Nancy Maze personal narrative
Collection — Folder: S2198
Identifier: S2198
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises a copy of a 20-page, typed manuscript, entitled "Looking Backward," with handwritten edits, by Nancy Catherine (Goar) Maze written late in her life, concerning her family history and recollections of growing up in Tiption County.
Dates
- circa 1900 to 1946
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
Nancy Catherine Goar was born in 1861 in Tipton County, Indiana, to Henry Goar II and Martha Ellen Smith. Henry Goar had purchased land in Tipton County on March 20, 1849, for cash.The family lived in Cicero, Indiana during the late 19th century. In September 7, 1881, Nancy married Matthew T. Maze, who was born on November 16, 1857, in Lewisville, Henry County, Indiana. They had three children: Emery E. (1882-1941), Wesley Earl Erie (1884-1885), and Nellie Mabel (1889-1986). Both husband and wife died in Nebraska; Matthew in 1940 and Nancy in 1946.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged numerically by page number.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Richard Frecon in 1994/03.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/07/02 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/02 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2016/02/08 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Nancy Maze personal narrative
- 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
