward
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Plessinger family
- Programs
- Schools
- Schools -- Indiana
- Students
- Yearbooks
Creator
- Moomaw, Martha Plessinger, 1898-1997 (Person)
- Title
- Martha Moomaw papers
- 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
